Today, a press conference took place regarding an arrest in the fatal Memorial Day road rage shooting on I-10 in Jackson County. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation made the arrest with assistance from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…
Jackson, Miss. (WXXV) – A federal corrections officer in Mississippi was indicted for allegedly accepting bribes to provide contraband for inmates. 28-year-old Wesley Hughes, of Greenwood, Mississippi, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on July 14, 2020 and charged…
On Monday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. In a post to social media, Gov. Reeves said, “COVID-19 is spreading and killing in our state. It is not a hypothetical, it is…
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Teachers from across the state gathered for a rally in Jackson today to voice concerns over returning for the next school year. The newly formed group ‘Mississippi Teachers Unite’ is asking for teachers to sign a letter to the governor…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,032 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 40,829 confirmed cases and 1,332 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is at 180…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WXXV) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER ALERT for two missing children out of Greenville, Mississippi. 3-year-old Zaikeith Horn is described as a Black male, 3 feet 2 inches tall, and weighing about 35…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,230 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths. Now the statewide total stands at 39,797 confirmed cases and 1,308 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is now at 172…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,025 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths. Now the statewide total stands at 38,567 confirmed cases and 1,290 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is now at…
Jackson, Miss. – Under the terms of House bill 1796, Speaker Philip Gunn has selected his appointments to the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag. Robyn Tannehill, mayor of Oxford, Mississippi. “Robyn’s background as a businessperson in the marketing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WXXV) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued an emergency proclamation containing an amended Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirement. Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when…
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Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 862 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 37,542 confirmed cases and 1,272 new deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is now…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) launched the MEMA COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program to help relieve the financial burdens on counties and municipalities caused by this unprecedented pandemic. In House Bill 1799 and…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that’s been a divisive symbol at the University of Mississippi is being removed from a prominent spot on the Oxford campus. It will be taken to a…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Monday that Area 5 Approved growing waters are closed to the harvest of oysters. The closure is effective immediately due to the presence of harmful algal blooms.…
Also in effect today, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety announces customers will be required to wear masks inside the driver's license stations. Temperature checks will be administered to each customer before entering service locations. Wednesdays will now only be…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced Chris Graham as his appointment for Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue (DOR) to ensure Mississippi's continued financial stability. Chris has a proven history of fighting for our state and handling complex administrative and accounting…
The Mississippi Department of Revenue’s Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) has announced a temporary suspension of their liquor ordering system. They say the suspension is necessary to try to remedy the unprecedented backlog of orders currently in their system. This step…
Procrastinators are facing a deadline to file their 2019 Mississippi income tax returns. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state extended its filing deadline from April 15 until July 15. That is this Wednesday. That is the same new deadline…
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JACKSON — Governor Tate Reeves has announced additional social distancing measures for thirteen counties identified as hot spots within our state to limit transmission around the communities and protect the health of all Mississippians. Consulting with our state health experts, thirteen…
Federal authorities in Mississippi say a nurse has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme. Thirty-seven year-old Fallon Page was sentenced in Hattiesburg. Prosecutors said Page was part…
A 64-year-old Mississippi inmate who was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction has died after being hospitalized since May. Bobby Neil McFalls died at the State Penitentiary at Parchman. McFalls was at least the 51st Mississippi inmate to…