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Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby not flashy, but if offense is, he can be a winner
STARKVILLE — Jeff Lebby is nine months into being the Mississippi State football coach, and fans are beginning to learn about him just as much as he is learning about the community. He's a first-time head football coach, an ascended offensive wizard that legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban even tried to hire at one point. He's no Lane Kiffin on social media and has a very business-like approach at the press conference podium where the 40-year-old almost always...
First Alert Forecast: Daily rain chances return
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today: Showers return later this afternoon along with increasing humidity. Feel-like temperatures are expected to reach triple digits as our actual air temperatures reach the mid 90s. Showers will begin to develop after the lunch hour and continue through the early evening before fizzling out later tonight. Not everyone will see the rain, but it will be welcomed as we haven’t seen much rain for the month of August. Partly cloudy skies continue throughout the overnight hours with lows in the mid 70s.
Biloxi firefighters battle house fire in Woolmarket
Biloxi Fire Department responded to a house fire on Shorecrest Road on Tuesday night. The call went out about 11 p.m. When crews arrived, the flames already were through the roof of the home. Chief Nicolaus Geiser said three engines, a ladder truck and about 20 firefighters responded. Firefighters were...
Mississippi wildlife officer and K-9 receive medal for finding 3 missing children
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has awarded its medal of valor to an officer and one of its law enforcement dogs for finding three missing children. The department said Wednesday that it gave the award last week to Cpl. Bradley Starling and...
Excitement building for upcoming Amtrak stop in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Senator Roger Wicker, Mayor Billy Hewes, and business owners in Gulfport gathered at Pop Brothers on Tuesday to talk about their excitement for the return of the Amtrak services. One of the four Mississippi stops is in downtown Gulfport. Mayor Hewes says that’s big because tourism...
Two teens injured after being hit by police car, Bay St. Louis chief says
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - Two teenagers were hit by a Bay St. Louis Police car while it was patrolling early Wednesday morning, according to Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz. Chief Schwartz says before 1 a.m., a Bay St. Louis officer was conducting a routine patrol area...
Fence Post Caps Made to Order
When Sawmill Landing Park is finally opened this fall, there will be lots to learn about the natural and cultural heritage of this piece of land that was central to the late 18th and early 19th century lumber and shipbuilding industry of Moss Point and coastal Mississippi. But among the interpretive signs that tell those stories there will be one that speaks to the present day and the young people that helped build this park.
WCU hosts opening convocation for new academic year
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - William Carey University President Ben Burnett addressed students, faculty and staff during an opening convocation Wednesday morning at Thomas Fine Arts Auditorium. Burnett talked about student growth at the university, introduced new faculty members and presented the theme for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year’s...
Countdown to Kickoff: Hancock Hawks
KILN, Miss. (WLOX) - Heading into the 2024 season, Hancock head coach Neil Lollar enters his eighth year at the helm of the Hawks. With five returners on offense and eight on defense this season, he says he’s looking forward to keeping the momentum that landed them in the playoffs last year.
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.
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