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Lee County Jail facilities cover wide spectrum
TUPELO - A jail and sheriff’s office serving an area the size of Lee County brings many services under a single umbrella. The necessity of ope…
Kevin Tate
Weekend & Opinion Page Editor
Circuit judge tosses wrongful death lawsuit against highway department
TUPELO – Citing previous decisions by the Mississippi Supreme Court, a circuit court judge ruled against the family of a Lee County officer ki…
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Friday, June 14, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Ballard Park shooting suspect, 18, held without bond
TUPELO – A Tupelo man accused of shooting a woman in the leg at a west Tupelo park in the early morning hours of Wednesday has been ordered he…
William Moore
Reporter
Suspect in robbery-kidnapping pleads to lesser charge
TUPELO – A Tupelo woman accused of taking part in a robbery-kidnapping in late 2021 when she was 17 will not receive jail time under a plea ag…
William Moore
Reporter
Threats lead to cyberstalking arrest
OXFORD – An Oxford woman has been charged with cyberstalking after allegedly sending a series of threatening text messages last month.
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Single-car crash kills Pontotoc County man
TUPELO – A Pontotoc man was killed Monday night in a single-car crash on a rural state highway.
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Tupelo man accused of Oxford sexual assault
OXFORD – A Lee County man has been arrested and charged with a sexual assault that happened two months ago.
William Moore
Reporter
Oxford police charge three with burglary
OXFORD – The Oxford Police Department have arrested three people in May in connection with two separate burglary cases.
William Moore
Reporter
Pheba man charged with trafficking methamphetamine
WEST POINT – The raid of a west Clay County home by multiple law enforcement agencies resulted in a Pheba man facing multiple felony charges.
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Tuesday, June 10, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Second suspect pleads guilty in 2020 murder case
Representatives with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say a second man involved in the December 2020 murder of 39-year-old Jack Cowan of Bec…
Watchdog & Storytelling
Justice Says Mississippi Court Rule to Give Poor Defendants Lawyers Isn’t Working
Mississippi courts won't say how they provide lawyers for poor clients
Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.
Continuing care: Local schools training next generation of nurses
Tupelo couple charged with drugs following traffic stop
TUPELO – A Tupelo couple pulled over in the Brewer community are now facing multiple felony drug charges.
William Moore
Reporter
Alcorn deputies shoot armed, aggressive suspect
CORINTH – Alcorn County deputy sheriffs shot and injured a man who had been threatening family members with a knife Saturday.
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Saturday June 8, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Starkville woman charged with Friday morning shooting
STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a Friday morning shooting in Starkville.
William Moore
Reporter
Second grand jury hands Como men new charges in 2022 fatal wreck
OXFORD – Two men charged in what was originally described as a fatal drag racing wreck on an Oxford city street face new charges and possible …
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Friday, June 7, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Authorities respond to fake bomb threat outside Corinth
CORINTH – A section of Alcorn County was cordoned off for four hours Thursday afternoon as authorities responded possible bomb call at a churc…
William Moore
Reporter
Photo Galleries
PHOTOS: Tupelo, Lee County schools honor 2024 graduates
PHOTOS: Tupelo, Lee County schools honor 2024 graduates
Tupelo Stronger: A look back at destruction in days following 2014 tornado
Tupelo Stronger: A look back at destruction in days following 2014 tornado
PHOTOS: Kay Mathews honored with 2024 Red Rasberry Humanitarian Award
PHOTOS: Kay Mathews honored with 2024 Red Rasberry Humanitarian Award
PHOTOS: Ceremony honors local veterans on Vietnam War Veterans Day
PHOTOS: Ceremony honors local veterans on Vietnam War Veterans Day
PHOTOS: Service held for fallen Mississippi guardsman Derek Abbott
PHOTOS: Service held for fallen Mississippi guardsman Derek Abbott
State trooper injured in four-wheeler pursuit
IUKA – A Tishomingo County man who fled from a safety checkpoint is now behind bars facing several felony charges.
William Moore
Reporter
CRIME REPORTS: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Felonies
William Moore
Reporter
Tennessee man charged with fatal Natchez Trace Parkway wreck
OXFORD – A Murfreesboro, Tennessee man is facing at least two federal felony counts in connection with a mid-May fatal wreck on the Natchez Tr…
William Moore
Reporter
Prentiss County makes three felony drug arrests
BOONEVILLE – The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office recently made three felony drug arrests at safety checkpoints within a four-day span.
William Moore
Reporter
Suspect asks for venue change in missing Ole Miss student murder trial
OXFORD — The capital murder trial for the alleged death of an Ole Miss student missing since July 2022 might be moved outside of Northeast Mis…
William Moore
Reporter
Union County inmate’s death remains under investigation
A Union County Jail inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday afternoon June 1, Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said this week.
CRIME REPORTS: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
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William Moore
Reporter
