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12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/worker-dies-after-falling-through-roof-of-mississippi-school-federal-investigation-under-way/

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man who fell while working on a roofing project at Crystal Springs Middle School in Mississippi.

12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/18-wheeler-leads-police-on-chase-through-multiple-mississippi-counties/

A South Carolina man was arrested early Sunday morning following a high-speed pursuit in an 18-wheeler that spanned multiple counties in Mississippi.

12/23/2024

Board discusses operators.

City Public Works Department employees designated as “operators” make more money per hour than non-operators, but more training and certification comes with the title. The topic was discussed Tuesday during the regular Board of Aldermen meeting as a matter of clarification. Ward 2 Alderman Shann...

12/23/2024

Missing infant found safe.

An infant reported missing Thursday in Grenada County has been located and is safe. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation posted the update after 48 hours of the child having gone missing. Ten-week-old A’marion Nason of Holcomb, Mississippi, had been last seen Thursday, Dec. 19, at about 7:17 a....

12/23/2024

Legislators will try again with turkey stamp bill in 2025.

The 2025 legislative session is right around the corner and there is some unfinished business in the Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committees. Last February, House Committee Chair Bill Kinkade authored a bill to establish the Wild Turkey Stamp to fund conservation and research. A nearly identical bi...

12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/overnight-crash-calims-life-of-16-year-old-mississippi-boy/

A tragic overnight crash claimed the life of a 16-year-old Mississippi male.

12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/case-of-bird-flu-confirmed-in-mississippi-monitoring-of-poultry-intensified-across-state/

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been detected in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce announced that poultry from a commercial breeder in Greene County tested positive for the virus.

12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/investigation-launched-after-woman-killed-after-falling-off-bluff-overlooking-mississippi-river/

A woman tragically fell to her death from the top of the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez on Sunday evening.

12/23/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/23/watch-fire-consume-historic-mississippi-mansion-as-it-collapses/

Firefighters continued their efforts late Sunday morning to fully extinguish the remains of a fire that completely destroyed a Mississippi mansion.

12/22/2024

More than a family tradition.

A unique Christmas tree has adorned the window of a Topeka Tilton home every year for more than six decades. Nell Robbins saw a special tree in a store window somewhere and really liked it. So she decided to try it at home, said her granddaughter Lisa Daniels. “It’s not your typical Christmas tr...

12/21/2024

Hardy’s next chapter

One of the top transfer portal running backs, Lawrence County alum Ahmad Hardy, made his final decision on Thursday of where he’ll next play college football with his announced signing at the University of Missouri. Hardy went on official visits to Ole Miss, Kentucky and Auburn after finishing in ...

12/21/2024

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12/20/2024

Do you know this man?

BROOKHAVEN — The Brookhaven Police Department is seeking help identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection to a shooting Thursday afternoon which left two victims injured. Law enforcement and KDMC responded to a shooting on Bryant Street Thursday. A call of shots fired was reported at 4 ...

12/20/2024

Some quick thinking.

BOGUE CHITTO — A homeowner on Old US51 SE in Bogue Chitto extinguished flames at their back door Friday morning. Hog Chain, Heucks Retreat and Zetus Volunteer Fire Departments were en route to the call. Hog Chain Chief John David Hart said the homeowner used a garden hose to put out the flames bef...

12/20/2024

10-week-old infant reported missing

An infant has been reported missing in Grenada County. Ten-week-old A’marion Nason of Holcomb, Mississippi, was last seen Thursday, Dec. 19, at about 7:17 a.m. in the 700 block of Powell Road, Grenada County. Nason — described at Black American, 17.29 inches tall, 7.5 lbs., with black hair and b...

12/20/2024

There is a new bookstore in town.

BROOKHAVEN — Nearly two years ago Dana and Jason Matte opened Wild Fox Coffee and were chasing a dream of one day opening a bookstore too. Thursday afternoon, customers milled through rooms perusing shelves loaded with new reads in Dog Ear Books as they celebrated a ribbon cutting. Dana made it ve...

12/20/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/20/mississippi-public-defender-captures-video-of-grinch-stealing-packages-left-on-his-front-porch/

A Mississippi public defender is out for justice against a Christmas Grinch that walked up to his porch earlier this week to steal multiple packages at his front door. Laurel public defender Matt Sherman posted a video on his page from his Ring doorbell that showed the porch pirate stealing...

12/20/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/12/20/mississippi-man-arrested-for-threatening-to-blow-up-sheriffs-office/

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly making terroristic threats against a Mississippi sheriff's office.