Educators in the Mississippi Pine Belt have found a creative way to help students engage with nature and a good book. A social media post from the Oak Grove Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) showed students enjoying a book … Continued
After serving nearly two decades in prison for murdering his father and stepmother in 2002, securing parole release in 2023, and a DUI charge just six months later, James Williams III has once again been released from the confines of … Continued
Another Mississippi school was forced to go on lockdown after a social media threat insinuated a shooting could take place. On Tuesday, officials at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School received word from students about a TikTok video spreading around. The … Continued
A person is in custody after a digital threat was directed at Northwest Rankin Middle School on Tuesday morning. The identity of the individual accused of making the threat has not been made available to the public at this time. … Continued
Country music star and Mississippi native HARDY has made a slight change in schedule for his upcoming concert in Starkville. Instead of taking the main stage at Dudy Noble Field on Thursday as previously scheduled, HARDY will now be performing … Continued
An arrest has been made after a social media threat was made toward a school in Nanih Waya on Tuesday. The Winston County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the arrest, noting law enforcement was quickly dispatched to Nanih Waya Attendance Center as … Continued
Several school districts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have announced closures ahead of Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane. The following public school districts and private schools have … Continued
Authorities are investigating an electronic threat directed at Northwest Rankin Middle School in Flowood on Tuesday morning. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, the incident happened just after 8:30 a.m. The law enforcement department and the Safety and Security … Continued
Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and parts of the Pine Belt are urged to take precautions as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday. With the storm on the … Continued
Charlotte Pegues, the current vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Mississippi, has been indicted on animal cruelty charges one month after her husband, Terry Pegues, was arrested for the same crime. Charlotte was arrested and served an … Continued