A former deputy clerk for the Lawrence County Tax Collector’s Office has pleaded guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars intended for vehicle registration and renewals. Summers, who was arrested and charged in November 2023, is guilty of reversing transactions coming … Continued
Former Ole Miss football player Jonathan Hess will be looking for love off the field as he will be competing on the newest season of The Bachelorette. Shortly after the season finale of The Bachelor on Monday night, ABC revealed … Continued
The man accused of riding up on his motorcycle and shooting at Olive Branch police during a traffic stop has had his bond set at $1 million. Charges against Colby Alan Towles, 34, were upgraded from two counts of aggravated … Continued
A former Ridgeland resident faces up to life in prison for felony child abuse. Akilah Watson, 36, is accused of physically assaulting her children on numerous occasions and is even said to have held one of the children at gunpoint … Continued
Legislation has been introduced at the federal level to create a nationwide grant program to assist medical providers in rural areas of the country. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, and Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, have … Continued
A pair of operations conducted across the state resulted in nearly 50 people being locked up for selling and possessing controlled substances. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the completion of two operations conducted by her office’s Fentanyl Strike Force … Continued
One of Mississippi’s favorite sports bars is also one of America’s favorites, according to BetUS. In a new poll based on Google reviews and food and drink prices, The Project Lounge in Biloxi was named the No. 1 sports bar … Continued
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bipartisan bill into law honoring the fourth Thursday in March every year as “Tuskegee Airmen Day.” After both the House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously, the Republican governor signed the bill on … Continued
Ground has been broken on a first-of-its-kind agricultural complex in Rankin County. Last week, state and local officials joined on 153 acres of undeveloped land off Highway 18 in Brandon to put shovels in the dirt of what will eventually … Continued
Following last night’s severe weather, thousands of power outages are being reported across Mississippi. As of 6 a.m., the lights were still out for about 7,000 residents. Counties with the most outages: Hinds – 2,478 Lincoln – 815 Madison – … Continued