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UPS driver injured after train collides with vehicle in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A United Parcel Service driver was injured after a Union Pacific Railroad train collided with his vehicle in Clinton. Director of Communications Marlee Price says the incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Price, the UPS truck was struck near Wickstead Drive and pushed...
Boil water notice issued for Town of Edwards
EDWARDS, Miss. (WJTV) – A boil water notice has been issued for the Town of Edwards. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), the notice affects all connections on the town’s drinking water system due to a main break. The notice was issued on Monday, July 29. Health officials strongly recommend that all […]
Supervisors discuss courthouse buyout financing
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County Board of Supervisors discussed at length options to buyout Brookhaven’s ownership of the courthouse in executive session Monday morning. The discussion came at the end of a regularly scheduled payroll and docket meeting. The City of Brookhaven and Lincoln County reached an agreement for a buyout of the Lincoln County courthouse […] The post Supervisors discuss courthouse buyout financing appeared first on Daily Leader.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over 11-year-old shot by Miss. police officer
INDIANOLA, Miss. (WMC) - A judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by the family of Aderrien Murry. The lawsuit was filed last year after the then-11-year-old boy was shot by Indianola police officer Greg Capers. Nakala Murry asked her son to call police about 4 a.m. when the father of one...
Police: Man shot after altercation with daughter’s boyfriend turns violent
Police say a man was transported to a Mississippi hospital after being shot by his daughter’s boyfriend. Jackson police said the man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after he and his daughter’s boyfriend got into an altercation Sunday on Alta Woods Boulevard. The altercation escalated, leading the boyfriend...
New school year, new expectations at Clinton Public School District
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Summer was a nice little break and now the doors to Clinton Public Schools are opening back up as students make their way through the familiar hallways. “The excitement is building,” said Dr. Ivory Gray, Clinton Junior High School’s principal. Clinton Public School District is the first on the books to […]
See why Stokes called for a no confidence vote against Jackson's city attorney. Mayor responds
A vote of no confidence for City Attorney Drew Martin has been placed on the Jackson City Council's Tuesday, July 30, meeting by Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes. The new agenda item, placed by Stokes on Monday, comes one day after the ward 3 councilman and residents protested outside of a Texaco on Medgar Edgars Boulevard. ...
See who Jackson could bring on to augment shortages in the Public Works Dept.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A longtime Jackson engineer could soon help augment shortages in the city’s Public Works Department. On Tuesday, the council is expected to consider a program management agreement with Al-Turk Planning and Development LLC to provide general engineering services for the city’s Engineering Division. The...