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Juvenile in custody for Panola Avenue house fire
A Batesville teen is being held on a first degree arson charge following a major fire on Panola Avenue Sunday afternoon. The 14 year old was arrested hours after the blaze, even as firefighters were extinguishing the last of the smoldering ashes. Deputy Chief of Police Barry Thompson said the juvenile has been arrested for […] The post Juvenile in custody for Panola Avenue house fire appeared first on The Panolian.
Sheriff, board resolve pay issue – Road deputies have new benchmark, $3,920 raise for al
Several years of hard feelings and animosity between the Panola County Sheriff’s Office and the Board of Supervisors over the matter of deputy pay appear to have been soothed and ostensibly solved after four intense budget meetings between board members and county law enforcement officers. The fourth of those meetings happened on Monday at the […] The post Sheriff, board resolve pay issue – Road deputies have new benchmark, $3,920 raise for al appeared first on The Panolian.
Semi truck flips off bridge in fatal wreck
A truck driver is dead after crashing off a bridge in Mississippi on Monday night and landing on the roadway below. The accident happened on August 27th on Interstate 55 South at Highway 22 in Canton, Mississippi. According to WJTV, a witness to the crash told Canton police that the commercial vehicle hit the bridge […] The post Semi truck flips off bridge in fatal wreck appeared first on CDLLife.
Mobile murder-for-hire conspiracy: Man pleads guilty to federal charge
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Jimaurice Pierce, one of 6 people charged in a multi-state murder for hire plot, entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Mobile federal court. Pierve is one of those charged with conspiring to commit the murders of Derrick Shavers at the Bank Nightlife club and Nicholaus Craig at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in Biloxi.
The 7th Annual Oyster Bowl – Pass Christian v. Long Beach, Part 1 = History
The first week of football is upon us and the big rivalry starts the season off with two West Harrison County opponents, hoping to begin their season right. Opening their 100th official season of high school football, the Long Beach Bearcats will host the cross-town rival Pass Christian Pirates at the Lumpkin Magee Stadium in the city of Long Beach for the 7th Annual Oyster Bowl sponsored by The Gazebo Gazette (the Harrison County independent newspaper).
Fired Mississippi jailer charged in escape of inmate caught near DNC site
Hernando, Miss. — A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of Joshua Zimmerman, an inmate who fled to Chicago and was captured there last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.Ronnie Hunt was charged with conveying articles useful for the escape of a prisoner, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin said Tuesday. Martin said "additional charges are probable." She didn't respond to a question about whether Hunt is represented by an attorney. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Department said Hunt,...
Ole Miss announces sellout of all SEC home games
All Southeastern Conference home games on the 2024 Ole Miss football schedule are officially sold out. Fans looking for single-game tickets to see the Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium are now limited to non-conference matchups. Ole Miss announced a sellout of season tickets in May. Single-game tickets that were returned from...
City of Collins wrapping up Civic Center culvert replacement project
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - Work to replace some drainage culverts near Covington County Hospital is nearing an end. The project involves putting in new culverts along a section of Hospital Boulevard at the Collins Civic Center. That road, between Frontage Road and Civic Center Boulevard, has been closed temporarily, while...
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
This story originally appeared on Stateline. In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in Medicaid must sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to clinics, […]
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