Protect yourself: AG Hood warns of “grandparents scams”
Attorney General Jim Hood’s Consumer Protect Division has seen a recent increase in cases where grandparents have been the targets of wire fraud scams, commonly...
Tuesday weather rundown 6-27-17: more rain coming
by Jared Bounds
North Mississippi looking at another mild and breezy day. You’re rising through the 60s and 70s toward a high in the mid/upper 80s for your...
Town of Rienzi, MS evades $500,000 religious lawsuit, raises Christian flag again
by Jared Bounds
As of the 2010 census, the tiny town of Rienzi, Mississippi had 317 people living within the city limits. As of January 2017, that population...
Historic bridge in southeast MS collapses after flooding
by Jared Bounds
The old Highway 42 bridge spanning the swollen waters of the Chickasawhay River had seen plenty of floods during the decades it stood, but the...
State Treasurer Fitch fighting to retrieve $155 million in unclaimed US savings bonds
by Jared Bounds
Treasurer Lynn Fitch attended oral arguments last week at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in a case that could lead to the distribution of...
Mississippi cotton struggles under recent heavy rain
by Jared Bounds
Cotton is a major crop in Mississippi. In 2014, it ranked fourth behind poultry, forestry, and soybeans in state commodities, with $403 million dollars of...
Pine Belt man arrested with child pornography
by Jared Bounds
Attorney General Jim Hood announced the arrest of a Brooklyn, Mississippi man who was charged with two counts of child exploitation. Eugene Rhodes, 58, was...
RECALL NOTICE: Toddler chicken bites pulled after bits of bone found
by Jared Bounds
Overhill Farms, Inc., a Vernon, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,630 pounds of chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone,...
Monday weather rundown 6-26-17
by Jared Bounds
North Mississippi waking up to a brisk Monday morning in the lower 60s. A cold front finally sweeping through the state will bring a few...
Gas prices falling, could tick up due to Cindy
by Jared Bounds
Gas prices are on the decline across the country, and Mississippi is sporting some of the lowest prices of all. Don Redmon with AAA says...