Escaped Hancock County Inmate Recaptured In Lawrence County

According to Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett, escaped inmate Kasie Mitchell has been captured. Mitchell escaped from the Hancock County Detention Center on October 1, and officials believed somebody may have picked her up. Sheriff Everett said that Mitchell was captured around 7:30 p.m. in Lawrence County. He and the Hancock, Pike, and Walthall County … Read more

Tupelo Police Arrest Man For Vehicle Chop Shop Violations

On September 26, Tupelo Police Officers stopped a black Audi Q7 on Main and Franklin. The vehicle was stolen out of Pennsylvania. The driver, 26-year-old Jaqaveious Collins of Okolona, was arrested and his vehicle was seized. Police seized approximately $4,000 in counterfeit US Currency. Collins was charged with Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of Counterfeit … Read more

STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Jackson Middle School Students Collect Over 25K Water Bottles To Recycle

Hundreds of thousands of water bottles were distibuted and purchased in the community, leaving many that were not recycled. Blackburn Middle School held a contest to see who could collect the most empty water bottles to recycle. They called this, the water bottle challenge. The top 3 scholars and educators who collected the most bottles … Read more