LINCOLN, NE (Ben Caxton) — A Clarksdale man wanted for a 2016 murder has been arrested 700 miles away in Nebraska. Authorities there took an interest in Stephon Clay after he was spotted acting suspiciously near a federal courthouse in Lincoln. Upon contacting police in Mississippi they discovered he was…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Forecasters say tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are once again a strong possibility across the Delta today. The severe storms are most likely from late morning through the afternoon today with the possibility of strong tornadoes, damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph, and hail up…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — At the April 2nd meeting of the Clarksdale Quality of Life Commission, developer Dwan Brown spoke out about “untrue stories in the media” regarding the sports complex. Saying he has been working on the project since October 2017, Brown repeatedly said that he has not…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Governor Phil Bryant has signed a bill giving the state’s 34,000 teachers and assistant teachers a $1500 per year pay raise beginning July 1. Bryant signed Senate Bill 2770 yesterday, three weeks after legislators agreed on the plan. The Mississippi Department of Education says that…
GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — A partial roof collapse at a Greenwood building has led to the approval of a string of demolition orders from the city council. Greenwood will spend $22,500 with Mac?McNeer Construction to demolish the Cowan Music building and four other privately owned structures in town which…
LINCOLN COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — One woman is dead and two others injured after a two-car crash in Lincoln County, Arkansas. The Arkansas State Patrol reports that 25-year-old Alyssa Anderson of Rison was traveling west on Arkansas 114 Wednesday morning just before noon when she failed to yield at…
MEMPHIS, TN (Ben Caxton) — Memphis police are investigating a series of shootings where five people were shot in one night. Authorities believe a dispute between the victims and suspect led to the shooting of two men in Raleigh Tuesday night; the suspect drove off in a black SUV and…
VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — Vicksburg area schools have reopened after closing Monday and Tuesday in the wake of the damage left behind when two EF-2 tornadoes raked across the city last weekend. Cleanup continues through both in Vicksburg and hard hot Hamilton. The National Weather Service now says at…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The body of a fisherman who went missing while out on lake Ferguson in early March has been recovered. Authorities were called to the water Saturday morning when a fisherman on his boat spotted a body floating in the water and called 9-1-1. Family members…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy has been shot while attempting to serve a warrant in Greenville. The Deputy, identified by Leland Police as Adam Auger, was approaching an address at the corner of East College Street and North Hyman near Delta Regional Medical Center shortly…
