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Fortune selects Olive Branch as one of the best places to live
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (WMC) - Fortune selected The City of Olive Branch as one of the best places to live. According to Fortune, Olive Branch is a great place for families. In Fortune’s Best Places To Live For Families article, Olive Branch is described as a, “A quiet suburban lifestyle and a relatively affordable cost of living, helping the typical household—earning just over $100,000—really get the most bang for their buck.”
3 face murder charges in Mississippi for Southern student who disappeared before custody hearing
WOODVILLE, Miss. — A trio—including an ex-girlfriend—who allegedly plotted to kill a former Southern University sophomore found shot dead, now face murder charges in western Mississippi, the Wilkinson County Sheriff said Friday. Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, Calajia Jack, 20, and Allyah Martin, 21, each face first-degree...
Mississippi PSC warns utility customers of imposter scam
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) have been made aware of a scam targeting utility customers in the state. According to officials, a caller is impersonating a PSC employee, claiming to collect bank account numbers to deposit overcharges from their utility company into their account. On Thursday, July 25, […]
Ole Miss tennis standout Nikola Slavic has been named a recipient of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
INDIANAPOLIS – Ole Miss men's tennis' Nikola Slavic has been named a recipient of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. The one-time non-renewable scholarships of $10,000 are awarded three times...
2nd Person in custody for disappearance of Brittany Thompson
GREENWOOD - Investigators have now connected a second man to the disappearance last year of Brittany Thompson of Greenwood. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports 41-year-old Stanley Blackmon of Coila was bound over to a grand jury on Wednesday. He is being held on 100-thousand dollars bond. The Commonwealth reports that County...
A popular Biloxi beach restaurant with NOLA ties is for sale: 'Rarity on the Gulf Coast'
A popular Biloxi beach restaurant that has a sister location in New Orleans has hit the market for more than $3 million. Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar, at 1775 Beach Boulevard, opened on the Mississippi Coast in 2019 after new owners completed a full renovation to the three-story building that was once Bacchus on the Beach.
Judge refuses to dismiss Rankin County sheriff from lawsuit filed by ‘Goon Squad’ victims
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judgedenied a request from Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to dismiss a $400 million lawsuit filed by two men abused at the hands of a group of deputies known as “The Goon Squad.”. Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker were tortured, humiliated, beaten and...
Man charged in death of Mississippi woman denied bond
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The man accused of killing former Southern Miss nursing student Lauren Johansen appeared in Forrest County court on Friday, July 26. Bricen Rivers was denied bond on a first-degree murder charge. He received a $20,000 bond on a grand larceny charge and a $20,000 bond on a tampering with evidence […]
First Alert Forecast: hotter, drier days return next week
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - We’re ending off the week today with clouds and below average temperatures. Highs are forecast to top out in the middle 80s in most spots with a chance of more rain. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop through the afternoon and evening. Some downpours could contain locally heavy rainfall and thunder. Overnight, occasional showers will linger with low temperatures in the 70s.
Guests taste ice cream, observe sleepy sloth at Chill Sloth soft opening in Wiggins
WIGGINS, Miss. (WLOX) - Chill Sloth Ice Cream & Smoothies held a soft opening Wednesday at 127 East Pine Street in Wiggins. Guests were treated to cool treats while observing the shop’s resident sloth sleeping in its new satellite exhibit. The theme of the restaurant is Costa Rican Jungle,...
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