Tonight was the first Stone High football game since the allegations surfaced. The Stone County community packed May Stadium to cheer on the Tomcats against the Long Beach Bearcats. It’s unknown if the noose victim played in tonight’s game, but…
New developments out of Stone County where a white football player is accused of tying a rope around a black teammate’s neck. The 15-year-old’s mother describes her son as shaken up as he recounted the incident. Stacy Payton says her…
This evening, Stone County residents joined hands in Wiggins in hopes of strengthening the ties and uniting the community. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us to this evening’s prayer rally at Blaylock Park. Hand in hand, Stone County residents prayed…
A lawyer for the Stone County School District says the student accused of putting a noose around the neck of a black football player has been disciplined. Attorney Sean Courtney says the incident happened on October 13th and the student…
The story of an alleged hate crime at Stone High School is quickly spreading. The president of the Mississippi NAACP spoke out against the school system in a press conference yesterday where he addressed claims that a black student had…
The NAACP is calling on federal authorities to investigate a reported hate crime that occurred at Stone High School earlier this month. The NAACP says school officials have failed to properly address the incident. News 25’s Hank Davis was at…
The state NAACP says white students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and "yanked backward." Ayana Kinnel, spokeswoman for the civil rights group, says Monday that the incident took place…
After a boy was sent to alternative school in Stone County for threatening to shoot up the school, parents now join together to address the underlying issue they believe is bullying.