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Family remembers 12 year old son with balloon release
STONEWALL, Miss. (WTOK) - Wednesday, Caleb Bender was remembered through a balloon release at Stonewall baseball field. The family of Bender and the Clarke County community came out as a sign of respect for Bender, wearing red, his favorite color, and shouting the number twelve in recognition of his age at death.
Here’s how to stay cool, safe during Mississippi’s summer months
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There are several strategies that you can use to stay cool and safe this summer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1,220 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest year on record since global […]
Positive samples of West Nile virus increase
BROOKHAVEN — Mississippi Department of Health reported a mosquito sample in Lincoln County came back positive for West Nile Virus last week. It is important to note the figure is not a positive case of West Nile and there are no new positive samples this week. One Rankin County resident has a positive case of […] The post Positive samples of West Nile virus increase appeared first on Daily Leader.
As heat rises, inmates and staff swelter in Mississippi’s prisons
As of Friday, five of the six locations where Mississippi’s prisons are located are under a National Weather Service heat advisory. And the Mississippi Department of Corrections has no clear timeline as to when it will install air conditioning to bring relief to inmates and staff. “We are continuing...
Outlet involved in Brett Favre welfare scandal in legal jeopardy
Anna Wolfe, the Mississippi Today reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for her investigation into improper use of welfare funds in the state and uncovered Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s involvement in the scandal, is fighting a losing battle against a defamation lawsuit by former Gov. Phil Bryant. After a judge issued Read more... The post Mississippi Today reporter who outed Brett Favre in welfare scandal compelled by judge to reveal sources appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Department of Public Safety moving once multimillion-dollar project completed
PEARL, Miss. — The state of Mississippi is currently in the midst of a multimillion-dollar construction project that will take hundreds of employees out of Jackson and over to Rankin County. The clock is ticking for a new building for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, as the old...
CDC: Mississippi has highest Alzheimer’s death rate in US
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In the wake of recent advancements in Alzheimer’s research, data reveals the deadly impact of the disease in Mississippi. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 120,122 people died from Alzheimer’s nationally in 2022, the year with the latest numbers. In Mississippi, 1,679 people died from the most […]
Blake Teller appointed to the Access to Justice Commission
JACKSON, Miss. – The Access to Justice Commission has appointed former Mississippi Bar President Blake Teller of Vicksburg, Chancellor Joseph Kilgore of Philadelphia, and attorney Michael Carr of Cleveland. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph issued the appointment order on June 27. The appointees will serve three-year terms set to end on June 30, 2027.
Heirs of Godbolt victim receive millions in wrongful death lawsuit
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Three family members of a Mississippi woman, who was killed in 2017, were awarded millions of dollars in a wrongful death lawsuit against the convicted killer. The Daily Leader reported the heirs of Sheila Burage, a victim of Willie Corey Godbolt, filed a lawsuit in May 2018 seeking punitive damages […]
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: July 5-7
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (July 5-7) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi Food Truck Friday – Jackson – Friday Belhaven Block Party – Jackson – Friday Fleet Feet Coffee Run – Ridgeland – Friday […]
No Beryl impacts expected locally
Beryl should not be a problem for coastal Mississippi and adjacent stretches of the northern Gulf Coast as the storm is forecast to head toward the coasts of northern Mexico or Texas over the weekend (July 6-7). Friday morning (July 5) Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and...
Officials on manhunt for ‘armed and dangerous’ men who escaped Mississippi jail Friday morning
Authorities are looking for two “armed and dangerous” escapees from a Mississippi jail. WLBT News reports that Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, reportedly escaped the Claiborne County Detention Center shortly after 2 a.m. Friday. Officials said the escapees should be considered “armed and dangerous” and urged...
Salaries for two public university presidents creep toward $1 million a year
Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees discuss the agenda during a meeting at the IHL headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today. Two public university presidents in Mississippi now make almost $1 million a year each while pay for faculty and...
Three arrested in months-long investigation of Roxicodone drug distribution in Mississippi
Three people have been arrested for distributing large amounts of drugs after a months-long investigation by a Mississippi Special Operations Group. The Natchez Democrat reports that Agents with the Adams County Special Operations Group seized nine vehicles and thousands of dollars in cash, as well as narcotics with a street value of approximately $20,000.
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