Monroe County Electric Power Association reimbursed $1.5M for tornado recovery efforts
More federal aid is coming to Monroe County following the tornadoes that caused mass devastation last March. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced on Friday that $1,526,222 has been approved…
Group of Jackson tax return preparers sentenced to prison for seeking over $3.5 million in phony credits
A group of Mississippi tax return preparers have been sentenced to prison after filing thousands of false returns causing more than $3.5 million to be lost. According to the U.S.…
D’Iberville man pleads guilty after being caught with thousands of child porn pictures
A Mississippi Gulf Coast man will spend time behind bars for owning child pornography. 40-year-old Benjamin Lee Poiroux pled guilty in federal court to possession of thousands of visual depictions…
Southern Miss men’s basketball steamrolled by South Alabama 83-64
After being held scoreless for nearly the first five minutes of play, nothing got better for the Southern Miss men’s basketball team on Thursday night. Facing off against South Alabama…
LeBlanc, Franklin lead All-SAA honors for Millsaps women’s basketball
The Southern Athletic Association announced its postseason awards for women’s basketball on Thursday with Millsaps taking home two of the four major honors. Head coach Justin LeBlanc was voted SAA…
Clarksdale man who sexually assaulted postal worker sentenced to 8 years
A Mississippi Delta man will spend eight years behind bars for sexually assaulting a mail carrier. According to court documents, 21-year-old John Thomas Scott of Clarksdale assaulted a U.S. Postal…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, February 23
Northern Mississippi There will be plenty of sunshine today with highs in the mid-60s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the lower 40s. Central Mississippi It will be sunny…
Vicksburg brothers plead guilty to sexually abusing 11-year-old being trafficked by her mother
A pair of brothers in Vicksburg have been convicted for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl who was being trafficked by her mother. First reported by the Vicksburg Daily News, Benny…
Former Express Grain owner faces up to 30 years in prison for wire fraud
The Greenwood native and former Express Grain owner accused of defrauding a business, directly causing a grain shortage in the Mississippi Delta faces up to three decades in prison for…
