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Mississippi program helps teachers buy home in areas facing severe teacher shortages
Mississippi’s Housing Assistance for Teachers program is providing essential support to educators looking to purchase homes in regions facing severe teacher shortages. To qualify, teachers must commit to serving for three years in designated districts. The program offers forgivable grants of up to $6,000, which can be used for closing costs and down payments. Applicants are required to meet specific credit criteria and contribute a 1% down payment. Properties must be located within the teacher’s employment district.
Ag company’s $3.6 million investment to modernize to create 26 jobs; retain 88 positions in rural Mississippi
Agricultural product manufacturer Sipcam Agro USA is set to modernize a recently acquired facility in Wayne County with a $3.6 million corporate investment. This development will create 26 new jobs and retain 88 positions from the facility’s previous ownership. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the company announced the construction...
Casey’s Buys Nearly 200 Stores In Texas, Alabama, Florida And Mississippi
Ankeny, Iowa — The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain announced the acquisition today Friday of 198 stores in the southern US that includes 148 in Texas and 50 in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Casey’s is purchasing the CEFCO convenience stores for more than one-point-one BILLION dollars. Casey’s CEO...
Focused on Mississippi: Mississippi Lions All State Band
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Members of the Pearl High School Band have been practicing this summer ahead of the first football game of the 2024 season. There’s another high school band that Mississippi fields every summer. It’s the Mississippi Lions All State Band. There are more than 140 members of the band. After an intense one week of […]
After mass deadly shooting, Delta town declares state of emergency
INDIANOLA, Miss. - A state of emergency has been declared in response to three people being killed and 13 more injured from a shooting spree July 21 in a Delta town in Sunflower County, Miss. The bold decision was made in a special called meeting of the City of Indianola...
Indianola enforces curfew after mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Board of Alderman for the City of Indianola has approved a midnight curfew for Indianola residents. The Mayor and Board of Alderman announced the decision Friday after a shooting at a nightclub killed three people and injured over a dozen more last weekend. The emergency proclamation said that the decision was […]
Holmes County Sheriff’s Office faces employee shortage
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is facing some staffing shortages after several people were terminated at the county jail. Last month, Sheriff Willie March said a detention officer was arrested for distributing marijuana to an inmate. He said four others were fired for allegedly bringing contraband into the jail. The […]
Scattered thunderstorms Sunday with hotter temperatures next week
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue for some of us this evening and into tonight. As we look ahead into our Sunday, the rain continues with more widespread rain likely in the morning. Rain chances stick around for the beginning of next week, but will be more limited through the middle of the week. Temperatures will be on the rise with the mid to upper 90s returning!
1 person killed, another being held in jail following crash in Fulton
FULTON, Miss. (WTVA) – A fatal crash in Fulton is under investigation. Fulton Police Chief Brad Rogers said the crash took place just before 4 p.m. Saturday at the South Adams and County Club Road intersection. The chief said one person was injured and was taken to the North...
Ole Miss Position Look | Lane Kiffin, Pete Golding have that ideal front seven to compete with anyone
Lane Kiffin, Pete Golding and the Ole Miss coaching staff went on a mission, a few weeks after getting buried in Athens by eventual SEC East Champion Georgia. They simply had to get bigger, faster and stronger across the board, with the depth to fortify their efforts against the best the country has to offer.
Monticello’s Addie Carver is off to Hollywood for the 2024 Miss Teen USA pageant
Seventeen-year-old Addie Carver, Miss Mississippi Teen USA, is off to Hollywood, to compete in the national Miss Teen USA competition. Carver, a rising senior at Lawrence County High School, is the daughter of Dwayne and Kristi Carney, and the late Chuck Carver. She has danced at Showstoppers Studio of Dance in Brookhaven for 14 years, […] The post Monticello’s Addie Carver is off to Hollywood for the 2024 Miss Teen USA pageant appeared first on Daily Leader.
Oxford Board of Alderman members offer more affordable housing options
OXFORD - Oxford Board of Alderman members approved new overlay district in hopes it will offer more affordable housing options for the city. The new overlay will facilitate a dense, single-family residential neighborhood. Members have approved their first property location on Geroge G. Pat Patterson Parkway. The new overlay district...
Gas leak in Prentiss; several stores evacuated
There is currently a gas leak in Prentiss on Lafayette Street near Columbia Avenue. The Piggly Wiggly and Family Dollar stores have been evacuated, as well as several store fronts on Columbia Avenue. CenterPoint Energy is on the scene. All residents are asked to avoid the area. The post Gas leak in Prentiss; several stores evacuated appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
MBI investigating another officer-involved shooting in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WTVA) – Another officer-involved shooting has taken place on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting involving Gulfport Police Department officers that took place on Saturday. The shooting occurred after a suspect presented a weapon to the officers, leading them to...
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