Jackson City Council recognizes retiring police captain
During yesterday’s council meeting, Councilwoman Lashia Brown-Thomas and the Jackson City Council recognized Captain Mark Hodges, who recently retired from
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NWS issues marginal severe-weather threat for most of Mississippi
The National Weather Service issued a marginal threat for severe weather for most of Mississippi on Wednesday, June 24, 2026,
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Man sentenced to 45 years in Pontotoc County manslaughter case
PONTOTOC, Miss. — A 21-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of
Read MoreHattiesburg police investigate accidental shooting involving minor
Hattiesburg police are investigating an accidental shooting involving a minor that occurred early Tuesday morning, the Hattiesburg Police Department said.
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Ocean Springs police thank Hibernia Irish Society for breakfast
Ocean Springs Police Department thanked the Hibernia Irish Society for treating officers to breakfast in a message posted on the
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Lee County cancels alert after missing 78-year-old found safe
At 8:20 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that Gary Allen Lugeanbeal, 78, has been
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Jackson records highest homicide rate in U.S.
A Facebook post said the City of Jackson had the highest homicide rate in the nation last year, a development
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Oxford Police train in tactical casualty care
Officers with the Oxford Police Department recently participated in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, the department said in a Facebook
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Ocean Springs police post message on Facebook
The Ocean Springs Police Department posted a message on its official Facebook page, continuing a trend of local law enforcement
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Sheriff’s office seeks help identifying suspects in Orange Grove Road vehicle break-ins
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said it is asking the public to help identify two people shown in a video
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