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Suspect shot after trying to hit Jackson police officer with car: MBI
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating an officer-involved shooting involving a Jackson police officer. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the shooting occurred near Jamestown Way on Sunday, September 8. According to Martin, Jackson police responded to a call for […]
New minor league baseball team coming to Pearl and Trustmark Park. See details
Sunday's final regular season home game for the Mississippi Braves will not mean an end to professional baseball in Central Mississippi. In a surprise announcement issued between a doubleheader played between the Braves and the Tennessee Smokies Saturday night, Pearl Mayor Jake Windham announced a new team affiliated with the Frontier League will begin playing at Trustmark Park in 2025. ...
Mississippi State football vs Arizona State: Final score, highlights from Week 2 game
Mississippi State football has suffered its first loss of the Jeff Lebby era. The Bulldogs (1-1) were rolled over 30-23 by Arizona State (2-0) on Saturday night at Mountain America Stadium. Mississippi State trailed by as many as 27 points in the third quarter. It did cut the lead to seven points with 5:27...
Carnation Village welcomes its first tenants
TUPELO – Jane Carruth used to live on Magazine Street near downtown Tupelo, and the towering smokestack of the Carnation Milk plant was never difficult to spot. She knows full well the legacy of the historic building, from its heyday serving the Jersey Cattle Capital of the World, helping usher in the dairy industry, and on to the plant's ultimate demise in 1972, including its dilapidated ...
County approves new budget, pay increases; millage rates remain same
The Warren County Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting Tuesday unanimously approved the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, including a pay raise for employees, while not raising millage rates for residents. The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30, 2025. County Administrator Loretta Brantley addressed the board about the […]
Congressman Bennie Thompson welcomes new staffer to Natchez district office
NATCHEZ — United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) welcomes new Case Manager and Field Director, Xavier Hawkins to his Natchez Office which serves Adams, Amite, Franklin, and Wilkinson Counties. Xavier is a distinguished graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and a 2016 honors graduate of Cathedral High School. He holds a double major […] The post Congressman Bennie Thompson welcomes new staffer to Natchez district office appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Just Hours Before Deadline, Dak Prescott Becomes Highest Paid Player in NFL History
Just ours before the start of the 2024 NFL season, an agreement was finally made between the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott. The agreement was for a record four-year contract extension to the tune of a whopping $240 million.
Vote for Clarion Ledger Jackson Metro Student of the Week Sept. 8-14
The Clarion Ledger's Jackson Metro Student of the Week feature highlights the outstanding achievements of local high school students, academic and beyond. Each week, you can vote for one winner out of five nominees. Read about this week's nominees and then vote in the poll below. The poll will close Thursday at...
Jackson, Mississippi, And Memphis Mayors Meet To Outline Strategies For Economic Growth In Majority Black Cities
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Memphis Mayor Paul Young discussed different ways they have worked to effect change in their majority Black cities in a conversation hosted by the Change Collective. In a conversation hosted by nonprofit community organization Change Collective, Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Memphis...
Mississippi woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Grenada County
GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi woman was killed during a two-vehicle crash in Grenada County. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash occurred on Highway 7 just after 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 7. According to MHP, a 2002 Toyota Sequoia was traveling north on the highway when the vehicle […]
Escaped Pig Causes Chaos Across Multiple Towns
The City of Belmont had it's Bear Creek Festival yesterday, and I'd been seeing posts about "Seymore the Pig." Listen, I promise that I am an educated woman, but I genuinely saw the following post and thought that Seymore the Pig was some kind of promotional character associated with the Bear Creek Festival. A mascot, if you will. I had a fairly busy day and didn't look into it further...
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