Vinegar Bend, AL

LUCEDALE, Miss. (WKRG) — Mardi Gras is six months away, but planning is well underway for the celebration in Lucedale with expanded year-round events. The Lucedale Carnival Association is back for its seventh year hosting a ball, parade, and family fun day during Mardi Gras season. “We just want to rejuvenate Mardi Gras in Lucedale. […]

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....

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.

LUCEDALE, Miss. (WKRG) — A team of economic development consultants came to Lucedale this week to give feedback on the look and feel of the city. The First Impressions program by the Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development (SIG) is designed to help community leaders see their city through the lens of a visitor.  […]

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.

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...

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!

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...

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.

LUCEDALE, Miss. (WLOX) - There’s not much topography on a football field. But that’s not stopping George County’s quest to get to the top. “We want to climb the mountain. We want to be at the peak,” head coach James Ray said. “You can’t just decide one day you want to climb the mountain and do it, it takes preparation and a little bit of failure. You’re not going to get to the top the first time.”