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Man arrested after shooting up Mississippi home, deputies say
TUNICA, Miss. - A man was arrested after firing shots into a home in Tunica, according to the Tunica County Sheriff's Office (TCSO). TCSO said the gunfire happened just after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11. That's when deputies responded to a house on Cotton Street. When those deputies arrived, they said a man told them that someone had just shot into his home.
Saints safety J.T. Gray hosts 3rd annual youth football camp
New Orleans Saints safety J.T. Gray hosted his 3rd annual “Backyard Dawgz” youth football camp on Saturday, June 22nd, at his former high school in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The event, which was co-hosted by another Clarksdale High alum, Green Bay Packers guard Elgton Jenkins, featured a day of skills,...
Mississippi man charged with killing 4, including unborn baby
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A Mississippi man is facing capital murder charges, one of the victims being an unborn child. The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office reports that Monterrius Woods, 20, has been charged with the shooting deaths of:. Steven Burts, 23, of Dundee. Tednequa Moore, 25, of...
Gas Tank Getaways: Clarksdale
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi is known for being the birthplace of the Blues. If you had to zero in on it, Clarksdale is known as the place in Mississippi where the Blues are most pronounced. The intersection of Highway 49 and Old Highway 61 in Clarksdale isn’t just any ole crossroads. It’s the crossroads […]
High School Football Stadium Named After Elgton Jenkins
Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins will forever be associated with Clarksdale High School (Mississippi) and the school’s football program. It was announced over the weekend that the school’s football stadium will be named, “Elgton Jenkins Football Stadium.” Jenkins graduated from Clarksdale High School in 2014, earning Second-Team 5A Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State honors as a senior before taking his talents to Mississippi State, where he was named a 2018 first-team All-American by The Athletic.
Interim repairs continue at Arkabutla Dam
June 24 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (USACE-MVK) continues to advance interim risk reduction measures (IRRM) at Arkabutla Dam in northwest Mississippi. Contractor Frontier Services, Inc., began construction and equipment mobilization in early May. Currently, drill pads are being installed for piezometers, automated instruments used...
One Arrested, One Wanted In Deadly Tunica Drive-By Shooting
On Tuesday, June 11, at approximately 1:02 a.m., the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call stating that shots had been fired into a home located on Cotton Street in Tunica. Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, sheriff deputies made contact with the homeowner who...
Tunica Man Sentenced in Homicide
ROBINSONVILLE, Miss.–A man from Tunica has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Trevon Bell, 18, of Tunica, at the Kirby Estates Apartments in Robinsonville. Quinterrance Vardaman pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week for the killing. He is also being charged with killing Jimmy Fotson,...
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