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2 dead, 1 hospitalized after possible overdose in Scott County
MORTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Two people have died and one person was hospitalized after a possible overdose in Scott County. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at a home in the 200 block of Taylor Drive in Morton. Scott County Coroner Hunter Wolf identified the two victims as 47-year-old Barry Perkins […]
Alabama man, Mississippi woman sentenced for conspiracy to sell 991 grams of methamphetamine
An Alabama man and a Mississippi woman were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 991 grams of methamphetamine. Linda Renee Mizell, 41, of Moss Point, Mississippi, was sentenced to 75 months in prison and Charles Oliver Trahan, II, 51, of...
Focused on Mississippi: Cicadas
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – You can hear the first of the 13-year cicadas at the Oak Grove Cemetery in the Ratliff community of Itawamba County. The cicadas are out in the woods as they begin to emerge in Mississippi. If you live in east Mississippi, from about Forest over to Meridian and then north […]
Mississippi’s first Topgolf eyes opening at end of 2024. Plans remain on schedule thanks to collaboration with university,
Plans to open Mississippi’s first Topgolf location in 2024 remain on schedule thanks, in part, to economic assistance from two Mississippi professors. Dr. Wei Wang and Dr. Chris Croft, both professors at the University of Southern Mississippi, recently provided economic impact assistance to Topgolf on a project that brings the unique recreational venue to central Mississippi.
Missed opportunity, but Medicaid talk changed this session
By Sid Salter Columnist While not an absolute, it’s been my experience that political change comes slowly in Mississippi – as slowly as molasses on a cold biscuit. That’s my take on the disappointing failure of Mississippi lawmakers to reach a consensus on a plan to expand Medicaid coverage to our state’s working poor. The […] The post Missed opportunity, but Medicaid talk changed this session appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
East Union softball drops game 1 of North Half series to the Union Yellowjackets
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss (WTVA) - The East Union softball team hosted the Union softball team for game one of their North Half series on Thursday night. The Union Yellowjackets won the game 3-1. Game two of the series will be on Friday night at Union's home field.
Officials seek public’s help, release video of interstate hit-and-run accident at Mississippi-Louisiana border
Officials have released a video of an interstate hit-and-run accident at the Mississippi-Louisiana line, hoping the public can help with the investigation. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, a collision occurred on Interstate 59, southbound at the Mississippi-Louisiana line. A delivery truck and a vehicle collided, resulting in significant damage to the car.
Texas authorites thank Pace, WCSO for efforts in apprehending suspect; says officers are en route to Missisissippi
Officials with the Webster Police Department in Texas say investigators are en route to Mississippi to continue a homicide investigation in which the most recent development came Tuesday morning when Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies apprehended a person of interest in the case. WCSO arrested 29-year-old Marcus Thompson Tuesday morning after an overnight manhunt […]
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