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Come have a beer (or two) and watch Ole Miss Volleyball battle North Alabama on Saturday
As the Rebels close in on the start of the 2024 season, Ole Miss volleyball continues its preseason prep with an exhibition against North Alabama on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. CT in the Gillom Athletics Performance Center. VOLLEYBALL 101. Along with a sneak peek at the new and...
8/22 – Sam Parker’s “Gratifying Dry” Thursday Noon Forecast
We will see some surface moisture moving back into the area after sunset this evening. This isn`t intolerable but will be i little more moist than the air that has been here for a few days. With this, we will also see more rain chances develop mainly by the coast. although a few of these could drift inland helping the very dry conditions in a few locations. The base of trough will cut off into an upper low and move west over the gulf. This process should start by late Friday into Saturday. But this will start to change things as we head into the weekend.
Mississippi couple accused of selling faulty fire suppression systems to daycares, businesses
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Smith County couple has been arrested after investigators said they installed faulty and used fire suppression systems in commercial kitchens. Officials with the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) said Daniel and Sherri Finnegan were arrested on Wednesday, August 21 and booked into the Smith County Jail. They face charges of […]
Audio: Resource Guide added to My Kosciusko app
The City of Kosciusko has a new way for you to find local services with a Resource Guide. Mayor Tim Kyle said the guide will help those looking for housing, transportation, health services and more. Kyle said he worked with Central Electric Power Association’s Aaron Akers to build the resource...
These 3 farms are an example of Mississippi’s growing network of sustainable agriculture
Sustainable. Regenerative. Climate-smart. Whatever you call it, environmentally conscious approaches to farming are getting more federal support in the United States. In the Gulf South, some small farmers are taking advantage of the billions of federal dollars now available for climate-smart agriculture. The Alliance of Sustainable Farms, a statewide network...
Mississippi woman arrested for stealing thousands from gas station where she was an employee
A Mississippi woman was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a gas station she was working at in 2022. The Tupelo Police Department reported on social media that officers arrested Julia L. Brown, 24, of Tupelo, on Wednesday on a Lee County Circuit Court warrant for embezzlement. The...
73-Year-Old Mississippi Man Pleads Not Guilty in Trio of 1977 Ventura Serial Strangulations
A 73-year-old Mississippi man, Warren Luther Alexander, has pled not guilty to a series of strangulation murders dating back nearly 50 years. According to a release from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, Alexander is facing charges for three counts of first-degree murder related to the deaths of Kimberly Carol Fritz, Velvet Ann Sanchez, and Lorraine Ann Rodriguez in 1977. DNA evidence collected from the crime scenes and the victims helped cold case investigators pinpoint Alexander as a suspect. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit, alongside the Oxnard Police Department and Port Hueneme Police Department, are credited for their collaborative efforts in reopening the investigation.
‘We never stopped the fight’: The Mississippians carrying on Fannie Lou Hamer’s legacy
This story originally appeared on The 19th. RULEVILLE, Mississippi — When Charles “Mac” McLaurin walks past the gates of the small garden that is the final resting place for his friend, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, he tends to bypass the historic marker with the milestones of her life, as well as the headstone […]
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