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The Weather Channel
April 4, 2018
Tuesday was the busiest day for severe weather so far in 2018 as the South and Midwest were hit hard. Structural damage was widespread, and nearly 150,000 homes and businesses lost power. Winds destroyed a hangar at Houston's Hobby Airport, but no injuries were reported. An electric companyÃâà...
KIIITV.com
April 4, 2018
JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant has officially set the date for the special U.S. Senate election to replace Thad Cochran, and set the qualifying deadline for April 24. The Nov. 6 special election will not have party primaries. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between theÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
April 4, 2018
"The market for our agricultural commodities in the U.S. are so intimately tied to each other that, physically, it doesn't matter whether that soybean was from Nebraska or Mississippi. If the beans aren't going to this other county, it would impact the prices." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
KFVS
April 4, 2018
A continuance was granted for the jury trial of former Mississippi County sheriff Cory Hutcheson. Hutcheson was set to go trial April 2-6 on charges of robbery and making a false statement. However, prosecutors asked for a continuance, in part based on Hutcheson's recent federal indictment and publicity concerning theÃâà...
WJTV
April 4, 2018
BOONEVILLE, Miss (WJTV) - A lineman was killed during storms in western Prentiss County last night. Prentiss County Electric Power company General Manager Ronnie Roland says crews serving parts of six counties were out last night beginning around 8:45 pm. This particular crew was working on aÃâà...
KAIT
April 4, 2018
Following a stormy evening, power crews are still trying to restore electricity to many in Mississippi County. According to the Entergy Arkansas outage map, about 976 customers are without power as of Wednesday morning. One major outage is in Blytheville and runs east to Armorel. Another outage is located near Keiser.
Mississippi News Now
April 4, 2018
Mississippi's timber bridges are in jeopardy of closing, if they haven't already, and the price tag lands with the cities and counties where they're located. ... An action plan was set in place for bridge inspections last year that included national engineering consultants doing the inspections of city and countyÃâà...
WKRG
April 3, 2018
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) - An investigation is underway at the George County Regional Correctional Facility after the death of an inmate. The George County Sheriff's Office along with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Mississippi Department of Corrections are investigating the deathÃâà...
CBS46 News Atlanta
April 3, 2018
A fugitive who escaped custody in Mississippi is back behind bars after being caught in DeKalb County Monday night. Delvin Moore was facing felony robbery charges when he took off from the Lowndes County Jail in Columbus, Mississippi in September of 2017. Police say he's responsible for dozens ofÃâà...
ABC17News.com
March 27, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Tuesday that his office is pursuing a broader criminal and civil review of the Mississippi County Jail facility and Sheriff Corey Hutcheson. The decision comes after findings by three medical experts that the death of ToryÃâà...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
March 25, 2018
In the annual County Health Rankings, health outcomes category is based on measures for premature death and quality of life based on how healthy people feel. The top ranked counties, in the lightest shades, have fewer years of potential life lost and higher rates of good physical and mental health days.
WLOX
March 24, 2018
Friday, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office arrested one of their own officers. Sgt. Cody Moak was arrested after he had an altercation with his wife. Police say the alleged incident happened Thursday evening. According to deputies, Moak was arrested after a complaint was filed and investigated Friday.
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 15, 2018
Farmers and ranchers in adjacent counties in those and other states can qualify for low-interest loans if they can prove losses from the drought. ... As part of the Mississippi declaration, the department said East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parishes in Louisiana and Chicot County in Arkansas share countyÃâà...
Mississippi Today
March 14, 2018
New health data released today reinforces an all too familiar narrative of the counties in Mississippi: Those in the Delta struggle, while the affluent ... The County Health Rankings, a system that uses a variety of statistics to measure health factors and outcomes, listed Rankin as the healthiest countyÃâà...
WLOX
March 8, 2018
Educators in Pearl River County are working to fix the current teacher shortage affecting Mississippi. "Right now, our nation, not just Mississippi, but our nation is facing a teacher shortage," said Teacher Academy instructor Stacy Reese. The Teacher Academy is a program in Pearl River County SchoolÃâà...
KFVS
March 8, 2018
CHARLESTON, MO (KFVS) -. Former Mississippi County Missouri sheriff Cory Hutcheson is due in court on Thursday, March 8. Hutcheson faces charges of first-degree robbery and making a false declaration. He is accused of taking a document from his sister-in-law's employer in March 2017.
WLOX
March 6, 2018
The state of Mississippi has a list of residents with unclaimed money and Jackson County leaders want you to collect. Resident Marshall Smith scrolled through the list of folks with unclaimed money. "Lost money. But I'm unable to find it on this list," he said. "My mother up in Kemper County, she had someÃâà...
wreg.com
February 26, 2018
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — Authorities confirm two people were arrested on suspicions that they kidnapped Ashton Talley of Mississippi County. Officials said the two suspects were in custody in Pierce County, Washington before they bonded out. 56-year-old Knanh Tan Le and 28-year-old KatherineÃâà...
KAIT
February 25, 2018
The tornado that rolled through parts of Region 8 Saturday night left a path of destruction in parts of Mississippi County. Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said the majority of the major damage to hit them was on West Keiser Avenue. “I know we didn't have this extensive damage,” Mayor Kennemore said.
KATV
February 23, 2018
In a press conference held late Friday night, the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office and Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announced two people are in custody on suspicion of kidnapping a Mississippi County girl. Ashton Talley, 18, went missing from her Mississippi County home on Saturday,Ãâà...
KFVS
February 23, 2018
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) -. A deputy at the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department may still be trying to catch his breath after a wild pursuit Thursday night near Wyatt. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, around 11:45 p.m. Mississippi County deputy Zachary Matney was in pursuit of aÃâà...
wreg.com
February 23, 2018
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — Missing teen from Mississippi County is home safe after being located Thursday in Washington State, Mississippi County Sheriff's Department said. In a joint task force officials were able to locate Ashton Talley in Pierce County, Washington State. Talley was first discoveredÃâà...
wreg.com
February 17, 2018
Mississippi Co, Ar. — The Mississippi County Sheriff's department is searching for a 18-year-old autistic student. According to Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, Ashton Talley was discovered missing at 3:50 a.m. Saturday from her home on Highway 312, south of Blytheville. The lastÃâà...
Arkansas Online
February 15, 2018
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette announced Thursday it will end home delivery in Mississippi County on March 31 but will provide readers with an Apple iPad tablet if they subscribe to the digital replica version of the newspaper. The newspaper will invest $200,000 in getting iPads to subscribers, publisherÃâà...
The Sun Herald
December 31, 1999
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash just east of Hurley from Thursday morning that killed both drivers and injured three children. Cpl. Chase Elkins said a maroon 2009 Honda Pilot was traveling west on Highway 614 near Otis Cooper Road about 5:30 a.m. when the vehicle crossedÃâà...
Southeast Missourian
December 31, 1999
Embattled Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson has been indicted on 11 federal charges of identity theft while awaiting trial on related state charges. Hutcheson, 34, of East Prairie, Missouri, appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and wasÃâà...
Jackson Free Press
December 31, 1999
#The Mississippi Public Defender Task Force released a 100-plus-page report today, produced by the Sixth Amendment Center, detailing how indigent defense plays out in 10 county-court systems in the state including Hinds, DeSoto, Forrest, Adams and Pearl River counties. #"I feel very strongly thatÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi county is finishing up the repairs caused by March 2016 floods. The Delta Democrat-Times reports the group restoring Washington County only has 10 of the estimated 120 damaged homes left to repair. Delta Force of Washington County Chairwoman Martha BrayÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
December 31, 1999
Two years ago to the day that a burning cross was found in Lawrence County in 2016, another one was found on a state road sign on Mississippi 27 just ... The Daily Leader's Donna Campbell reported that motorists Lawrence County Sheriff Lessie Butler told them that motorists saw the burning cross andÃâà...
