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Drugs agents seize meth, guns, stolen items in West TN
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Law enforcement officers from several agencies confiscated a quarter pound of methamphetamine, several weapons, and stolen property from a home in Tiptonville Tuesday afternoon. The West Tennessee Drug Task Force posted a picture of the drug seizure about two hours north of Memphis on its Facebook page. The drug task force said […]
TN Republican leaders threaten to withhold Memphis’ sales tax revenue over gun control referendum
Speaker of the House, Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) issued a joint statement Monday threatening to withhold state-shared sales tax revenue from any local municipality that attempts to circumvent state law.
BRAND, NEW: Black Chamber of Memphis looks to build on 50-year history of BBA
In a bold move to strengthen its impact and better serve the needs of Black entrepreneurs, the Black Business Association of Memphis (BBA) has officially rebranded as the Black Chamber of Memphis (BCOM). The change was officially announced during the organization’s 50th-anniversary “Building Wealth in the Black Community” Symposium this...
Sutton Smith looks to continue trend at Running Back U
MEMPHIS – Over the past few years, the University of Memphis has liked to call itself Running Back U and why not. It’s a program that’s sent the likes of Tony Pollard, Darrell Henderson, Antonio Gibson and Kenny Gainwell into the NFL. This year, most people look at South Carolina transfer Mario Anderson as the […]
Two people severely injured in crash on Lamar Avenue, MPD says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people were badly injured in a multi-car crash in Orange Mound, according to the Memphis Police. Just after 4:15 Tuesday afternoon, officers arrived to a crash at Lamar Avenue and Southwall Street, police said; the officers found two people wounded, and both were taken to Regional One in critical condition.
Police continue to work hundreds of cases connected to rape kit backlog
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It took almost two years and a new mayor’s administration to finally get an update on pertinent evidence that sat in storage for decades and allowed the attackers to walk free. In 2010, WREG Investigators first told you about the evidence connected to 12,000 sexual assaults that police stuffed into storage for […]
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. A man entered the lobby of an assisted care facility and threatened employees with a pistol before officers were called. The man barricaded himself inside the facility, and officers killed him after encountering him with a weapon, police said. On June 3, 2023, a Union County Sheriff’s Department deputy responded to a call about a domestic disturbance in Myrtle and killed a man who had a shotgun. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said the deputy fired multiple shots and retreated.
Medicaid awards managed care contracts after two-year stalemate
Three companies will begin new contracts to manage the care of Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries in July of 2025, barring further legal holdups. For-profit, incumbent companies Magnolia Health and Molina Healthcare and new, nonprofit TrueCare were each awarded four-year, $3.8 billion contracts beginning Aug. 12. The contracts were stalled for two...
Tuesday sports: Lady Patriots hold off Hernando in volleyball
LEWISBURG 3, HERNANDO 1: This one was much closer than the set score indicates, as the two Region 1-7A squads and county rivals battled hard throughout the game played before a large crowd at Coach Tip Memorial Gymnasium. The first set was an intense battle with Hernando taking an early...
Mississippi State Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe
In December 2023, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered inside a car in a wooded area off MS Highway 589 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Hattiesburg is about 90 miles southeast of Jackson and about 70 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico coast. When the Lamar County Police Department arrived at the scene, they found the driver's side door of a white Nissan Altima ajar, with the remains of an unidentified individual positioned in the driver's seat. Circumstantial evidence available at the scene led investigators to believe that the remains were those of a male whose identity could not be confirmed. The remains were then taken to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner for further analysis.
Child kidnapped out of Louisiana found safe in Mississippi
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Police said a six-year-old child, who was kidnapped in Louisiana, was found safe in Mississippi. According to Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) alerted his department about a possible custodial kidnapping out of Louisiana. Myers said a Ridgeland officer located a vehicle matching the description, and […]
Mississippi teacher earns 2021 Benz Scholarship
State’s 2016 adviser of the year oversees multiple media at Tupelo High School. Shari Chumley, the journalism adviser at Tupelo High School in Tupelo, Mississippi, and an admitted “professional development junkie,” has been named the recipient of the 2021 Lester G. Benz Memorial Scholarship. The Benz carries with it a $500 prize that will be applied to the cost of professional development in journalism.
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