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Weekend crash leaves semi-truck dangling off Mississippi interstate bridge
A weekend crash on the Mississippi interstate left a semi-truck hanging off a bridge. The Mississippi Highway Patrol posted a photo of the truck with the back half of truck hanging off a bridge on Interstate 22 in Tawamba County. The crash occurred near Exit 113 in the westbound lane...
Steamy and stormy start to the week with a big late week change
Temperatures remain in the 70s to kick off the week with highs projected to return to the mid 90s. With high humidity, feels like temperatures will range between 103 and 108 degrees. Hit and miss storms will be possible late in the afternoon with slightly higher chances east of Interstate 55.
Mississippi State baseball's Dakota Jordan picked by San Francisco Giants in 2024 MLB Draft
Mississippi State baseball star outfielder Dakota Jordan was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round and No. 116 pick of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday. Jordan, a draft-eligible sophomore, received many national accolades in 2024, including a second team All-American selection and a Golden Spikes semifinalist. The draft pick holds a slot value of $624,800.
The top five most intense rivalries in the SEC with the addition of the Red River Rivalry
The SEC officially expanded this off-season, with Texas and Oklahoma finally joining the conference after two years of waiting. The addition of the two college football powerhouses means the SEC now has several new rivalries, the biggest of which is the Red River Rivalry. Where does that rank among the SEC's top five most intense rivalries?
Main Street Pascagoula Director shares secrets of the model Designated Community
Main Street Pascagoula became an MMSA community in 2000, when Rebecca Davis was the director. Northrop took over the role last year when Davis retired. Main Street Pascagoula has zero vacant buildings available in its Flagship District. That staggering statistic represents a significant achievement for the one-person office that serves...
OS Man Faces New Charges, More than $5 Million in Bonds for Holiday Shooting
An Ocean Springs man now faces additional criminal charges including felony child abuse, and $5.2 million in bonds following the Fourth of July shooting on Cumberland Road in the Fort Bayou Estates neighborhood. Henry William Andray, 68, turned himself in last week after investigators added additional charges. Deputy Chief Steven...
Damascus Road: Drug court changing lives, saving taxpayers ‘boatload of money’
By his own analysis, Michael Fisher, 39, just a few years ago was a “dope-selling, drug-addicted failure … homeless with a needle in my arm” who’d spent about half his life in jail, on probation or on parole. He had never even gotten a driver’s license or graduated high school.
Stone County’s DYW named Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi 2025
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The 2025 Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi program was named Saturday night at the Evangel Temple in Meridian. Stone County’s Grace Ann Courtney was chosen among the 29 participants that made up the Class of 2025. Grace Ann also won the overall self-expression award and preliminary...
Man arrested for fatal shooting near Chastain Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police arrested a 57-year-old man in connection to a fatal shooting. The shooting happened near Chastain Drive and Garvin Street on Thursday, July 11. Detective Tommie Brown said the unidentified victim was shot at the location and was pronounced deceased at the scene. According to the Hinds County Detention Center’s […]
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