A Mississippi Gulf Coast seafood distributor and two company managers have owned up to conducting fishy business with their product. Biloxi-based Quality Poultry & Seafood Inc. (QPS) pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to mislabel seafood and to commit wire … Continued
A Jackson man will spend 22 years in federal prison for a pair of armed robberies at metro area convenience stores. According to court documents and public court proceedings, Kenneth Edwards Lewis, Jr., 35, used a gun to rob … Continued
One of Jackson’s most popular bars has announced it’s closing its doors after nearly three decades. Team members at Fenian’s Pub, located at the intersection of Fortification Street and Jefferson Street and just blocks away from downtown, took to social … Continued
At a public budget hearing last week, Columbus citizens decried heightened tax bills that stem from the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Property taxes are set to drop slightly in The Friendly City in Fiscal Year 2025, … Continued
Months after a Pearl woman told police she was beaten and carjacked, she’s facing charges in connection with faking the incident to get away with embezzlement. 41-year-old Chaquinta Lynell Russell, of Byram, reported to police that, after shopping at Save-A-Lot … Continued
A man is behind bars after a standoff with central Mississippi police. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to a home on Sundance Circle in Richland on Tuesday to serve an arrest warrant on 24-year-old James Martin. … Continued
A new legislative study group has been created in Mississippi to assess the state’s spending habits and look for methods of ensuring tax dollars are being efficiently used by the government. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann announced the State Fiscal Policy … Continued
A former Mississippi jail staffer has been taken into custody in connection with the escape of a DeSoto County inmate. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation reports that Ronnie Hunt is behind bars. He faces escape of prisoners and conveying articles … Continued
A professional truck driver out of Mississippi rolled through the American Trucking Association’s National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships, being crowned the grand champion. Jackie Reed, a Magnolia State-based driver with FedEx Freight, earned the title on Saturday at … Continued
It’s GAME WEEK at Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin had a lot of interesting things to say in his press conference. So today we’ll play a bit of what he said, talk about the season opener, Pete Golding’s move to … Continued