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MRA and Canton Academy win season openers
JACKSON, Miss. — MAIS Week Zero kicked off Thursday night. The MAIS football season is now officially underway. MRA and Canton Academy came out victorious in their season openers. MRA 42 Parklane 20 F. Canton Academy 33 Greenville Christian 32 F/OT.
Stockett shines in first start as MRA routs Parklane
MADISON — Samuel Stockett couldn’t have asked for a better start. The first-year starter threw five first half touchdowns to lead MRA past Parklane Academy 42-20 in the season-opening MAIS showdown of ranked teams at Patriot Field on Thursday night. “He’s got some good players around him and...
Moss Point mayor spotlights issues to overcome at state of city address
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) - During the state of the city address Thursday night, Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight spoke about “hard truths” about his city. Despite the progress the River City has made since the Juneteenth tornado in 2023, Moss Point has a deficit of $2 million.
Summer of Sours Returns August 17 at Key City
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Key City’s Summer of Sours return this Saturday, August 17 in downtown Vicksburg at the award winning Key City Brewing Co., starting at 11 a.m. The annual event is a celebration of all things sour, and has birthed a handful of local favorites including the Bayou Slush.
Mar-Jac Poultry Settles with OSHA After Fatal Industrial Accident
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that it has reached a settlement with a Mississippi poultry processing plant after a teenage worker became caught in a machine and died last July. Mar-Jac Poultry will pay $164,814 in fines and implement improved safety measures to protect employees from machine hazards....
New Albany's mayor takes to social media to defend emergency work at Silver Creek Dam
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan was ordered by state and federal agencies to stop any construction at the Silver Creek dam, city council members are now asking him to stop wasting taxpayer money. Gahan took a defiant tone on social media on Thursday as his...
Weekend Preview - August 15, 2024
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Happy Thursday, Pine Belt! WDAM 7 has you covered on what to look forward to this weekend!. Here’s a list of what’s happening in and around the Pine Belt:. THURSDAY:. College Students Buy One, Get One. After 2 p.m. School Special. All day.
Homes of Hope gets $21K donation from Hattiesburg Realtors Association
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Homes of Hope for Children in Purvis received a generous gift Thursday from the Hattiesburg Area Association of Realtors during the organization’s annual meeting at Southern Oaks. Homes of Hope for Children was presented a check for $21,475. 33. The money will be used for...
News 12's senior reporter Tara Rosenblum presented with 'golden key' to city of Biloxi, Mississippi
News 12's senior reporter Tara Rosenblum was presented with a 'golden key' to the city of Biloxi, Mississippi. The honor was given to Rosenblum for her weeks-long coverage down in the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina. The deadly and devastating Category 5 storm claimed more than 1,300 lives and left...
VHS adds Tyrese Wolfe To The Football Coaching Staff
Vicksburg High School recently added Tyrese Wolfe to the football coaching staff. The 2024 football season will mark Wolfe’s first year in coaching. Wolfe is fresh out of playing college football at Bluefield University where he was a star defensive back. In 2023, he received Appalachian Athletic All-Conference honors after grabbing three interceptions, four pass breakups, 37 tackles, a tackle-for-loss, and a forced fumble.
MS mom says daughter locked up after she was bullied on birthday
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — A DeSoto County parent who claims her daughter was bullied at Horn Lake Middle School says her daughter was taken to the Juvenile Justice Center in Hernando and remains there. She says not enough is being done to address the problem of bullying. “I am mad. I’m upset. I’m probably every […]
Deer Island to receive 400-acre expansion to make up for erosion
Deer Island has been shrinking for centuries. The island used to be doubled the size, but as water levels rise – more and more of it disappears. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hoping they can save it. “It’s a 400-acre expansion on the southeast side of the...
DA announces ‘Memphis gangster’ indicted in 2023 high-profile gun store burglary
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC) - DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton says that a 23-year-old “Memphis gangster” has been indicted on charges related to a high-profile burglary of a Southaven gun store and jeweler that occurred more than a year ago. Thieves were caught on surveillance video ransacking the...
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