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WEB4 days ago · A national nonprofit has called on a Mississippi sheriff to cease promoting Christianity through official channels. A former Mississippi alderman was arrested after being accused of defrauding taxpayers while being employed as an alderman. Mississippi Local News, State News, Breaking News and Sports News.
Movie filmed in Mississippi now in theaters, streaming coming …
WEBNov 4, 2023 · A movie based on a story written by an award-winning Oxford author that was filmed in Natchez during the late summer of 2021 hit the big screens Saturday and will be available to stream on Nov. 10. Oxford author Michael Farris Smith’s fourth novel “The Fighter” gives the inspiration for the film adaptation called “Rumble […]
‘Community is hurting,’ mayor says after Mississippi officer is killed ...
WEBOct 12, 2022 · A police officer in the Mississippi Delta has been shot to death in the city where she grew up, and several other people were injured by gunfire. Greenville Police Department Detective Myiesha Stewart, 30, was killed Tuesday night as she and other officers responded to a call, according to Mississippi Public …
Former Mississippi councilwoman pleads guilty to federal bribery …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Angelique Lee, the former Ward 2 Councilwoman of Jackson, Mississippi, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. The charge stems from allegations that Lee accepted cash and luxury items in exchange for her vote on an undisclosed real estate deal in Jackson. The charge of conspiracy to commit […]
Missing duck hunter believed to be dead after kayak accident
WEBDec 17, 2023 · IN THE SOUTH: A duck hunter went missing Saturday morning when his kayak capsized and the hunter never resurfaced, Alabama law enforcement officials said. The accident happened at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, when the person’s kayak capsized causing the hunter to go beneath the water and never resurface, state police said. The incident occurred on […]
Mississippi man reportedly attacked firefighter at scene of house …
WEBDec 10, 2021 · A Mississippi man has been charged with arson after he reportedly attacked a firefighter at the scene of a house fire Thursday night. Emergency responders received a call about a structure fire on Dominion Parkway, just off Highway 471, in Brandon, around 8:30 p.m. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters got to […]
Dear America, it’s Mississippi! Remember us ... - Magnolia State Live
WEBSep 15, 2020 · America, it’s us, Mississippi! Remember us? We brought you Elvis, the Muppets, Walter Payton, B.B. King. Any of those ring any bells? We’re that state tucked politely between Lousiana and Alabama. And, yes, the state does in fact touch the Gulf Coast. We’re not just a “land mass” between New Orleans and Mobile, we’re a […]
World's largest paddlewheeler returns to reign over Mississippi …
WEBAug 9, 2021 · The world’s largest paddlewheel riverboat is back on the Mississippi River as it launches on first passenger cruise in 18 months. American Queen Steamboat Company announced that the American Queen welcomes her first revenue guests in 18 months today, becoming the fourth vessel to return to service for the U.S. flagged cruise line.
Mississippi woman who reportedly killed man in midnight …
WEBJun 9, 2022 · The Oxford woman charged with first-degree murder apparently knew the victim intimately. Police charged Alexandria Griste, 29, of Oxford with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting that took place around midnight on South Lamar Boulevard. On Thursday, police identified the victim as Corey Lyles, 29, of Abbeville. According to social media posts, the two […]
Former Mississippi governor's wife, special ed professor dies after ...
WEBSep 27, 2021 · Melody Bruce Musgrove, former director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education and wife of former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, died Monday. She was 61. She died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was being treated for leukemia, according to …