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Former Mississippi police officer, wife charged with death of their 4-month-old child
WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) - Authorities arrested a former West Point police officer and his wife for the death of their 4-month-old child on Tuesday. According to WTVA News, officers booked Donovan Jeffers, 24, and Quiyona Pederson, 25, into the Clay County jail on murder charges. West Point Police Chief...
Report: Yalobusha County man killed in North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVA) — A north Mississippi man is dead following a weekend shooting in North Carolina. The Fayetteville Police Department identified the victim as Jonah Taylor, 21. Taylor was from Yalobusha County, Mississippi, and was stationed at Fort Liberty, a U.S. Army base near Fayetteville, WNCN-TV reported. The...
The Bronze Olive: Journey leads to couple opening Pontotoc olive oil store
PONTOTOC – Before Jerry and Kerrie Kelly opened The Bronze Olive in November, they solidified their knowledge of olive oil with a journey that allowed them to taste olive oils from around the world. "I guess we consider ourselves foodies, and I was raised a southern cook," Kerrie said....
Walk-off wild pitch sends South Pontotoc to North half final
SPRINGVILLE – For the second straight series, South Pontotoc let a lead slip away late in a critical Game 3. For the second straight series, the Cougars walked off and advanced. Eli Holloway scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning, and...
Dairy Fest T-shirts are now on sale!
Walthall’s Miss Hospitality, Leah Mallette, and Little Miss Hospitality, Maci Carney, show the 2024 Dairy Festival T-shirt. This year it’s a standard white T-shirt, with a black and white cow, designed by Topisaw Creek Outpost.The shirts are available in a variety of sizes from youth XS to adult XL for $13 each, while sizes adult 2X and 3X are $15. The shirts can be purchased at any of the three banks in town or from The Tylertown Times.
East Webster baseball ready for semifinals matchup with Mooreville
MABEN, Miss. (WCBI) — East Webster baseball is back in the north half championship and will face Mooreville in the 3A playoff semifinals. The Wolverines have swept all three of their playoff opponents thus far — Coahoma County, Kossuth and Nettleton. They outscored those teams 75-11 in the playoffs.
Power and phones restored at Pontotoc Electric main office
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WTVA) — The Pontotoc Electric Power Association is working to restore power and internet service at its main office. An overnight lightning strike is being blamed for the temporary outage. It’s important to note this is only affecting operations at the company’s main office. This...
Houston police search for park vandals
HOUSTON, Miss. (WCBI) – A kid’s park in Houston has been vandalized and police are looking for who did it. HPD shared photos on its Facebook page. Police said sometime in the last few days at least two people tagged most of the equipment at the Joe Brigance Memorial Park with a paint marker.
Nettleton held out by Wolverines in third round of playoffs
NETTLETON – An early four-run cushion was more than enough for East Webster’s Carson Norwood. The senior sidearmer tossed six shutout innings, and the Wolverines (26-3) cruised past Nettleton 13-0 last Monday night to sweep their Class 3A quarterfinal baseball series. East Webster will face Mooreville in the North finals.
Lake of Egypt businesses making progress after tornado
LAKE OF EGYPT, Ill. — Just one month after an EF-2 tornado ripped through the Lake of Egypt, the community is well into the rebuilding process — and owners of two local businesses are hard at work getting things back to normal. "We got a lot of great...
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