JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi will get nearly $2 million as part of a grant program from the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Transportation to modernize and improve 911 systems across the state, paying for improvements like adding digital and IP network capabilities to 911 emergency call centers and…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Auto burglaries continue to keep Clarksdale police busy as seven new breakins were reported Tuesday making a total of twelve since the start of the week. Medication, an iPhone, a knife, handgun magazine, loose change, and cash were taken in…
OLIVE BRANCH, MS (Ben Caxton) — Authorities say a man set his girlfriend on fire, kidnapped her three-year-old niece and led officers on a chase across state lines before being arrested Tuesday in Olive Branch. About the same time that a woman showed up at a Mississippi hospital with second-…
TUPELO, MS (Ben Caxton) — The backlash continues to grow against the Lee County, Mississippi sheriff who referred to a Hispanic state lawmaker as “worse than a black person” in a 2017 text message exchange. According to documents obtained in a public records request by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi’s capital will join over 300 cities nationwide that have stopped curbside recycling collections. The program will be suspended at the end of August in part because China’s demand for recycled materials has fallen. The city has spent over $1.1 million a year for curbside…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — On Monday Clarksdale police investigated four auto burglaries and one commercial burglary. Vehicles break-ins were reported in the 200 block of Shaw Cove, the 300 block of Sandy Cove and the 300 block of Pearson Street and two ATVs were stolen from Circle S Irrigation….
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is warning about a social security scam where callers say your Social Security number has been suspended because of suspicious activity or has been involved in a crime. Caller ID often shows the real SSA phone number, 800-772-1213 and they…
HINDS COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi state auditor Shad White has found “alarming” spending practices in the Hinds County School District, saying the district has kept poor control of its credit cards and bank accounts. An assistant superintendent was responsible for more than $50,000 in improper spending, including starting…
GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — Four people were taken to the hospital early Monday evening after a shooting in Greenwood. Reports say the shooting occurred just after 5:30 PM on Young Street behind Hoover’s Grocery. So far police have not named a suspect. All of the injuries appeared to be…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — During yesterday’s meeting Pam Plunk, wife of city commissioner Bo Plunk, spoke about the abuse of handicapped parking at WalMart. Police chief Sandra Williams said she has issued a memo to police captains instructing them to enforce handicapped parking regulations across the city. While parking…
