CLEVELAND, MS (Ben Caxton) — Police say they have yet to make an arrest in a Sunday evening break-in at the South Street Pharmacy in Cleveland. According to Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham officers arriving at the scene shortly before 8:30 PM saw that the glass of the front door…

VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Vicksburg area abandoned church being swallowed by a local bayou will be purchased by the city. Mayor George Flaggs said it would cost more to try and fix the bayou to save the property than to simply buy the property and demolish the old…

CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Press-Register reports the city of Clarksdale hopes to install Sky Cop cameras in high crime areas of the city. One camera is being placed at MLK and Garfield as a test and the city will seek bids for up to 50 more for about…

GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — The son of a Leflore County supervisor will serve complete his late father’s term. 45-year old Reggie Moore will serve the last 13 months of his father Robert Moore’s term. The elder Moore, who had been a county supervisor for 30 years, was 73 when…

CLARKSDALE, MS (Paul Wilson WROX Radio) — Clarksdale police believe this week’s shooting that left a man dead is drug-related. 31-year-old Kevin Robinson was shot Monday night at a house in the 100 block of Ninth Street that law enforcement calls a “known drug house”. A search of the home…

HOLLANDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Hollandale Police have announced another arrest in connection with the murder of an elderly Hollandale man over the weekend. 30-year-old Travis Brockman was picked up and charged with possession of a weapon by a felon and accessory after the fact. Brockman is the second person…

COAHOMA COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — Clarksdale native Bubba O’Keefe will be the new executive director of Coahoma County Tourism beginning January 1st. O’Keefe was selected for the job over a dozen other applicants. Over the years O’Keefe has developed many properties in Clarksdale including the Lofts at the Five…

CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Clarksdale police are investigating a Monday homicide and Tuesday armed robbery. Kevin Robinson was shot and killed Monday night when someone opened fire on a home on 9th Street. CPD is being assisted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Tuesday evening cash was taken during…

CLARKSDALE, MS (Paul Wilson WROX Radion) — At Tuesday’s meeting the board of Clarksdale Public Utilities unanimously approved the hiring of a Starkville-based consulting firm to assist with public relations. Local citizen groups have heavily criticized CPU this year for several items, from the suspension and termination of three executives…