6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (384+ words) Mississippi law changes how law enforcement handles missing persons cases tippahnews.com Petal, Miss. — More than 30 years after 17-year-old Angela Freeman disappeared in Petal, a new Mississippi law is altering law enforcement procedures for missing persons cases. House Bill 377, which…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) tippahnews.com JACKSON, Miss. — Luther Russell, the former director of Laurel’s Public Works Department, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, according to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. White said Russell instructed city employees to load the city’s track hoe…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (105+ words) tippahnews.com Blue Mountain Christian University will hold Gratitude Day on Sept. 9 on the lawn in the center of campus, the university said. The event is open to attendees on a drop-in basis from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers said participants can write…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (70+ words) tippahnews.com Football season has returned, and an announcement urged fans to take precautions against the heat. The announcement said cooler, falllike temperatures have not yet arrived. It advised fans planning to attend games this weekend to stay hydrated and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (102+ words) tippahnews.com Two people were killed and several others were injured in a series of overnight shootings across Simpson County, the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said, WJTV reported. The violence began about 10:09 p.m. Aug. 28 on Dan George Road, where a…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (107+ words) tippahnews.com The Mississippi Department of Transportation said State Route 427 will be closed in both directions between Rocky Rd. Ln. and State Route 16 in Leake County starting Aug. 24 for a bridge replacement project. MDOT said the closure is expected to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (364+ words) tippahnews.com JTRAN employees will return to work Monday after a tentative agreement with MV Transportation ended a monthlong strike, Local 1208 said. The union said the proposal was ratified Thursday by a 29-9 vote and includes an immediate 5% increase in base…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (285+ words) tippahnews.com The City of Jackson announced Thursday that MV Transportation and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1208-Jackson reached a deal to end a 39-day strike that sidelined JTRAN, the capital city’s public transit system, the city said. The union said…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (296+ words) tippahnews.com A federal investigation into loans connected to insurance companies controlled by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Mark Walter has prompted widespread social media claims that the team’s payroll and recent signings were funded by improper loans, according to reporting....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) tippahnews.com California Highway Patrol officials said a traffic stop in Merced County led to the seizure of about 30 pounds of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $817,200. CHP said a Central Division canine officer stopped a 2025 Honda CR-V…...