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Man wanted, woman arrested for fatal shooting at Jackson gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police arrested a woman and are searching for a man in connection to a fatal shooting at a gas station. Detective Tommie Brown said an arrest warrant has been issued for 23-year-old Adrian Sutton. He will be charged with murder and is considered to be armed and dangerous. Brown said […]
Today at 11 Full Episode July 25, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - This full episode aired on July 25, 2024. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email.
Laurel Police Department promotes 4 Thursday
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Four Laurel Police Department officers were promoted Thursday. Officers Macon Davis and Jacob Giangrosso were promoted to sergeant. Officers Rodrigus Carr and Heath Blancett were promoted to lieutenant. LPD Deputy Chief Earl Reed said between them, the four boast some 65 years of experience. As of...
Niko Mazza, Dalton McIntyre Sign Professional Contracts
7/25/2024 4:00:00 PM | Baseball HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss right-handed pitcher Niko Mazza (Madison, Miss.) and outfielder Dalton McIntyre (Jackson, Tenn.) will each begin their respective professional baseball careers this summer after recently signing professional contracts. Both were taken in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft earlier this month with Mazza taken in the eighth round (pick No. 238) by the San Francisco Giants, while McIntyre went in the 19th round (pick No. 581) to the Atlanta Braves. In three seasons for the Golden Eagles, Mazza posted a 14-5 record with a 4.17 ERA. This past spring, he earned...
Reset Jackson calls for Texaco gas station to close due to multiple shootings
JACKSON, Miss. — Reset Jackson founder James Hopkins and others were outside the Texaco gas station on Medgar Evers on Thursday calling for city leaders to close the business. The store has been the site of multiple deadly shootings this year, prompting the city council to pass new security...
‘A Humanitarian Issue’: South Jackson Residents Demand Response From Mayor Over Living Conditions
JACKSON, Miss.—South Jackson residents are organizing over what they say has been a lack of municipal investment in their neighborhoods and a decline in their quality of life in recent years, they said during a July 18, 2024, meeting at the Peggy Calhoun Community Center on Willowwood Boulevard. “Our...
Players of the Pine Belt: Sumrall LB/fullback Brendan Lewis
SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - Sumrall High School knows what lies ahead in Class 4A. The Bobcats are building themselves up this summer for what should be a grueling, physical fall. “I love hitting people,” said Sumrall senior Brendan Lewis. “There’s nothing better than lining up on a Friday night - whether it’s defense, kickoff or offense - and just going at it and getting at somebody.”
The Tripps celebrate 60 years of loving and faithful service to church and community
It was July 1964 and Prentiss Presbyterian Church hadn’t had a full-time preacher in nine months. A man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, in seminary at the time, was asked if he would come as supply pastor, just for one year. He agreed. That was 60 years ago. The preacher at Dr. F. W. Tripp’s home church […] The post The Tripps celebrate 60 years of loving and faithful service to church and community appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
Southern Miss takes the stage at Sun Belt media days
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDAM) - The conclusion of the Sun Belt Conference media days on Wednesday indicated the return of college football is imminent. Southern Miss was among the seven West Division teams to speak at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District. The talk centered around how the Golden...
Natchez man faces aggravated domestic violence, DUI charge
NATCHEZ — Russell Handjis, 44, of Natchez has been arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence and driving under the influence. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a domestic in progress on Wednesday afternoon on South Palestine Road. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a 2018 Chevrolet truck and a 2021 Ford […] The post Natchez man faces aggravated domestic violence, DUI charge appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
No one injured in active shooter incident at Mississippi school. Elderly man in custody
A man was taken into custody Thursday morning after what is being called an active shooter situation was reported at West Marion Primary School. District officials reported the incident in a Facebook post. "We will update the community with more information as it becomes available," the post said. "Again, no one was...
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