New police chief sworn in after six months of vacancy in Brooksville
Brooksville native, Anthony Belgrave, was sworn in Monday, July 27, as the town's new police chief...
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Tupelo Salvation Army extends Community Center hours as cooling shelter
The Tupelo Salvation Army is expanding its hours for its Community Center to provide some relief from the scorching temperatures. Allie Martin has more...
Starkville Parks and Rec General Manager briefs community leaders at Starkville Rotary Club
It may look like fun and games, but recreation is getting to be big business, and the City of Starkville has been steadily working on building that business...
Taylor Farms CEO pressed by lawmaker over cyclospora outbreak and White House ties
According to CBS News, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating whether Taylor Farms used its ties to the White House to influence the federal response to a nationwide cyclospora outbreak linked to the company's recalled lettuce...
Early corn crop headed to apparent good harvest
Sources from an MSU press release say that Mississippi’s corn crop is looking good this year, and harvest began in July for what was one of the earliest planted corn crops in state history...
From non-verbal to MSU graduation: Twin brothers power through adversity, find home and voice
According to an MSU press release, twenty years before Kirklyn Johnson stood in front of thousands of onlookers at his 2026 Mississippi State commencement ceremony to sing the National Anthem, his parents were told he might never speak a word...
Tupelo Salvation Army expands hours for Community Center to provide relief from scorching temperatures
The Tupelo Salvation Army is expanding its hours for its Community Center to provide some relief from the scorching temperatures...
Bryan Kohberger challenges conviction in Idaho murders
CBS News reports that Bryan Kohberger, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, is challenging his conviction...
Trump asks Supreme Court to step into dispute over mail-in voting executive order
Sources from CBS News say that President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to intervene in a 23-state challenge to his executive order that seeks to impose new restrictions for mail ballots and directs the Homeland Security Department to create lists of eligible voters...
Former Police officer to spend the next 7 years behind bars in Oxford
A former Police officer will spend the next 7 years behind bars. Antonio Wade was sentenced in an Oxford Federal Court today...
Comey asks judge to drop case over seashells Instagram post, arguing speech is protected by First Amendment
According to CBS, Former FBI Director James Comey urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out an indictment alleging he threatened President Trump's life, arguing that it targets speech protected by the First Amendment and that the phrase at the center of the charges, "86 47," does not connote violence...
NEMCC's Office of Continuing Education offering Certified evening Nurse Aid training classes
Making your next career move isn't always easy, especially when it comes to working out a schedule that fits your lifestyle. That's why one local college is looking to help...
The biggest weather risk for homeowners? It's no longer hurricanes.
Sources from CBS News say that tornadoes, hail and powerful winds linked to climate change now pose a bigger threat to homeowners than floods, hurricanes and other forms of extreme weather, according to new research...
Savannah Guthrie pleads to her mother's alleged kidnappers to "do the right thing" in new video
According to CBS News, Savannah Guthrie appealed to her mother's alleged kidnappers to "do the right thing" on Monday, saying in a new video message that her family has been living in a "nightmare that will not end"...
DeSoto County judge to be the newest member of MS Supreme Court
A DeSoto County judge will be the newest member of the Mississippi Supreme Court...
Midday (Second Annual Golf Tournament for Special Olympics) - 07/27/26
Today on Midday, Kealy talks with Foresome Golf President John Sevier about an upcoming tournament to benefit the Special Olympics at Green Oaks Golf Course in Lowndes County!
A Tupelo Ticket Wins $1 Million in Saturday’s Powerball Drawing
According to a press release, a $2 Powerball ticket purchased at Sprint Mart #38 in Tupelo is worth $1 million after matching all five white ball numbers in Saturday night’s drawing...