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Oxford US Army veteran gets new tiny home
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – On a Lafayette County road, under a tent to provide some relief from the heat, US Army Veteran Frankie Dunn was the honored guest at a brief ceremony, where he was presented with the key to his new home. After Dunn’s wife passed away, the...
One dead, one injured at 7/9 Split
One dead, one injured at 7/9 Split Staff Report A Sardis man was killed Tuesday, Aug. 20, when the truck he was a passenger in rolled over. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, at about 3:22 p.m. troopers responded to a crash on Highway 7 near the Highway 7/9 roundabout. A 2006 Volvo truck carrying […] The post One dead, one injured at 7/9 Split appeared first on The Panolian.
CARES school officially open in the Biloxi Public School District
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Canopy Children’s Solutions bringing their CARES school to the coast to give students who need more attention emotionally and behaviorally. Students in this program will take a break from their other Biloxi school and attend CARES daily until they feel ready to go back. Canopy...
Longtime owner of Flowood restaurant dies, restaurant announces
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - Table 100, a Jackson-metro restaurant, announced the passing of their co-founder, Bill Latham, on Wednesday. Table 100 posted on their public Facebook page to tell the public of Latham’s death. Latham founded Table 100 and according to the Facebook post, was involved in several other...
‘A love offering’: Vicksburg funeral home provides final services for pair of veterans
Two deceased veterans, Jack Waters of U.S. Army and Richard Wetterling of the U.S. Navy, were buried in the Natchez National Cemetery Wednesday. The bodies of the two servicemen were unclaimed by their families upon their deaths, so the community stepped up to ensure they had a proper burial. Larry Chisley, owner of the Dillon-Chisley […]
Newton County Sheriff’s Department makes arrest in drug bust
NEWTON, Miss. (WTOK) - Newton County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday an arrest was made in Newton after a search warrant was executed on Monday. Kadedra Robinson was arrested and charged with three counts of drug trafficking and one count of felony child neglect for a child being present while drugs were being sold, manufactured or possessed.
Woman dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound inside bank in Hattiesburg, Lamar Co. coroner says
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A death investigation is underway in Hattiesburg after a woman was found dead inside a bank. According to Lamar County Coroner Blake Matherne, a woman outside of the Pine Belt area has died from injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Matherne said his office was...
FBI Warning Parents In Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas: Be Aware Of Doxing and Swatting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a warning to parents: be on alert for potential doxing and swatting incidents involving their children, particularly those who are active in online gaming communities. Just recently the FBI took to X (formerly Twitter) To warn about this growing issue. While anyone...
Dept. of Labor Awards USM $3.8M for Teacher Apprenticeship Program
After becoming the first Registered Teacher Apprenticeship program in the state of Mississippi, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) was awarded an Apprenticeship Building America grant worth $3,800,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration. “Southern Miss remains connected to our historical roots of producing teachers...
New security in place after Zimmerman escape, sheriff says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle says they’ve added more security since the escape of inmate Joshua Zimmerman from a DeSoto County courthouse in Hernando on June 14. Zimmerman was arrested two months later inside a Chicago restaurant by U.S. Marshals. On Monday, DeSoto County Deputy Jailer Ronnie Hunt, 32, was arrested in […]
4 fatal shootings by Mississippi law officers were justified, state’s attorney general says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The use of force was justified in four fatal shootings by Mississippi law enforcement officers last year, Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Wednesday. Fitch based her findings on investigations conducted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. One shooting happened May 16, 2023, and involved four Meridian Police Department officers, the attorney general said. […]
Welfare agency settles with eight defendants in fraud lawsuit
The settlements represent less than 1% of the total welfare funds allegedly lost to malfeasance. Thirty-eight defendants remain. More than two years into the litigation, the state of Mississippi has agreed to settle with eight defendants in the ongoing welfare fraud civil case for a total of about $750,000. That’s roughly half as much as […] The post Welfare agency settles with eight defendants in fraud lawsuit appeared first on Daily Leader.
Mississippi students can apply for 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) encouraged Mississippi high school juniors and seniors with student leadership roles to apply for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP). The program offers $10,000 college scholarships to two junior or senior students from Mississippi who hold elected or appointed leadership positions […]
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