A former Booneville High School basketball coach could spend the rest of his days in prison for committing sex crimes against minors. On Thursday, Kenny Paul Geno, 28, waived his indictment and entered into a guilty plea for sexually exploiting underage … Continued
Northern Mississippi Widespread frost this morning, then sunny with haze and areas of smoke in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s. Clear and hazy tonight with areas of smoke in the evening and patchy frost after midnight. … Continued
A West Point woman will be representing her home state while competing against three other contestants for a $1 million prize in Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend. Stephanie Walker is one of four finalists chosen to compete during a live drawing … Continued
Mississippi’s public universities saw an increase in fall enrollment in 2023 compared to numbers from the same period last year. Fall enrollment for 2023 is 77,074 students, a 1.8 percent increase, partially due to record-breaking freshman classes at Ole Miss … Continued
College basketball is just around the corner and the preseason All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team has been released with two Mississippi players featured on the list. Mississippi State center Tolu Smith (First Team All-SEC) Though the Bay St. Louis native suffered … Continued
A Mississippi couple will spend time locked up following an investigation into a drug distribution operation in Lauderdale County. Multiple agencies executed three separate search warrants in east Mississippi which led to the arrest of 39-year-old Richard Lee Harris and … Continued
A Flora man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle following a three-day jury trial in the Madison County Circuit Court. Jakeviyon Hunter, 22, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Dewey Arthur to serve life … Continued
The state of Mississippi has been the recipient of nearly $7 million in grant funding from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. In all, a total of $6,972,455 in awards will be distributed across … Continued
Two Jackson businessmen have been sentenced for their roles in defrauding investors in a timber investment scheme out of millions of dollars. Attorney Jon D. Seawright, 51, and lobbyist Ted Brent Alexander, 58, are accused of forming a scheme to defraud … Continued
A man has been arrested for his involvement in two inmates escaping from the Lowndes County Jail on Tuesday night. Steven Jennings was taken into custody and charged with conspiracy to commit a crime one day after the escape was … Continued