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Man pleads guilty to murder after shooting cousin, dumping body
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. - A 21-year-old Mississippi man was sentenced to four decades in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, according to the DeSoto County District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said that Jaheem Cunningham got into an argument with his cousin in March 2023 while the two were lying on...
‘I feel devastated’: Neighbor speaks after deadly quadruple shooting in Holly Springs
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (WMC) - The Marshall County Violent Crime Task Force is investigating a quadruple shooting that left three women and one man dead outside of a house in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on Sunday. According to the sheriff’s office, around 7 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting call on...
MS family pleads for help after home destroyed by fire
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. — After their home was leveled to the ground by a fire this past Friday, a family is in desperate need of help. “I went to go in the house, but it was – I couldn’t get (in) five feet because the smoke and the heat was so thick,” Rodney Norwood Sr. […]
Why Mizzou and Mississippi are in similar positions heading into the football season
DALLAS — A few seconds after Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin walked off the Southeastern Conference football media days stage, instant analysis trickled over from the SEC Network set in the back corner of a ballroom. Kiffin, 49, was reserved during his time at the podium — pragmatic, perhaps, even...
Men’s Basketball Earns 2023-24 NABC Academic Honors
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released their academic awards for the 2023-24 season, naming Ole Miss in their Team Academic Excellence Awards and a trio of players to their NABC Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed...
Officers respond to shooting after apparent car break-ins at Memphis apartments
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Officers rushed to the scene of a shooting at a Memphis apartment complex overnight and and found two people who had apparently been breaking into cars in the area. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), officers rushed to the scene of a shooting around 2 a.m....
Prayer vigil held for teen on life support after hit-and-run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A prayer vigil was held Monday at Mitchell High School for Thomas Powell, a teenager on life support after being a victim of a hit-and-run earlier this month. “I thought my brother was gone,” Thomas’ brother Micah Williams said. Williams described to WREG how in an instant, Thomas went from casually standing […]
“I hope she makes peace”: Ex-husband of Church’s Chicken shooting victim reacts after suspect arrested
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ex-husband of a Church’s Chicken employee gunned down outside an Orange Mound restaurant last week is relieved the alleged shooter has been arrested. Monica Williams, 45, was wanted for first-degree murder for the killing of Anitra West. A police source said Williams turned herself in Monday. MPD confirmed Williams was in […]
City councilman says donors offered to fund demolition of dilapidated North Jackson hotel
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson city councilman says private donors have approached him about funding the demolition of a dilapidated hotel along I-55 North. On Tuesday, Ward One Councilman Ashby Foote asked for an update on the city’s efforts to tear down the Hotel O, saying donors are willing to help fund its demolition.
MSU to the Rescue: Veterinary Medicine College Again Saves Rare Sea Turtle
One Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, among the world’s most endangered sea turtle species, has had its third successful visit for specialized care at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Better known by university veterinarians as Toast Malone, this turtle recently arrived with a fishhook lodged in...
Andy Hardwick makes his surprise birthday party worth all the secrecy
JANS – Anderson Hardwick Jr. was born on June 10, 1935. Anderson Sr. and Lillian Hardwick raised him on Crawford Street in Vicksburg, MS. From infancy, he was immersed in music. He had aunts who sang. His Aunt Alma was a school music teacher. His Aunt Hattie owned a radio and record player on which Andy listened to Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, Lucky Millner, and Jimmy Lunceford’s band. By age 12, Andy played professionally with Fish Man Evans and the Bobcats. He later played with the Rhythm Aces and the Re-Bops.
Specialty wine store to open in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson neighbors will soon have a new place to purchase wine. Hunter Evans, a James Beard Foundation Award nominee and the owner of Elvie’s, plans to open a specialty wine store called Levure. The business will be located in Banner Hall next to Broad Street Baking Company. They will sell natural […]
Activities and amenities at The Orchard Retirement Community
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Sandra Strain, Director of Community Relations, joined Studio 3 to talk about the awards The Orchard has received, as well as many of the activities and amenities offered to all the residents there, specifically those battling memory loss and dementia in the Rose Garden. Want more...
Highlighting History: Emancipation Day declared in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – July 15 has been officially declared Emancipation Day in the City of Tupelo. The proclamation, which was made Monday night, was read aloud by Ward 4 Councilwoman Nettie Davis following a program from Dr. Carl B. Mack about why July 15 is an important part of local Black history.
MSU-involved nanobiotechnology consortium enhancing Mississippi’s healthcare
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State staff and faculty are part of a statewide team tasked with enhancing nanobiotechnology and positioning the Magnolia State as a healthcare hub. The Mississippi Nano-bio and Immuno-Engineering Consortium, which includes researchers from MSU and five other Magnolia State universities, was created to enhance research and solve...
Southern Miss' Niko Mazza picked by San Francisco Giants in eighth round of 2024 MLB Draft
HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss baseball pitcher Niko Mazza was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the eighth round with the No. 238 pick of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday. Mazza, a junior, has been a Southern Miss starter for the last two seasons. The draft pick holds a slot value of $218,600.
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