Arrangements set for late Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis
The following arrangements have been made for the late former Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis. Visitation đź“… Saturday, September 5, 2026 đź•” 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM đź“Ť Barnes Chapel Mortuary Funeral Service đź“… Sunday, September 6, 2026 đź•™ 10:00 AM đź“Ť Port Gibson High School 159 Old Hwy 18 No. 1 Port Gibson, MS […]
Nettleton man charged with two counts of vehicle burglary
TUPELO — A Nettleton man was charged with two counts of burglary of a vehicle after witnesses told Tupelo police they saw him enter vehicles on Ingram Drive, authorities said. Officers responded to Ingram Drive on Aug. 29 after receiving a report of an individual dressed in all black looking into vehicles, according to police. […]
Unlicensed mover cited after manufactured home blocks Scott County highway
SCOTT COUNTY — A man was cited after a manufactured home he was moving without the required license became stuck and blocked a public highway in Scott County, causing significant damage and forcing the home to be demolished before it could be removed, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office said. The incident happened Aug. 27 […]
Bricen Rivers pleads guilty to capital murder in death of Lauren Johansen
HATTIESBURG — Bricen Rivers pleaded guilty Friday to capital murder in the 2024 death of 22-year-old University of Southern Mississippi nursing student Lauren Johansen and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Johansen’s death followed a history of alleged domestic violence involving Rivers, including a previous case in Tennessee in which […]
Man shot multiple times in apparent home invasion in Hamilton
HAMILTON — Monroe County authorities are investigating what they describe as a “home invasion”-style shooting that left a man hospitalized after he was shot multiple times late Sunday night in the Hamilton community. Emergency dispatchers received a call for help shortly before midnight reporting that a relative had been shot, authorities said. An ambulance crew […]
Greenville police searching for vulnerable missing woman
GREENVILLE — Greenville police are asking for the public’s help locating a vulnerable woman who was reported missing from the Stone Street area after family members found her cellphone left behind at her home. Lillian Jackwell was last seen by a family member at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday and was last spoken to by phone […]
MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI: Moises Figueredo, Lowndes County
COLUMBUS — Almost three decades after U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Moises Jose Figueredo disappeared from Columbus Air Force Base, the Mississippi case remains open, with federal investigators still seeking information about his whereabouts. Figueredo, who was 42 when he disappeared, was last known to be in Columbus in January 1999. According to the National […]
Four arrested in alleged scheme using inmates’ identities to obtain unemployment funds
JACKSON — Four people have been arrested in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain fraudulent unemployment benefits using the stolen identities of inmates in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, State Auditor Shad White announced Monday. Felisa Suggs, Nathanial Coleman, P’Trance Fields and Kavisia Blaylock are accused of submitting and obtaining fraudulent […]
Tuesday Weather: More heat stress!
Dangerous heat stress conditions are expected across parts of the forecast area today. Stay hydrated and take breaks if working outdoors.
GoFundMe launched as search continues for missing Meridian woman
MERIDIAN — A GoFundMe has been launched to help the family of a 42-year-old Meridian woman who disappeared last week while visiting Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bettina Johnson was last seen Sunday, Aug. 26, in the Martinsburg area, according to her family and a public appeal for information. Family and friends are now raising money to […]