Fruitdale, AL

GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) – A Leakesville man was arrested after allegedly fleeing from deputy sheriffs in George County. Robert Stone, 20, was arrested Friday after the sheriff’s office said a deputy attempted to pull over his vehicle on Salem Campground Road in the Barton community around 9 p.m. Stone allegedly fled from the deputy, […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A man and woman are dead after a shooting and fire on Osage Street in Mobile. The Mobile Police Department said the deceased victims’ names are Laquisha Towner, 33, of McIntosh, and Derrick Rembert, 48, of Mobile. Firefighters arrived at a house around 7:40 a.m....

Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at the First Pentecostal Church in McLain for Mr. Wilburn Jerome Parker, age 70, of McLain. Mr. Parker passed from this life on August 6, 2022, at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg. Bro. Marc Rutland will officiate the service with burial to follow in Progress Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dakota Lockley, Jerome Parker, Travis Parker, Ryan Parker, Landon Parker, Jessie Ray Cowart, David Barrentine, and Kevin Cowart.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday vacated four of the ten capital murder convictions against Derrick Dearman. Dearman was charged with 12 counts of capital murder and 2 counts of kidnapping in the 2016 brutal mass murder of six people, including an unborn child, in Citronelle in August 2016.

A private graveside service will be held for Mrs. Theresa Havard Prentiss, age 82, of Leakesville, who passed from this life on August 4, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Prentiss worked for many years as a field secretary for Scott Paper Company. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

WAYNESBORO, Miss. (WDAM) - A state championship appearance from Wayne Academy back in 2020 was enough to convince basketball and track star Daxton West that he might also belong on the football field. “My tenth-grade year Wayne Academy went to the state championship. You know, I kind of missed out...

CITRONELLE, Ala. (WPMI) — A former Citronelle police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using unreasonable force against an inmate. Meade is accused of hitting Bryant King in the groin with a baton while King was handcuffed and on the ground. A narrative on the...

A fired Alabama police officer is now facing federal charges in addition to the state crimes he was charged with for allegedly beating an inmate at the Citronelle City Jail, according to court records. Jason Scott Meade, a 43-year-old Semmes resident who was fired from the Citronelle Police Department amid...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Four Citronelle teenagers face multiple charges related to car break-ins in Mobile. Officers arrested Rodney Shepard, Kearis Wilson, Jaurica Benjamin, and a 17-year-old on Tuesday. Investigators said the group burglarized vehicles in Mobile, Satsuma, and other parts of the county. They’re facing charges of unlawful breaking...

The Blue Ridge High School softball team will have a game with LeRoy High School on August 04, 2022, 14:15:00. Click here for more details. Want more high school Softball🥎 info? Follow High School Softball PRO@Newsbreak!

LUCEDALE, Miss. (WKRG) – Singing River Electric donated nearly 100 jars of peanut butter to Mississippi food pantries this week. An employee and member drive took place last month with 11 electric cooperatives across the state, according to a news release. Donations in southeast Mississippi were distributed to Love Thy Neighbor in Lucedale, Turner-Duvall Retirement […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A fired Citronelle police officer has been charged in federal court with beating an inmate at the city jail. Jason Scott Meade, 43, of Semmes, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the single-count indictment charging him with deprivation of rights under color of law. A judge scheduled his trial for October.

8/19 - vs. South Choctaw Academy - 7 p.m. 8/26 - at Simpson Academy - 7 p.m. 9/9 - at Bowling Green School* - 7 p.m. 9/16 - at Park Place Christian - 7 p.m. 9/23 - vs. Sylva-Bay Academy - 7 p.m. 9/30 - at Heritage Academy - 7...