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2 bodies pulled from Arkansas lake
MARIANNA, Ark. (WMC) - Two bodies were pulled from an Arkansas lake on Friday. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was notified Thursday evening and pulled the bodies from Bear Creek Lake near Marianna around 2 p.m. Friday. The bodies were a 51-year-old man and 28-year-old man. It’s unclear how...
Two bodies found in Marianna lake
MARIANNA, Ark. – Two bodies were found in a lake in Marianna, Arkansas, officials say. According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, two male bodies were found in Bear Creek Lake Friday afternoon. Officials have identified the bodies as a 51-year-old man and a 28-year-old man. No other details on their identities have been […]
Authorities identify 2 bodies pulled from Arkansas lake
MARIANNA, Ark. (WMC) - Two bodies were pulled from an Arkansas lake on Friday. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was notified Thursday evening and pulled the bodies from Bear Creek Lake near Marianna around 2 p.m. Friday. Authorities later identified the victims as 51-year-old Ryan Spakes and 27-year-old Nathen...
The heat cranks back up headed into the weekend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - After a brief break from the excessive heat, muggy conditions build back into the weekend. For today ‘feels like’ temperatures will be in the triple digits, even up to 105 for areas in the Delta region which prompted a Heat Advisory for Lee and Phillips county Arkansas and Tunica, Coahoma, and Quitman counties in Mississippi. Conditions will be even warmer headed into tomorrow.
Tunica man sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter in shooting death of teen, remains charged with murder of another man outside restaurant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tunica, Mississippi, man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of an 18-year-old and remains charged in the murder of another man. The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office said Quinterrance Vardaman was sentenced to two decades after pleading guilty to manslaughter...
Tunica Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Manslaughter, Faces Possible Charges in Separate Murder Case
A Tunica man has been sentenced to serve a two-decade term in the Mississippi Department of Corrections following a manslaughter plea. Quinterrance Vardaman, 26, admitted to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Trevon Bell in Robinsonville, Mississippi, back in October 2020, as reported by Action News 5. Bell's life was cut...
Tunica man sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tunica man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the shooting death of an 18-year-old. Quinterrance Vardaman, 26, is set to serve 20 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the shooting death of Trevon Bell, an 18-year-old Tunica resident. The shooting occurred at […]
Man sentenced to 20 years for killing 18-year-old in Mississippi
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. - A Mississippi man will spend the next two decades behind bars for the murder of an 18-year-old man in Mississippi. Quinterrance Vardaman, 26, pled guilty to manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Trevon Bell, according to the Tunica County Sheriff's Office (TCSO). Bell was shot and killed in October 2020 at the Kirby Estates Apartments in Robinsonville, Mississippi.
Arkabutla dam repairs enter new phase
ARKABUTLA DAM - Repairs have reached a new phase at the weakened Arkabutla dam on the DeSoto-Tate County line. The dam controls the Coldwater River which flows into the Tallahatchie and Yazoo. Repairs to the dam began last year when signs of weakening showed up. Contractors for the army corps...
Clarksdale High School names athletics facilities after alumni, NFL Players Elgton Jenkins and J.T. Gray
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (WLBT) - Clarksdale High School graduates and NFL players Elgton Jenkins and J.T. Gray were back in their hometown Saturday for their third-annual football camp at their alma mater. Jenkins, an offensive lineman who was a second-round pick for the Green Bay Packers in 2019, is entering his...
Accused Tunica County murderer pleads guilty to separate manslaughter charge
A Tunica man was sentenced to the maximum penalty on manslaughter charges Monday. According to the Tunica County Sheriff’s Department, Quinterrance Vardaman, 26, of Tunica, MS was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison in the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the shooting death at Kirby Estates Apartments in Robinsonville, MS of Trevon Bell, 18-year-old of Tunica, MS.
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,...
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