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HS Baseball Playoffs: New Hope cruises past Yazoo City in round one
Columbus, Miss. (WCBI) — New Hope baseball advanced to the second round of the 5A playoffs, defeating Yazoo City in a doubleheader. The Trojans exploded for double digit runs in the first inning of game one en route to a 20-0 victory. Brayden Edmiston started the scoring with a...
14 arrested in Yazoo County drug bust
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Yazoo County deputies, along with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), arrested 14 suspects during a bust. The following arrests were made on Wednesday, April 24: Yazoo County deputies said they seized three illegally possessed weapons, including an AR-15 style weapon that had a […]
Saber-tooth tiger fossil found in Mississippi creek bed
A Mississippi man recently dug up the fossilized remains of a saber-toothed tiger. According to an article in the Clarion Ledger newspaper in Jackson, Eddie Templeton of Madison recently discovered the fossilized toe bone of the cat while hunting for fossils in a creek bed in Yazoo County. The species...
FEMA approves $2.7 million for Sharkey County
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved $2,797,036 to reimburse Sharkey County. The county is being reimbursed for staging temporary assets for first responders and volunteers following the March 24-25, 2023, tornadoes. The severe storms created an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public, requiring emergency response and […]
Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements
In Humphreys County, Mississippi — about 70 miles north of the state capital, in the heart of the fertile Delta region — a third of the residents live in poverty. In Belzoni, the county seat, there are just a handful of health care clinics. The town’s only major hospital closed more than a decade ago, […] The post Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
State Police: East Carroll Parish crash on US 65 claims the life of Lake Providence man
EAST CARROLL PARISH (KTVE/KARD) — On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, shortly after 12:00 AM, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a fatal crash on US 65 near LA 580. According to authorities, the crash claimed the life of 33-year-old Jamaar Scott of Lake Providence, La. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 GMC Yukon, […]
Starkville hires Anthony Carlyle as boys basketball coach after six seasons at Yazoo City
Anthony Carlyle, who spent the past six seasons at Yazoo City, has been named Starkville boys basketball coach. Carlyle replaces QuVarius Howard and takes over a Starkville program that finished 18-12 and lost in the second round of the Class 7A MHSAA basketball playoffs last season. "Coach Anthony Carlyle is a proven leader...
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