STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Pike County Deputy Helps Motorist Change Flat Tire

PIKE COUNTY — A Pike County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped to help motorists changing a flat tire. You know by now that Darkhorse Press loves a good news story! We will share it every time. According to a statement from the Pike County Sheriff’s Office Public Relations Department, Deputy Josh Guice encountered Pike County residents […]

Mississippi Car Tag Fees Rank Second-Highest in the Nation, State Report Finds

JACKSON — Car tag fees in Mississippi are the second-highest in the nation and often exceed $1,000 annually, according to a new report released by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. The report also found that the cost of vehicle tags is difficult for taxpayers to predict due to a complex pricing formula and […]

Jackson Police Looking for Missing 20-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Into Lyft Vehicle

JACKSON — The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 20-year-old man. Police said Micah Harris was last seen Friday, Jan. 2. Family members told investigators Harris was headed to visit relatives at a residence in the 1700 block of Shady Lane but never arrived. Harris was last seen wearing […]

Woman Arrested for DUI After Crash In Jackson

JACKSON – Capitol police received a call at 6:36 a.m. Monday morning about a single car crash Cleveland Avenue and Hair Street. Police responded and made contact with the driver of the vehicle 52-year-old Tonya Ellis. Officers said it appeared she was under the influence. Ellis was transported to a local hospital and has been […]

Quinton Tellis trial delayed again after prosecutor gets the flu

MONROE, La. — And the countdown continues. The bench trial of Quinton Tellis in the 2015 death of Ming-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao was continued again Monday morning after Assistant District Attorney Holly Jones contracted the flu. It had been scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Monday in Ouachita Parish. ADA Nick Anderson asked the court if […]

Meridian man faces felony charge after woman injured in early-morning shooting

MERIDIAN, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A Meridian man is facing felony charges after a woman was injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex in the city, police said. Meridian Assistant Police Chief Dareall Thompson said officers were called shortly after 2 a.m. to the 200 block of 23rd Street, known […]

Dallas Fugitive On The Run For Six Months, Captured In Port Gibson

PORT GIBSON — Port Gibson police arrested a fugitive wanted in Dallas, Texas, after receiving information that the suspect was in the city. The Port Gibson Police Department said it received “credible intelligence” on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, indicating that Latavien Manning who is wanted in connection with an aggravated assault involving a firearm, was […]

MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI: Lamoine Allen and Kreneice Jones, Wilkinson County

WILKINSON COUNTY — More than three decades after two toddlers vanished during a Mother’s Day gathering in southwest Mississippi, the disappearances of Lamoine Allen and Kreneice Jones remain unsolved, their families still searching for answers. Allen, 2, and Jones, 3, were last seen May 10, 1992, while attending a church-related celebration in Woodville. The children […]