Byram honors volunteers behind Blue Dawgs summer camp
BYRAM — The City of Byram and Byram Police Department recognized the volunteers, sponsors and community partners Thursday night who helped make the Blue Dawgs Youth Camp possible, celebrating the people behind a program credited with helping reduce youth-related crime. The free summer program, which brings together Byram-area youth for games, activities, mentoring and lessons […]
Nigerian man extradited to Mississippi in death of Starkville teen Walker Montgomery
OXFORD — A Nigerian man has been extradited to Mississippi to face federal charges in the 2022 death of 16-year-old Walker Montgomery, the Starkville teenager who died hours after an online sextortion scheme that began with a stranger posing as a girl. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, of Lagos, appeared Thursday in federal court in Oxford […]
Why You Don’t Need All Day to Make the Best Smoked Ribs
(StatePoint) If you’ve spent a full Saturday committed to the 3-2-1 method for ribs, you know the math: three hours of smoke, two hours wrapped, one hour to finish. But six hours is a long time to watch a smoker. Ben Palmer, the pitmaster behind Grill This Smoke That and Exmark ambassador is sharing his […]
Mississippi Business Alliance to hold 2026 General Assembly in Jackson
JACKSON — The Mississippi Business Alliance will hold its 2026 General Assembly on Sept. 9 at the Jackson Convention Complex, bringing together business leaders, economic development officials and other stakeholders for a day of discussions on Mississippi’s economy and future growth. The event will be held at the Jackson Convention Complex, 105 E. Pascagoula St. […]
Sgt. Brian Brock to keynote Darkhorse Press 2026 Mississippi Front Line Heroes Awards
JACKSON — DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brian Brock, whose decision to drive his patrol vehicle into the path of a speeding wrong-way driver saved other motorists and nearly cost him his life, will be the keynote speaker for the Darkhorse Press 2026 Mississippi Front Line Hero Awards. The awards banquet will be held Nov. […]
Mississippi Supreme Court affirms Jermaine White’s convictions in Rainbow Inn double murder
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the first-degree murder convictions of Jermaine White, the Jackson man who killed two young women inside a room at the Rainbow Inn Motel in January 2022, rejecting his argument that prosecutors never proved he meant to kill them. In an opinion written by Justice Jenifer […]
Corinth man sentenced to 10 years in child sexual abuse material case
OXFORD — A Corinth man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after investigators found him with nearly 4,000 files depicting the sexual abuse of children, federal officials said. Zachary “Zach” Alan Little, 36, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills after being convicted of transporting images and videos of children […]
Greenville man remembered as loving father after fatal shooting
GREENVILLE — Family members are remembering Lakendrick Motton as a loving father and social media influencer following his fatal shooting in Greenville. Motton was found shot multiple times inside a black Chevrolet Impala near the 300 block of East Walker Street on Aug. 23, according to Greenville police. The shooting happened in the 400 block […]