VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — 21 minutes. That’s how long investigators from the National Weather Service say two twisters were on the ground in the City of Vicksburg in Saturday’s Mississippi tornado outbreak. Both were rated as “strong” EF2 tornadoes on the 0 through 5 an EF2 Enhanced Fujita Scale….
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Clarksdale voters will vote in August on a proposed 5 millage tax increase for infrastructure. City leaders originally proposed issuing bonds for $17 million in capital improvements but the figure is now down to about $5 million for the Second Street Bridge, flood abatement in…
OXFORD, MS (Ben Caxton) — Two plane crashes in two days have claimed the lives of four people in Mississippi. On Friday a small, private airplane crashed into a field in Scott County near the town of Lake in central Mississippi and killed the sole occupant, 53-year-old pilot Walter Stanford…
WATER VALLEY, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Water Valley child care center says a worker at the center has been accused of abusing children. After a parent accused a worker of mistreating her child in December, Cotton Candy Kids Learning Center sent several letters to parents about the investigation. The…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Washington County escaped major damage but heavy rain, winds, hail, and tornadoes wreaked havoc elsewhere across the south. In Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declaring a state of emergency on Sunday night. Trees were down, roads were flooded and businesses reported damage in Yazoo County. A…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Today is Tax Day, and the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its 2019 Tax Burden by State report. To determine which states tax their residents most aggressively, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on property taxes, individual income taxes and sales, and excise taxes as…
NEW ORLEANS, MS (Ben Caxton) — The New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad will have three men this year, including a man from Vicksburg. A slideshow at the teams website only gives the first names of the dancers, including “Dante” from Vicksburg. The other male dancers are Dylon from Lousiana, and…
GREENWOOD, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Greenwood man is suing the city in Federal Court for violating his 4th and 14th Amendment rights. Bertram “Bert” Keys identified as a Greenwood Raiders football coach in papers filed by his attorneys, says Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore and at least four police…
YAZOO CITY, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Humphreys County and Yazoo City school districts will be folded into a new statewide district aimed at improving academic performance. Last week Mississippi’s state Board of Education also hired Jermall Wright, currently chief academic and accountability officer for Birmingham, Alabama, schools to be…
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Greenville fire officials say a Thursday night blaze that destroyed a home in the 500 block of Starling Street may have been set by an arsonist. The fire broke out around 10:30 PM and was under control in about an hour. No one was living…
