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COVID Death Toll in MS Passes 13K

Friday, November 11 by Randy Bell

The latest COVID deaths in Mississippi have pushed the total since the pandemic began past 13,000. In its latest update, the State Health Department reported 13 more deaths, some dating back to mid-October. Locally, Neshoba County has seen 246 deaths blamed on the virus,... Read More.

Gunn to Leave Legislature, White Could Be Next Speaker

Thursday, November 10 by Randy Bell

Some big changes are on the horizon at the State Capitol. With Philip Gunn announcing that he won't run for re-election, it means there'll be a new Speaker of the House in 2024. And local legislator Jason White is considered the odds on favorite... Read More.

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Henderson Elected Mayor of Carthage

Wednesday, November 9 by Randy Bell

Laurie Henderson will be the new mayor of Carthage. Running as a Republican, she beat incumbent mayor Mary Ann Vivians in Tuesday's general election. Henderson got about 60 per cent of the vote. And she's already setting some priorities for when she takes over... Read More.

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Thompson Waits, Then Wins– Ezell Elected as Newest Congressman in MS

Wednesday, November 9 by Randy Bell

It was an unfamiliar experience for Bennie Thompson. He had to wait until just after midnight before being declared the winner in the race for Congress in Mississippi's Second District. The only Democrat in the state's Washington delegation was re-elected to a 15th term,... Read More.

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Former Leake Deputy Jailed for Evidence Tampering

Monday, November 7 by Randy Bell

The former Leake County deputy sheriff at the center of an evidence tampering investigation which led to dozens of drug cases being dismissed in September turned himself in Monday. Sheriff Randy Atkinson says Justin Moore is facing 31 counts of evidence tampering. Moore surrendered... Read More.

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COVID Update: Fewer Cases, One Death

Friday, November 4 by Randy Bell

The overall COVID numbers in this part of central Mississippi were down by ten cases last week compared to the week before. The State Health Department reports a total of 29 new cases in Attala, Leake and Neshoba counties. But there's been another local... Read More.

Sheriff Warns About Bus Law Violations

Thursday, November 3 by Randy Bell

FROM NESHOBA COUNTY SHERIFF ERIC CLARK: Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office continues to receive calls from the public in reference to motorists passing stopped school buses. This reckless and public endangerment will not be tolerated and deputies are being instructed to be on high alert for... Read More.

Enrollment Up at Ole Miss, Down at Other Universities

Wednesday, November 2 by Randy Bell

Ole Miss is the only state university in Mississippi seeing an increase in enrollment this fall. The College Board says the Oxford campus has had a five per cent jump in the number of students with a similar increase at the Medical Center in... Read More.

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You Can Design Mississippi’s Next Car Tag

Tuesday, November 1 by Randy Bell

Got some ideas on what the new standard car tag in Mississippi should look like? The state is now accepting design submissions and you have until the end of the month to email yours to the Department of Revenue. Governor Reeves says the process... Read More.

Former Member of MBCI Tribal Council Headed to Prison

Friday, October 28 by Randy Bell

FROM THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN JACKSON: A former tribal councilmember for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 84 months in prison for embezzlement, perjury, and suborning perjury, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of... Read More.

As Patients Wait for Products, $1 Million in Medical Marijuana Is Destroyed

Friday, October 28 by Randy Bell

The State Health Department is sticking to its timeline of when medical marijuana will go on sale in Mississippi. And although some of the first crops are being harvested, the director of the department's Medical Cannabis Program, Kris Adcock, said Thursday that products won't... Read More.

Former Governor Injured in Yazoo Wreck

Thursday, October 27 by Randy Bell

Photo credit: Rogelio V. Solis - The Associated Press Haley Barbour is in a Jackson hospital recovering from injuries suffered in a traffic accident in Yazoo County. The Highway Patrol says the former governor was on a county road near his home Wednesday afternoon when... Read More.