Jasper County, MS

A Rose Hill area man has been arrested by the Jasper County Sheriff’s department for allegedly beating his wife with a tool while driving down the road. According to Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Detective Jody White, 34-year-old Cortez Rogers Nichelson was taken into custody last Friday night at approximately 11 p.m. by deputies after the department received a 911 call about the incident. He was arrested on CR 503-26 in the Rose Hill area.

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi State Department of Health hold vaccine clinics at two separate locations in Jasper County this week. No appointment is needed. It is open to anyone 12 years or older. Both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be administered. A clinic will be...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A missing toddler is now safe after a Mississippi highway patrolman found the child standing on the side of a county road by himself Thursday afternoon. It’s a route a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer doesn’t usually take. “I was actually headed home an hour late...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Jasper County is a fairly rural county, but there are still places you can go with the kids to have some fun over the summer. If you like ATV riding, Twistwood Creek is the perfect place for you to do it, says the general manger Barnell Jones.

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) -Beaverdam Water Association in Jasper County has lifted the boil water notice it issued on June 3rd. It affected customers on Highway 11, County Road 39, County Road 8, County Road 117, and 119.

A “suspicious vehicles” call landed three people in jail last week in Bay Springs, and led the Bay Springs Police Department to the seizure of a sizeable amount of illegal drugs. According to Bay Springs Police Department Captain Fred Hennington, the department responded to the call at residence 602 Highway...

A Jasper County man arrested just over two weeks ago on several counts of aggravated assault and other charges has landed back in the Jasper County Jail on similar charges. Jackie Wayne White, 58, was initially taken into custody by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department on May 27 very early in the morning, following an incident that occurred at approximately 3:50 a.m., at a residence on CR 33 near Heidelberg. According to Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson, it is alleged at that time White forcefully entered the residence and held Stacie Reid and Whitney Darryl at gunpoint. Another, Antonio Currie, was also in the residence visiting Reid, and tried to exit the residence without being seen by White. Currie exited the residence and was allegedly shot multiple times by White as he was running away.

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Jasper County Emergency Management is preparing to host a blood drive later this month. The “You Give It... We Bring It” Blood Drive, sponsored by the Mississippi Blood Services and the University of Mississippi Medical Center Air Care, will take place Tuesday, June 29, from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., in the parking lot of the Jasper County EMA Building.

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Jasper County family has struggled to deal the the grief of losing a loved one. Family members say Patricia Heidelberg was a positive light to her family, friends and the community. Now, they have something to remember her by. County Road 37111 in Jasper County...

Municipal elections were held in Jasper County last Tuesday, and three new mayors have been elected in municipalities of the county - Bay Springs, Heidelberg, and Montrose. Donald Brown came out on top in the Bay Springs mayoral race. Brown defeated long-time incumbent Mayor J.E. Smith 270 votes to 191 votes.

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) _ A short-lived shooting spree along Mississippi 33 in Jasper County Friday morning has landed a 58-year-old in jail. Jackie Wayne White was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated domestic violence and shooting into an occupied vehicle. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department received...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jasper County Community Center will be hosting a free summer learning program from July 10-16. It’s for kindergarten through eighth graders. The program will be taught by certified teachers who will focus on math and reading. Ronald Keyes serves as the Alderman for Ward...

A Jasper County man was arrested on three felonies after reportedly shooting into an occupied vehicle Friday morning. Jackie Wayne White, 58, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated domestic violence and shooting into an occupied vehicle. He was denied bond as he was already. out on a felony bond for...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM) - After spending much of a school year learning through a computer screen, the students and teachers in the East Jasper School District can expect to see things slowly return to normal in the fall. Tamara Palmer, a seventh grader at Heidelberg Junior High, says she is...

Municipal elections were held in Jasper County tonight, and three new mayors have been elected in Bay Springs, Heidelberg, and Montrose. Donald Brown came out on top in the Bay Springs mayoral race. Brown defeated long-time incumbent Mayor J.E. Smith 270 votes to 191 votes. No aldermen faced opposition in...

A 911 call to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department Saturday afternoon led to finding an infant passed away, according to the department. "We got a 911 call around 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon from a neighbor stating they thought a baby had passed away," said Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson. "Deputies...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The hardships of being a child of two immigrant parents can weigh heavily on a child. But on student pushed through, defying the odds and graduating salutatorian at Stringer Attendance Center. Salutatorian, student council president, student hall of famer and the child of two immigrant...

Minnie Marie Carpenter, 85, of Bay Springs, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Jasper County Nursing Home. She was born Wednesday, January 1, 1936, in Odessa, Texas. The family will be planning a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Ms. Minnie at a later date. Colonial Chapel...