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Bay Springs rancher wants answers after steer shot
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - One Bay Springs rancher is furious after he said someone shot one of his steers. Sam Blakeney said his wife was woken up by gunshots on April 14 at their home on County Road 9. The family later found one of their steers shot once...
Focused on Mississippi: A Look at Magee’s history
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Simpson County is celebrating their bicentennial right now. Every town in the county has plans, including Magee. Magee is another of those towns in Mississippi that sprang up in one spot, but for one reason or another, moved closer to the new rail road that passed nearby. Now, since the […]
Man wanted for human trafficking in Jasper County
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Jasper County deputies are searching for a man who’s wanted for sexual battery and human trafficking. Investigators said the suspect has been identified as 43-year-old Kevin Page. Anyone with information on his whereabouts can contact the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 601-764-2588 or East Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 1-855-458-8477.
Bond set for suspect charged in Rankin County homicide
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – One of the suspects charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Rankin County appeared in court on Thursday. During his initial court appearance, 20-year-old Ryan Duette received a $500,000 bond. He was charged with second degree murder. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the sheriff’s office received […]
4 arrested in Bay Springs burglary, shooting
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) -Three minors and an adult were arrested in connection to a shooting and burglary in Bay Springs earlier this smonth. Bay Springs police officers teamed up with Scott County Sheriff’s Department deputies to make the arrests. Bay Springs Police Department Chief Daniel Gilmore said Friday...
Report: Driver had Kratom chemical in system at time of fatal Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County authorities said a toxicology report showed that a chemical in Kratom was in a driver’s system when a fatal crash happened earlier this year. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on January 19, 2024 on Barnett Bend Circle and Old Fannin Road. After arriving on scene, first responders […]
Florida woman pleads guilty to embezzling from high school band booster funds
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Rankin County woman accused of embezzling from the Brandon High School band booster funds pled guilty in the case. Donna Gladney Floyd, of Pearl, was scheduled to go to trial on April 29, 2024, after she was indicted. She pled guilty on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Rankin County deputies arrested Floyd […]
Rebecca Jean Anding
Rebecca Jean Anding, 68 of Raleigh, MS passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Care Center of Laurel in Laurel, MS. She was born Tuesday, January 24, 1956, in Sylacauga, Alabama. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Bay Springs is...
West Jones art teacher receives national honor
SOSO, Miss. (WDAM) - West Jones High School art instructor Erin Smith received Artsonia’s 2024 Art Education Leadership Award. The award honors pioneers in the art education community who continuously inspire their peers and engage students. Smith’s peers and Artsonia selected her among thousands of instructors as one of...
At Lake High School in Scott County, the Un-Team will never be forgotten
They were the 1974 Lake High Hornets football team, 29 players strong. But in Scott County, right there just off Highway 80, they are forever known, for good reason, as The Un-Team. That’s “un” as in: undefeated, untied, un-scored upon, and virtually un-challenged. The Hornets, coached by Granville Freeman, a...
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