PARCHMAN, MS (Ben Caxton) — Police have captured one of two inmates who escaped from the Parchman State Penitentiary late Sunday or early Monday. 41-year-old inmate James R. Sanders is now in custody, while 22-year-old Ryan Young, who fled with him, is still at large. Sanders is serving life for…
BATESVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Batesville teacher has been suspended after a racist comment appeared on her Facebook Page. Cammie Rone, a second-grade teacher at Batesville Intermediate School in Batesville, was placed on administrative leave Monday after officials were made aware of a comment that appeared on her Facebook…
VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Vicksburg house fire has killed a wheelchair-bound occupant. The Tuesday morning blaze on Marcus street claimed the life of 62-year-old Deborah Sweet. Firefighters battling arcing power lines and searing flames could not reach Sweet before she was overcome by the extreme heat and smoke….
LAKEPORT PLANTATION, AR (Ben Caxton) — The Polks Plantations and the Creation of Cotton Kingdom in the Old South will be presented by Dr. Kelly Houston Jones in the next Lakeport Legacies monthly history talk on September 28 at the Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village. Jones will discuss her research…
YALOBUSHA COUNTY, MS (Ben Caxton) — A Mississippi deputy has been awarded a medal for bravery in a shootout where he was wounded and a Missouri man and woman were killed. Yalobusha County sheriffs Deputy Thomas West received the medal Saturday. Three months ago he found a stolen all-terrain vehicle…
STARKVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — Beating a top 15 team by 30 points on national TV vaulted Mississippi State into the top 25 for the first time since 2015. The 3-and-0 Bulldogs are ranked for the first time since 2015, #17 in the AP top 25 and #19 in the…
OXFORD, MS (Ben Caxton) — A pickup truck hit and damaged a decorative extension of a Confederate memorials base Saturday night but apparently it was an accident. Police said the driver and passenger were taken to a hospital after the crash on the Ole Miss campus and the driver was…
PARCHMAN, MS (Ben Caxton) — Two inmates have escaped from the state penitentiary at Parchman and are considered armed and dangerous. They have been identified as 41-year-old James R. Sanders and 22-year-old Ryan Young. They are believed to have escaped Unit 30 between late Sunday night and early Monday morning…
ROSEDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — West Bolivar Consolidated is back grappling with new issues according to a report in the Bolivar Commercial newspaper. A fire damaged gymnasium and cafeteria at the High School is going to take a lot longer to fix than the timeline estimates the school board received…
WARREN, AR (Ben Caxton) — Another southeast Arkansas pedestrian has died in a traffic accident. 59-year-old Percy Gavin, Jr died Saturday night when he was struck by a pickup truck in Warren. Arkansas State Police say Gavin was walking west near the fog line of U.S. 278B when he…
