UMMC Launches Free Tele-Mental Health Clinic For Public University Students
Press Release from UMMC: By: Rachel Vanderford, [email protected] The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in collaboration with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, recently launched a new telehealth clinic to offer public university students free mental health services. UMMC committed to the creation of such a clinic as […]
Tupelo Police Arrest Man on Fondling Charge Involving Juvenile Victim
On August 15, the Tupelo Police Department arrested 39-year-old Charles R. Campbell, of Tupelo, on a Lee County Circuit Court Capias Warrant for fondling. The warrant stems from a 2024 report alleging that Campbell inappropriately touched a juvenile victim. Campbell has been ordered to be held on a $50,000 bond by the Lee County Circuit […]
Tupelo Police Arrest Man for Commercial Burglary and Grand Larceny
On August 19, the Tupelo Police Department arrested 35-year-old Jeremy R. Hood, of Nettleton, in connection with a burglary and grand larceny at Cooper Tire, located at 1689 South Green Street. Hood was served with two Lee County Circuit Court Capias Warrants—one for Burglary of a Commercial Building and another for Grand Larceny—following two separate […]
Tupelo Police Arrest Woman in Connection with Alleged U-Haul Theft And Storage Unit Burglary
The Tupelo Police Department has arrested 47-year-old Melanie T. Sloan, of Mooreville, in connection with the burglary of a commercial building and an ongoing vehicle theft case. On July 19, 2024, officers responded to a reported burglary at Big Lenny’s Storage located at 107 North Industrial Road, where a storage unit had been broken into. […]
Crash On Highway 532 In Covington County Claims Life of 12-Year-Old; Two Others Critically Injured
On Tuesday, August 19, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 532 in Covington County. The collision involved a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 17-year-old Tristan T. Hutton and a 2003 Dodge Ram driven by 59-year-old Jerry McDonald of Taylorsville, Mississippi. The Chevrolet Malibu, traveling east on […]
Foster Needed For Puppy Found Dumped In A Box Outside Jackson Animal Shelter
A tiny puppy, estimated to be about four weeks old, was found abandoned in a cardboard box at the gates of the Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) in Jackson this morning. The discovery was described by shelter workers as a “gut punch,”. Shelter staff said as soon as they see a dog dumped at the gates, […]
Madison introduces camera technology based on citizen devices
Police say the City of Madison is a little safer after the integration of an intelligence system called “Connect Madison” that allows police to access the cameras of regular businesses and citizens who opt in. According to a release from Madison Police Department, the technology has already helped solve crimes while also streamlining public safety […]
Columbus man charged with felony stalking after several frightening incidents
A Columbus man has been given $25,000 in bonds for burglary and stalking charges, according to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department. Robert Adam Willock, 41, faces charges of Burglary and Felony Stalking after deputies responded Friday to the area of the 5800 block of Hwy 12 East in reference to a stalking incident. Once on […]
Silver Alert Issued for Missing Ocean Springs Man
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 66-year-old Dale Mathias Mrozinski of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Mrozinski was last seen on Monday, August 19, at approximately 11:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Lori Drive in Jackson County. He was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, dark grey shorts, and house shoes. […]
Echoes of the Mississippi: Emerald Mound, the Largest Mississippian Mound
Emerald Mound is a site I’ve been fortunate to visit many times. My father, Justin Hogue, has a deep appreciation for the natural world and a profound respect for the Native cultures of Mississippi. As a child, I recall our “adventure days,” where my parents would load us into the car, and my brother and […]