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2-story home in Columbia severely damaged in Thursday evening fire
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - A home in the City of Columbia was damaged severely after catching fire Thursday evening. The Columbia Fire Department was dispatched at 6:20 p.m. Thursday to a structure fire on North Park Avenue near the city limits. Engine One arrived on scene to find half of...
One suspect arrested and charge in Clarke County
SHUBUTA, Miss. (WTOK) -According to Clarke County Chief Barry White, Ny’Keseya Johnson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault/domestic violence. Her bond was set at $25,000 at the Clarke County Justice Court. This was related to a stabbing incident in Shubuta on the weekend of July 27th. This case...
MS mom says daughter locked up after she was bullied on birthday
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — A DeSoto County parent who claims her daughter was bullied at Horn Lake Middle School says her daughter was taken to the Juvenile Justice Center in Hernando and remains there. She says not enough is being done to address the problem of bullying. “I am mad. I’m upset. I’m probably every […]
Mississippi man dies from heat exposure, officials report
Officials believe that excessive heat exposure played a role in the death of a Mississippi man who was found lying in his backyard Tuesday. WTVA in Tupelo reports that a passerby found 86-year-old Theodis Stevenson lying in his Lowndes County yard on Tuesday and called 911 to report his discovery.
A plan to fix Jackson's water system could cost all of Mississippi its food stamps
It started as a simple idea to help low-income residents in Jackson, Mississippi, pay less for their water bills with as little red tape as possible. Now, it’s led to federal agencies threatening to cut off all of Mississippi from food stamps. In February, the U.S. Department of Justice...
After years of infighting and accusations, Jackson councilman predicts storm of indictments
The resignation of former Jackson city councilwoman Angelique Lee on Wednesday morning, followed by her subsequent plea of guilty to a federal bribery charge, has stirred a whirlwind of controversy in a city that’s no stranger to it. FBI raids conducted in Mississippi’s capital city in May 2024 elicited...
LONGTIME MISSISSIPPI FOOTBALL COACHES LANCE POGUE AND JOEY HAWKINS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO COACH 5 MINUTES FROM ONE OTHER, POGUE AT COLUMBIA HIGH AND HAWKINS AT COLUMBIA ACADEMY
Lance Pogue and Joey Hawkins – two of the most successful and popular football coaches in their respective high school associations (MHSAA and MAIS) over the past several decades – are now returning to the sidelines in the same town. Pogue, after taking year off from coaching, has...
Ole Miss men's hoops to face reigning Big Ten champs in preseason charity exhibition
Sources tell Inside the Rebels that the Ole Miss men's basketball program will host reigning Big Ten Champion Illinois Fighting Illini in a preseason charity exhibition matchup inside the SJB Pavilion. Although the matchup will not count in the official record books, the Rebels will waste no time getting a...
Zxavian Harris believes Ole Miss defensive line is elite
The Ole Miss football team is just two weeks away from the start of the 2024 season, and while battles for roles and spots on the depth chart are still very much underway, the Rebels are gaining more and more confidence as the season draws near. Receiver Ayden Williams, defensive...
Mississippi resident honored in efforts to save important piece of history
NATCHEZ - The origins of the United Methodist Church in Mississippi are preserved behind the walls of a seemingly ordinary-looking house on Foster Mound Road just north of Natchez. Within the structure are the intact walls of a log cabin where the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church was...
Tell us about paying your water bill in Jackson
JXN Water, the federally appointed manager of the capital city’s water system, is working to boost the revenue it collects through water bills. Its goal is to establish enough revenue so that the city won’t be reliant on federal funds, in addition to having the money the city needs to pay for sewer repairs.
MS school disrupted by bomb threat scares
TATE COUNTY, Miss. — Two juveniles are charged with making threats to a school in Tate County, Mississippi, and it isn’t the only threat this week. Kayla Moore, who has a nephew attending Independence High School, says the school was evacuated Friday because of a bomb threat. “I am extremely concerned that we can’t even […]
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