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The City of Hollandale is trying to hire someone to be the town's new police chief, but they haven't had luck so far. More details are in the story.

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Delta Wildlife, along with state partners, are accepting applications from landowners for the Mississippi Delta Feral Swine Abatement Expansion Project. The applications are available for landowners in Claiborne, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo counties. There are 36 smart traps deployed across the nine counties that are […]

A recent bear sighting in the vicinity of Marie Avenue and Beaverdam Road has been confirmed by Indianola citizens, city officials, and local law enforcement. As a precautionary measure, residents are advised to exercise caution when venturing outside their homes and to promptly report any sightings to local authorities.

Under a mystic blend of pink lightning and green sky, Victoria Jackson called her daughter in a panic, warning her of the news: A tornado was on a path towards Rolling Fork. Her daughter was working that March night at Chuck’s Dairy Bar, a staple of the small, south Delta town. Along with some customers, Jackson’s daughter, Natasha, nestled into one of the coolers in the restaurant.

The Yazoo County Health Department will reopen next week after nearly nine months. As Mississippi’s health care infrastructure continues to crumble, the reopening could mean more access to health care in Yazoo County. However, what services will be offered is unclear. The Mississippi State Department of Health’s communications department...

Some of the people who witnessed the tornado devastation in Rolling Fork and Silver City back in March couldn’t believe that the storm didn’t earn the highest classification– EF-5. The National Weather Service called it an EF-4 with top winds initially estimated at 170 miles an hour– not even close to EF-5 strength. But the damage has undergone a further review as more information has come in.

Three fatal wrecks were reported on state highways and interstates over the Memorial Day weekend by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The 2023 MHP enforcement period began Friday at 6 a.m. and concluded at midnight Tuesday. During this time, MHP issued a total of 8,945 citations, made 170 arrests for impaired driving, and cited 961 motorists for seatbelt violations. Troopers also investigated 156 crashes, resulting in 48 injuries and three deaths. The fatal crashes occurred in Yazoo, Stone, and Holmes counties.

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said those who were affected by the March tornadoes should be aware of duplication of benefits. By law, federal assistance cannot duplicate the benefits provided by insurance, loans, or other grants. If an applicant spends their FEMA aid on anything other than the […]

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division says the desegregation orders fit into a broader body of civil rights work her division has launched in Mississippi. Her division is examining jails, police departments and hate crimes in the state. Clarke spoke to a small group of residents, local leaders and reporters Thursday at the Holmes County Circuit Court Complex in Lexington, Mississippi. The state is the latest stop in Clarke’s “listening tour” throughout the Deep South. Clarke says the Justice Department is learning where to direct resources and where it might need to mount civil rights lawsuits.

Ken Featherstone, the mayor of Indianola, Mississippi, urged his community to "trust the process" amid a probe into the police shooting of 11 year-old Aderrien Murry.

Co-Lin culinary arts sophomore Sara Catherine Potter of Benton, Mississippi.,a graduate of Manchester Academy, has earned a paid internship at Disney World in Orlando, FL as part of the Disney College Program. Co-Lin sophomore Sara Catherine Potter of Yazoo County has been accepted into the Disney College food service program...

DES MOINES — A carbon dioxide plume modeling software did not anticipate the threat a pipeline break in 2020 posed to a small Mississippi town, largely because it did not take land topography into account. That break near Satartia, Mississippi, resulted in emergency responders scrambling to save people from a “green gas” and “rotten egg […] The post Experts: Predicting CO2 pipeline rupture threats can be extremely costly appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.

After receiving three new firetrucks, the City of Biloxi Fire Department has decided to give their retired one a new life. The city received a firetruck in 2000 for the annexation of Woolmarket. It can hold up to 1,000 gallons of water and was built for rural areas, making it perfect for Rolling Fork, a town that lost everything during a tornado earlier this year.

Terrance Hibbler is staying close to home. The blue-chip defensive lineman from Lexington, Mississippi has committed to play for Mississippi State. Hibbler, a Holmes County Central standout, announced his pledge to Zach Arnett’s program on Thursday via his Twitter account. Hibbler has picked up 27 scholarship offers during his recruitment.

A Holmes County football player says he’s going to play for Mississippi State. Terrance Hibler, Holmes County Central defensive lineman, made that announcement on Twitter Thursday night. On why he chose Mississippi State, Hibler told 247Sports’ Paul Jones “It’s home. I’ve got teammates here and I know everybody here....

SUMMARY: Sgt. Greg Capers of the Indianola Police Department has been suspended without pay following the shooting of an 11-year-old boy during a domestic disturbance call. The boy, identified as Aderrien Murry, spent five days in the hospital for treatment of injuries that include a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident, and Capers was reported to be the officer that fired the shot.

An 82-year-old woman was killed, and two others were injured after a two-vehicle wreck Friday evening. Angie Crogier, 82, of Vaughan, was killed in a two-vehicle wreck shortly before 5 p.m. Friday on US 49 in Yazoo County. Crogier was driving southbound on US 49 in a 2017 Dodge Grand...

Jake Gibbs and Glynn Griffing of Ole Miss and Rockey Felker and Matt Wyatt of Mississippi State will join moderator Rick Cleveland, the noted sportswriter, for a sport talk with Mississippi legends event. Friends of Lexington Preservation (FOLP) and Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery (LOFC) joined forces to bring this fun-filled event to Lexington Wednesday, June […] The post Tickets on sale for June 14 sport talk with Mississippi legends appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.

More than 4,000 people who applied for disaster relief assistance after tornadoes hit several Mississippi counties in March are missing necessary documentation to complete their applications, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said. Over 7,500 victims of the March 24 tornadoes applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants, but applications...

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will travel to Jackson, Indianola, Lexington, and Clarksdale, on June 1 and June 2, to continue the division’s civil rights tour. Throughout every stop of the tour, Assistant Attorney General Clarke has engaged with community stakeholders...