GoFundMe for family of Nolan Wells climbs toward $750K goal
By Bonnie Bolden The Clarion Ledger THE COAST — A week after Nolan Wells‘ body was found on Horn Island, donations to support his family are approaching $650,000 as national figures including Ben Crump, Al Sharpton, Tyler Perry and Colin Kaepernick continue to rally behind them. Wells, 18, went to the barrier island with friends […]
Mississippi man arrested after gun found at U.S. Capitol barricade
A Mississippi man was arrested Monday after driving to a security barricade near the U.S. Capitol with a handgun on his lap, according to WLOX. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. July 13, 67-year-old Wendell J. Royster of Columbia drove a rented Ford Bronco to the North Barricade on Constitution Avenue and asked a U.S. Capitol Police […]
One killed, another wounded in Greenville hotel shooting
GREENVILLE – One person was killed and another was wounded in an early-morning shooting Monday outside a Greenville hotel. Officers responded about 1:38 a.m. to the Country Inn Hotel at 2001 Highway 82 East after receiving reports of a shooting, according to the Greenville Police Department. Police found two people suffering from apparent gunshot wounds […]
Disaster recovery centers to open in five Mississippi counties
JACKSON — Six Disaster Recovery Centers will open Tuesday to help Mississippians recover from the severe storms and tornadoes that struck the state May 6-7, Gov. Tate Reeves announced. The centers will assist residents in Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and Wilkinson counties, which were included in the federal disaster declaration. Federal assistance may include grants […]
George County deputies arrest man in Rocky Creek business burglary
GEORGE COUNTY – A man has been arrested after deputies recovered electronics and other items stolen from a business in the Rocky Creek community. Deputies with the George County Sheriff’s Office responded July 11 to a reported burglary at Southern Structure. Investigators determined that electronics and other property had been taken from the business. During […]
Picayune police arrest two in triple shooting
PICAYUNE — Two men have been arrested after a shooting late Sunday night left three people injured, including a 12-year-old child, according to the Picayune Police Department. Officers were dispatched at 10:55 p.m. Sunday to 715 S. Haugh Ave. following reports of multiple shots fired and three people injured. When officers arrived, they found Lamar […]
Two Carthage Men Charged With Murder in Fatal Walnut Street Shooting That Killed Philadelphia Teen
By Mackenzie Joiner Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the July 12 shooting on Walnut Street that killed 19 year old Jamari Hickman and left three others injured. Ja’Tavious Johnson, 20, of Carthage, and Jacob Triplett, 20, also of Carthage, each face a charge of first degree murder along with three counts of attempted […]
72 Dogs Rescued From Deplorable Conditions Inside West Jackson Trailer
JACKSON – Local rescuers, led by Jackson rescuer Chrissy Cheshire, responded to a trailer and property in West Jackson after an officer sent a photo of a concerning number of dogs in terrible condition around a property. Chrissy Cheshire, who runs Cheshire Abbey in the Jackson area, said she could not unsee the picture after […]
STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Birthday girl’s special request brings cake kits to local families in need
RIDGELAND – A birthday celebration turned into an opportunity to help local families after a group of friends donated homemade birthday cake kits to the Ridgeland Police Department’s Blessing Box. Instead of asking for gifts, birthday celebrant Susan Rockoff invited her friends to assemble cake kits for Stewpot, a Jackson-area organization that assists people in […]
Jackson VA Medical Center to host drive-thru food pantry for veterans
JACKSON – The G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery VA Medical Center will host its monthly Veterans Food Pantry on Saturday, July 18. The drive-thru pantry will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the front entrance of the medical center’s main campus. The event is organized by the Center for Development and Civic Engagement, formerly known […]