Mississippi State has a new dual-sport athlete on campus. Jimmy Bell, Jr., who suited up for the Bulldogs basketball team this season after transferring from West Virginia last summer, is expected to join the school’s football program beginning this week, … Continued
Less than a day after the news broke that Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commissioner Leonard Bentz, Jr., was under investigation for illegally hunting on baited land, it has been confirmed that Bentz was cited. The commissioner told … Continued
A Rankin County teenager has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for killing a nurse while drunk driving. According to a press release from District Attorney Bubba Bramlett’s office, Colby James Tackett pled guilty to aggravate DUI resulting in … Continued
A Mississippi teenager will spend four years in prison for bringing a firearm onto a high school campus and threatening to shoot up the educational facility. Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Chance DePaul Smith, 19, a former … Continued
With polling locations across Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District now open for Tuesday’s GOP runoff, the race between Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith to compete for the right to challenge longtime Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson is now underway. During the March 12 … Continued
The man killed during an officer-involved shooting in Rankin County has been identified. Justin Kitchen, 33, is said to have fired his weapon at law enforcement when they responded to a call about a man threatening members of his family. … Continued
Jennifer Jeffries is the latest Mississippian to crack the Top 24 of American Idol. After delivering a powerful original during Hollywood Week, the 17-year-old from Starkville performed “Northern Attitude” by Noah Kahan during Monday night’s showstoppers round and the judges … Continued
Madison County is in the process of recovering a bulk of the $2.7 million that had been sent to a cyber scammer posing as a legitimate vendor. Last Monday, Madison County Board of Supervisors President Gerald Steen announced that the … Continued
Law enforcement in the Golden Triangle are searching for a mask-wearing suspect believed to be involved in two separate robbery incidents. The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office reports that the initial crime took place on Sunday around 10:26 p.m. when an … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith were the top vote-getters in the March 12 primary, … Continued