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Weeks after initial escape, final Yazoo Co. inmate captured
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The last remaining inmate who escaped the Yazoo County Regional Correctional facility last month has now been captured, according to the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office. According to a post by the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, Glen Bassett, who was one of several escapees...
Mississippi lake closed to boating following last week's storms and rain. See where
Following last week's storms and heavy rains, a Yazoo County lake has been closed to boating. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, high water has forced the closure of Wolf Lake, which is located northwest of Yazoo City. "There's private property around it," said MDWFP Fisheries...
Baseball Recap: Sterlington snaps four-game streak of wins at home
Sterlington was the 10-1 winner over Oak Grove when they last played one another on April 1st, but their luck changed this time around. The Sterlington Panthers fell just short of the Oak Grove Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Sterlington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Baseball Game Recap: Oak Grove Tigers vs. Sterlington Panthers
Oak Grove has not done well against Sterlington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Oak Grove Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Sterlington Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Grove.
Manchester, Former Brandon Baseball Head Coach Earns 1,000th Career Win
Manchester Academy baseball head coach Stacy Hester has won his 1,000th game. Hester becomes the 3rd Mississippi HS baseball coach to reach the milestone, after former West Lauderdale coach Jerry Boatner and former Mooreville coach Rex Berryman. Hester has coached at Washington School, New Hope, Brandon, Central Hinds, Carroll Academy and Manchester. He’s won state […]
Joint Mississippi operation nets 14 arrests, discovery of loaded AR-15 style rifle and other illegal weapons
Fourteen people were arrested Wednesday in a joint operation of the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and Mississippi Highway Patrol. The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office posted about what they described on social media as “a mass saturation detail that spreaded all across Yazoo County.”
ROAD CLOSURE: LA 883-1 in Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish will experience closure, effective immediately
EAST CARROLL PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development informs drivers that effective immediately, LA 883-1 at the intersection of Hamley Street in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, is closed for utility repairs. The repair time is approximately two weeks, and DOTD will keep everyone updated on new information. For more […]
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