JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — A man accused of shooting two toddlers while they were sitting in a car outside the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson has been arrested. 20-year-old Alcantara Garner, accompanied by his mother, surrendered to Jackson Police on Monday and confessed to being the shooter…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Paul Wilson WROX Radio) — Yesterday the board of Clarksdale Public Utilities voted to stop charging for customers to pick the date their bill is due. Responding to customer feedback, CPU General Manager Curtis Boschert asked for the change; approximately 300 CPU customers use the “pick a due…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — A pregnant Greenville woman was shot in the city on Sunday afternoon. Police discovered the 23-year-old suffering from five gunshot wounds after responding to a call on 300 block of South 8th Street in Greenville just after 3:00 PM. She was transported to Delta…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Greenville gas station attendant is alive today because a gun misfired during an armed robbery attempt early Sunday morning. According to the staff at the Shell station on Highway 82 East in Greenville, a man entered the store around 3:30 AM attempting to rob…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The number of closed bridges in Mississippi will likely go up as more of the state’s timber bridges are inspected. Mississippi Today reports that about 600 bridges are receiving their first examinations under a new set of Federal Highway Administration recommended standards. Governor Phil Bryant…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Paul Wilson) — Much of yesterday’s meeting of the Clarksdale city board was devoted to the police department. Chief Sandra Williams, Assistant Chief Vincent Ramirez and consultant Fernando Harris outlined corrective actions the department has taken or may take in the next few months to reduce crime, from…
CLEVELAND, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Salvation Army apparently likes its new surroundings in Bolivar County. Just months after closing down operations in Greenville and moving into new headquarters in Cleveland, the Salvation Army has opened a new year-round store in the city. Suzzette McMillian Bogan, divisional service extension director…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Mississippi Department of Education is holding a lottery for parents who would like to claim state money to send children with disabilities to nonpublic schools. 41 scholarships, worth nearly $6600 apiece, were forfeited by parents who aren’t using them and are available for the…
GRENADA, MS (Ben Caxton) — Five Grenada police officers are on administrative leave following the death of a man they were taking to the county jail. Last week Grenada police officers responded last week to a report of a disturbance and arrested 26-year-old Robert Loggins, who later died in custody….
PEARL, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Friday that an inmate died in custody last week. 20-year-old Darrell Harper was found unresponsive Tuesday at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility near Pearl, according to MDOC. Harper was serving a 5-year prison sentence for residential burglary. 16 inmates…
