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Gulfport man arrested after repeatedly stabbing grandparents, police say
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - 23-year-old Jordan Keith Campbell is now in custody and charged with two counts of aggravated domestic assault, officials with Gulfport PD announced on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night around 8:32 p.m. when officers were sent to check on reports of a stabbing in...
Rain showers moving back in
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Finishing off our 4th of July with some great firework display conditions! Any showers from today will be fizzling out. However, rain is not going to be a stranger as we finish off the week. INDEPENDENCE NIGHT: The sun is expected to set around 8:07PM...
Company defends Hinds County solar farm plans
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Plans for a massive solar investment in rural Hinds County face pushback by some residents, claiming the project was greenlit far too quickly. Apex Clean Energy, which is based in Virginia, has cleared the first of many hurdles that would bring Mississippi’s largest solar plant to Hinds County. After holding […]
DSU’s Entertainment Industry Studies Chair selected to join Recording Academy
Delta Music Institute Director and Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies Richard Tremmel has been selected by his peers to join the Recording Academy as part of the new member class of 2024. Tremmel received nominations from colleague Barry Bays, DMI Artist-in-Residence Steve Azar, and recording engineer Thomas “TJ” Johnson. He...
NFL veteran KJ Wright gets ready for third annual alumni charity basketball game
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss — Olive Branch native and 2014 Super Bowl Champion KJ Wright is back home in Mississippi preparing for his third annual alumni charity basketball game at his old stomping grounds - Olive Branch High School. "It's everything to me just to get the communities together," Wright...
Laurel School District Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore Reinstated
The Laurel Board of Education has announced the reinstatement of Dr. Shawn Larrimore as Superintendent, effective July 8th. After a traffic stop in May, Larrimore was arrested and charged with DUI and other traffic-related offenses. A letter posted by the Laurel School District on their Facebook Page:. Community Statement: Reinstatement...
Bay Springs 2024 football schedule
8/30: at Raleigh - 7 p.m. 9/6: at Taylorsville - 7 p.m. 9/13: vs. Heidelberg - 7 p.m. 9/20: at Philadelphia - 7 p.m. 9/26: vs. Choctaw Central - 7 p.m. 10/4: vs. Scott Central* - 7 p.m. 10/11: at Clarkdale* - 7 p.m. 10/18: vs. Newton* - 7 p.m.
Pike County native ‘exceeding already high expectations’ for Southern Miss men’s basketball
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Ahead of a highly-anticipated 2024-2025 college basketball season in Hattiesburg, it is three freshmen who are impressing early during offseason workouts for Southern Miss. Brewer Carruth, a Pike County native and Parklane Academy grad, along with frosh players Jett Montgomery and Christian Reid, has “already...
Columbia Academy 2024 football schedule
8/16: vs. Cathedral - 7 p.m. 8/29: vs. South Choctaw Academy - 7 p.m. 9/6: at Centreville Academy - 7 p.m. 9/13: at Wayne Academy* - 7 p.m. 9/20: vs. Amite School - 7 p.m. 9/27: vs. Bowling Green* - 7 p.m. 10/4: at Clinton Christian Academy - 7 p.m.
Star spangled performance: Orchestral Society, Chamber Choir hold patriotic concert
Independence Day celebrations began Sunday in the River City as the Vicksburg Orchestral Society and Chamber Choir performed a patriotic concert at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center auditorium. Sponsored by The Four Seasons of the Arts and the City of Vicksburg, Sunday’s concert was led by Warren County High School Band Director and conductor Jace […]
First Alert Forecast: scattered showers, storms expected over the weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - TONIGHT: While a lingering shower is possible, most locations are forecast stay dry and muggy overnight. Expect temperatures to bottom out in the middle to upper 70s by morning. FRIDAY: More summertime showers and thunderstorms are likely at times throughout Friday ahead of an incoming frontal...
Brandon Dorsey named Assistant Band Director and Percussion Instructor at VHS
Vicksburg native Brandon Dorsey has been named the Assistant Band Director and Percussion Instructor at Vicksburg High School. Dorsey, who graduated from VHS in 2011, joined the band in the seventh grade where he played the snare drum. He went on to audition for the VHS drum line as a freshman in 2007 and eventually became a drum captain in 2010.
Vicksburg’s Braden Calvert Becomes a Marine
Vicksburg’s own Braden Calvert has graduated basic training and is now a member of the United States Marine Corps. Calvert graduated on the 28th of June, 2024 at Parris Island, South Carolina. Calvert is now a member of 1st Recruitment Training Batalion, Platoon 1036, Alpha Company. Around 300 recruits entered training with Calvert and only 172 were able to complete the rigorous training. “Basic training was more mentally tough than physically tough. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but it could be harder.”
New journey in Starkville begins for State signee Jack Gleason
Right at the beginning of Jack Gleason’s senior season, the talented Tennessee athlete got an opportunity he couldn’t refuse when Mississippi State delivered a baseball scholarship. Gleason followed that up with icing on the cake as he finished out his football career and had a baseball season to remember. Briarcrest Christian not only won the […] The post New journey in Starkville begins for State signee Jack Gleason appeared first on On3.
Alderman Mayfield to host listening sessions in the community
Ward 1 Alderman TJ Mayfield announced that he will be hosting listening sessions, beginning on July 10. The first meeting will be for ages 18-25 at the Youth Development Center. Each week in July there will be a listening session and one in August. The 13-17-year-olds will have listening sessions...
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