COAHOMA COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Clarksdale Press-Register reports that John “Mac” Curlee, interim superintendent of Coahoma County schools, is stepping down at the end of July. Curlee was hired April 1st to replace Xandra Books Keys, who has appealed her termination.
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Sources have revealed to Delta Daily News that the Secret Service has been notified that counterfeit bills are making the rounds in the Greenville area. The forgeries are apparently highly sophisticated $100 bills where the criminals have washed the ink off $1 bills and reprinted…
KOSCIUSKO, MS (Ben Caxton) — 48-year old Rodney Earl Sanders admitted yesterday that he killed two Roman Catholic nuns, pleading guilty to murder in an agreement that avoided the death penalty. Sanders received two life without parole sentences plus 30 more years for burglary and car theft. In 2016 Sanders…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — June’s second public meeting of the Clarksdale mayor and commissioners will take place today at 4PM instead of next Monday as city officials will be attending meetings of the Mississippi Municipal League next week. At 5:30 elected officials and department heads will be available to…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is establishing a school safety task force to study shooting threats, prevention and response. The Republican governor signed an executive order on Tuesday creating the task force. Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher will lead the group which will submit a written…
GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — A former Greenwood police officer has turned herself in on a two-count indictment charging her with defrauding the city by submitting false time sheets. 44-year-old Erica Scott was indicted on one count each of embezzlement and fraudulent statements. Scott allegedly claimed more than 600 hours…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The City of Greenville is binning part of it’s recycling program. The city council has approved removing the four large containers scattered around town which are costing the city as much as $900 a month to empty. They’ll be moved into storage. Business in the…
GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — Despite the owner’s claims that the Midway Hotel is one of the “soundest” buildings on Carrolton Avenue, the city council has voted to have the structure demolished. Larry “Blue” Neal, owner of hotel told the council that he had a contractor ready to be hird…
ROSEDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The U.S. Army Corp of engineers has dredged up some money for harbor work in Rosedale. As part of $55.9 million in spending allocated to projects in Mississippi this fiscal year, the corps plans to spend $1.19M to dredge the harbor in Rosedale to remove…
BROOKHAVEN, MS (Ben Caxton) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado briefly touched down in southwest Mississippi this week. A twister with top winds of 70 mph struck near Brookhaven just before 3PM Monday during a thunderstorm. The EF-0 tornado was on the ground for about four…
