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Madison County family competing on Family Feud
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Madison County family will compete on Family Feud! The Horecky family will appear on the game show on Friday, April 26, 2024. The episode will air at 6:30 p.m. CT on WJTV 12 News. Family Feud is hosted by Steve Harvey.
Nearby rural counties will benefit from Madison County MS’s luring of Amazon. See how
When industries plan huge financial investments in Southern states, there is always the hope of improved lives in the affected locales. In Mississippi that means part-suburb and part-rural as Amazon AWS plans to spend at least $10 billion to build two data centers in Madison County. That big project involving...
Dragon Boat Regatta is back this year. See what to expect
A fun, centuries-old watersports competition will be back for 2024 as the Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosts the 11th Dragon Boat Regatta, Saturday, May 11, at Ridgeland’s Old Trace Park. A traditional Chinese activity for over 2,000 years, dragon-boat racing began as a modern international sport in Hong Kong in 1976. Each...
1 dead after vehicle plunges into Ross Barnett Reservoir
MADISON COUNTY — One person is dead after a car went into the Barnett Reservoir on Thursday morning, according to authorities. Reservoir Police Chief Trevell Dixon said the incident occurred at approximately 5:15 a.m. Thursday near Red Dot Road. Dixon said two people were inside of the vehicle. One...
Power out in Pickens due to strong weather
PICKENS, Miss. (WLBT) - The power was knocked out in Pickens after bad weather swept through Holmes County Thursday evening. As of 10 p.m. Thursday night, there were around 600 homes in Holmes County without power due to the storms. Entergy says they won’t get the power turned back on...
Natives of Jackson and Canton stand out during Mississippi State football’s action-packed spring game
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi State Bulldogs kicked off a new era on the gridiron under first-year head football coach Jeff Lebby on Saturday during the program’s annual Maroon and White Spring Game. MSU fans across the state got to see the new-look Bulldogs live and in action...
Man sentenced for cocaine possession in Madison County
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to sell cocaine. Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced on Thursday that Johnnie Earl Bradley pled guilty. In 2021, law enforcement began an investigation into an individual suspected of bringing […]
Storms knock down trees, damage homes in Pickens
PICKENS, Miss. (WJTV) – Severe storms caused damage in the Town of Pickens on Thursday, April 18. The storms knocked down powerlines and trees. Homes were also damaged in the area. According to Entergy Mississippi, more than 100 customers in Pickens were without power as of Friday, April 19. Pickens leaders said no injuries were […]
Green Wave breezes past St. Joe – Up 1-0 in best-of-three series against Canton
Holding true to form, North Delta School breezed into the second round of the MAIS 4A baseball playoffs after making quick work of Greenville St. Joe 2-0 in the opening round best-of-three series. North Delta( 22-7) advanced to take on Canton Academy and won the first of the series in dramatic fashion Monday night at […] The post Green Wave breezes past St. Joe – Up 1-0 in best-of-three series against Canton appeared first on The Panolian.
On this day in 1966
Milton Olive III became the first Black soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. Olive had known tragedy in his life, his mother dying when he was only four hours old. He spent his early youth on Chicago’s South Side and then moved to Lexington, Mississippi, where he stayed with his grandparents.
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 […]
Pearl man sentenced to 32 years for selling fentanyl, Madison County District Attorney says
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A Pearl man will spend the next 32 years in state custody, after being sentenced for selling fentanyl. On Tuesday, District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Mitchell Pendelton pleaded guilty to one count of the sale of fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to sell fentanyl.
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