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Man found murdered identified as attacker in 2020 Mississippi cold case — first rape case in state to be solved by genetic geneaology
A man found murdered has been identified as the attacker in a 2020 sexual attack using genetic genealogy — the first rape case in Mississippi to be solved using the new DNA technology. On Jan. 15 2020, a woman was brutally attacked on First Street in Prentiss. An unknown...
Two tornadoes touched down in Lawrence County Monday
TOPEKA — A pair of tornadoes touched down in Lawrence County during severe storms early Monday morning. In the storm’s wake, thousands of residents were left without power, trees blocked roads and one family lost their homes. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reported one Lawrence County man was injured in the storms. He was freed […] The post Two tornadoes touched down in Lawrence County Monday appeared first on Daily Leader.
Fundraiser started for Mississippi E-911 dispatcher, family who lost home to recent storms
Funds are being raised for a Mississippi E-911 dispatcher whose family suffered severe storm damage while she was helping save other lives and property. A GoFundMe account was started Monday for the Delaughter family in Lawrence County. By Tuesday at noon the fundraising efforts had reached $2,825 in donations with a goal of $20,000.
Fallen tree injures one during storm in Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The storm damage in Mississippi is pretty widespread, but some areas, like Lawrence County, were hit hard. A tree fell on a family’s home on Robert Tynes Road, sending one of them to the hospital on Monday. They said the storm hit the area around 4:00 a.m. Five people were […]
A Mississippi bucket list
Area authors Dori Lowe and Brandi Perry will be at Beaver Creek Distillery May 18 from noon until 6 p.m. signing copies of their new travel book, “100 Things to Do in Mississippi Before You Die.” The signing is part of Beaver Creek’s Books and Gin series which will also include live music by Holley […] The post A Mississippi bucket list appeared first on Daily Leader.
Awards presented at the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet
The Jefferson Davis County Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet Tuesday evening at the Rosenwald Building on the Prentiss Institute campus. Master of Ceremonies for the banquet was Robert Young. Entertainment was provided by Aiden Young. The first award of the night was the STAR Student and Teacher awards. The STAR Student must be […] The post Awards presented at the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
Missing Columbia teen found safe, police says
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - A teenager who has been reported missing from the Columbia area for about a week has been found safe, according to the Columbia Police Department. The police department posted on their Facebook page Wednesday morning that 17-year-old April Johnson was found safe. Columba Police Chief Michael...
Area residents winning big in lottery
A Prentiss woman won $1,000 today playing the Mississippi Lottery. She won a $20 Cash Blitz scratch-off ticket she purchased from the Fleet Way #167 in Sumrall. Last Thursday, a Lawrence County man won $100,000 on a Powerball ticket he purchased from B-Kwik #13 in Columbia. The same day, a New Hebron player won $1,000 […] The post Area residents winning big in lottery appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
Pearl River Valley EPA still restoring power, repairing damage Wednesday
BASSFIELD, Miss. (WDAM) - Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association crews still were working Wednesday to restore power around Bassfield in Jefferson Davis County. More than 10,000 of the collective’s members experienced outages across the association’s service area during the recent severe storms that blew through the Pine Belt.
Local officers remembered during National Police Week
Flowers were placed at Prentiss City Hall and the Jefferson Davis County Courthouse on Peace Officers Memorial Day Monday in memory of local law enforcement officers that were killed in the line of duty while serving the Town of Prentiss and Jefferson Davis County. Prentiss Police Officer Ron Jones was killed on Dec. 26, 2001, […] The post Local officers remembered during National Police Week appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
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