JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Attorneys for rap artists Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are suing Mississippi prison officials on behalf of 29 inmates. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges prisoners in the state penitentiary at Parchman are kept in unconstitutional and inhumane conditions and claims Mississippi’s failure to fund its…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Mississippi Saturday. The strongest storm was an EF-2 in DeSoto County with winds up to 120 mph. It spanned 8 miles and significantly damaged over 200 homes. An EF-1 tornado in Tate County with…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Tate Reeves was sworn in yesterday as Mississippi’s 65th governor, pledging to provide economic opportunities in the state. Reeves served two terms as lieutenant governor and two terms before that as the elected state treasurer before succeeding Phil Bryant as governor. Bryant and Reeves have…
WARREN COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — Rising water levels on the Mississippi River have caused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close the flood control gates at the Steele Bayou Control Structure near Vicksburg. Heavy rainfall over the last week contributed to the decision which will see the corps’…
CLEVELAND, MS (Ben Caxton) — Many Cleveland residents have been complaining about higher than normal water bills received from the city. In a statement to the Bolivar Commercial newspaper, the city said that they have “experienced major difficulties” with their water meter system and revealed that they are now involved…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Jackson Division and Mississippi’s two U.S. attorneys are looking into problems in the state prison system and have asked people to provide information if they know of civil rights violations or criminal activity. They did not say…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — In mid-September of 2017 Boss Wings XXX LLC, headed by the mother and sister of Clarksdale native and rap star Rick Ross announced plans to convert Clarksdale’s historic Greyhound bus depot to a Wingstop restaurant saying at that time the restaurant would open for business…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Mississippi Crime Lab has confirmed remains found Christmas Day in the 700 block of Clay Street in Greenville are those of missing teenager Kamrone Lee. Lee went missing from his home on Utah Street on the morning of July 11 last summer according to…
VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — Train traffic across the Mississippi River at Vicksburg was shut down again for a time Monday after the old Highway 80 bridge was hit by a southbound towboat pushing six barges filled with rocks. The collision occurred just before 7:00 AM on Pier 4 on…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — At yesterday’s city board meeting Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy outlined his scheme to choose his appointments to the Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission and municipal school board. Citizens who are not employed by the city or state and are interested in serving on those boards should…
