City of Byram issues burn ban due to extremely dry conditions
BYRAM – The City of Byram is under a burn ban effective immediately because of extremely dry conditions, according to Byram Fire & Rescue. The restriction will remain in effect until further notice. City officials are urging residents to avoid outdoor burning while the ban is in place as dry conditions increase the risk of […]
“A Nightmare”: Neshoba County Sheriff Says Cyberattack Crippled His Office
Written by: Mackenzie Joiner PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) A cyberattack on a Jackson tech company has left local law enforcement without email for almost a week. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Fulton said the Neshoba County cyberattack problems began Thursday, Oct. 8. The company is U.S.NEXT, also known as USNX. It hosts email for both the […]
DARKHORSE DOGS: Sweet Ginger, who is full of personality, is looking for her forever home
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A young dog at the Oktibbeha County Humane Society is looking for a family to call her own. Ginger is a 1-year-old pit bull mix who arrived at the shelter as a stray a few weeks ago. While staff members do not know much about her life before she came to OCHS, […]
Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue seeks help transporting box turtle to Meridian
Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue is asking for help getting a box turtle back to its release area in Meridian. The rescue initially needed volunteers to transport two box turtles, one to Starkville and another to Meridian. A volunteer has since been found for the Starkville turtle. The organization is still looking for someone who will […]
Lafayette County deputies seek 19-year-old wanted on multiple charges
LAFAYETTE COUNTY – The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a 19-year-old man wanted on multiple charges. Authorities identified the wanted man as John Douglass Summerford. According to the sheriff’s office, Summerford is wanted on charges of trespassing, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He is also wanted on a Justice […]
Two arrested in Carroll County home burglary after neighbor reports suspicious vehicle
CARROLL COUNTY — Two Kilmichael residents have been arrested in connection with a home burglary in Carroll County after a neighbor reported a suspicious vehicle, leading deputies to recover some of the stolen firearms. Alicia Michelle Leach, 54, and Howard William Lockhart Jr., 31, both of Kilmichael, are charged with burglary of a dwelling following […]
Meridian to host free Shred + Med event for document, drug and device disposal
Meridian residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents, unused medications and old electronic devices during a free Shred + Med event Thursday. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Meridian Mutual Federal Credit Union, 809 26th Ave. Residents can bring personal documents for free shredding. The service […]
Panola County deputies looking for man wanted in aggravated assault investigation
PANOLA COUNTY – The Panola County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man wanted in connection with an aggravated assault investigation involving a stabbing. Investigators responded Oct. 12 to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford after a person arrived with a stab wound to the face. Deputies identified the injured man as 30-year-old Cody Brian […]
Paint Natchez Pink event set for Thursday at Bluff Park
NATCHEZ — Merit Health’s 10th annual Paint Natchez Pink event will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bluff Park bandstand, according to a City of Natchez announcement. The breast cancer awareness event will take place at 101 S. Broadway St. Live music is planned afterward, the announcement said. Organizers […]
Bar memorial service honors 94 lawyers who died during past year
By Beverly Kraft Administrative Office of Courts JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court convened on Oct. 13 to honor 94 lawyers who died during the past year. Bar leaders gathered with families and friends of the deceased during the Mississippi Bar Memorial Service in Jackson. Mississippi Bar President Kelly Sessoms III of Pascagoula said in […]