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Bill Dance’s Catfish Tournament Offers $200K Prize in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The Bill Dance’s Mississippi River Monsters Megabucs Tournament will return on July 27th and 28th in Vicksburg, MS. This event gathers top anglers for a chance to win the largest prize in catfishing tournament history, with a total purse of $200,000. Festivities begin with a...
Lane Kiffin Humiliates Paul Finebaum In Epic Roast At SEC Media Days
It’s no secret that Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and college football analyst Paul Finebaum don’t like each other. So when the two spoke with one another on the SEC Network at SEC Media Days about the role Finebaum allegedly played in Kiffin getting fired as head coach at USC, there was zero ...
Ready to reel in the big one: Toney, Hood, Simmons set to compete in River Monsters tourney
Three local men got hooked last year. After attending the weigh-ins and witnessing the excitement of the anglers who participated in the first-ever Bill Dance Mississippi River Monsters Megabucks Tournament in Vicksburg, Charles Toney, Will Hood and Roy Simmons decided they wanted to be part of the action. So, Toney bought a boat and the […]
Widow, brother agree on pathologist to do autopsy on body of man pulled from Pearl River
After weeks of multiple court filings, the widow and brother of Dau Mabil have agreed on a pathologist who can perform an independent autopsy of the body Dau that was pulled from the Pearl River near Brookhaven weeks after he went missing in Jackson in March. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas wrote...
City: ‘Bear with us’ on debris pick-up
Brookhaven Solid Waste supervisor Tion Lebbage asked residents to “bear with us” as the City works to pick up debris piles. “We’re backed up. We ask you to bear with us,” Lebbage said. Crews on three trucks are moving systematically through the wards picking up clean and dirty piles of debris. Clean piles are picked […] The post City: ‘Bear with us’ on debris pick-up appeared first on Daily Leader.
Former children’s home owners ask planning commission to again consider special exception
NATCHEZ — An attorney for New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is asking the city’s planning commission to rehear the special exception request of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church to re-establish the non-conforming use of the property at 806 N. Union St. as a children’s home. At a hearing before the planning commission on June 6, […] The post Former children’s home owners ask planning commission to again consider special exception appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
McAlister’s Deli Free Tea Day is more than just a satisfying sipper
Food promotions across the restaurant space entice guests to make a special visit. With the annual McAlister’s Deli Free Tea Day event, the celebration is about the guest, the beverage, and the people who brew that sweet hospitality every day of the year. Within the fast casual restaurant space,...
Kosciusko leaders vote to increase food truck fee
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) – It will cost more to operate a food truck in the City of Kosciusko. Breezy News reported the Kosciusko Board of Aldermen voted on Tuesday, July 16 to increase the yearly fee from $250 to $550. That’s the state’s standard fee for a transient vendor, which includes food trucks. There are […]
State, defense ask court to seal Herrington case files
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have petitioned the Lafayette County Circuit Court to seal the case against the man accused of killing Jimmy “Jay” Lee in 2022. Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. was arrested on July 22, 2022, and charged with Lee’s murder. He was indicted on a capital murder charge and has been out on a […] The post State, defense ask court to seal Herrington case files appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Legislative Day at the Jackson Zoo
Legislative Day and Ward 5 Day will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will be at Livingston Park, which is located just inside the Jackson Zoo entrance. Hosted by Councilman Vernon Hartley and Representative Zakiya Summers, Ward 5 Day is an.
Reminder: Let’s Get Ready for Our Adventure Health Fair To Be Held at the Vicksburg Warren County Library at 1 pm Today
Vicksburg, MS – Excel by 5 and United Way of West Central Mississippi announce “Let’s Get Ready for Our Adventure,” a health fair focused on community health and wellness. The event will take place at the Warren County Public Library on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 12:45 PM to 6:30 PM.
Travel warning issued in Coahoma Co., MS after reports of shootings
COAHOMA COUNTY, Miss. — Law enforcement in Coahoma County, Mississippi is issuing a travel warning after several reports of shootings near a highway. The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to stay away from the Friars Point area near Highway One. According to reports, several shootings have been reported in the area from 8 […]
New Hinds CC Hi-Stepper Director a familiar face
Bekah King of Pearl has come home to Hinds Community College. A Hi-Stepper in 2013-2015 and head captain her sophomore year, she takes over as the third Director in the 75-year history of the Hinds Community College Hi-Steppers. “These were two of the best years of my life, and I...
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