MHP investigating fatal single-car crash
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Copiah. The crash occurred on Monday morning around 7 a.m. when a Ford F-250 truck...
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Two dead after 18-wheeler crash in Copiah
Two drivers died as the result of an 18-wheeler crash in Copiah. The Mississippi Highway Patrol stated that an empty log truck was traveling eastbound...
Copiah County Sheriff’s investigating carjacking & shooting
The Copiah County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspects in a carjacking case that occurred Monday afternoon at the intersection of Old Hwy 27 #1...
Two sentenced in “get out of jail early” scam
by Jared Bounds
Two Copiah County natives have been sentenced in their involvement in a jail scam taking the money of an inmate’s relative. Jabarius Neal, 29, and...
MDOT to hold ribbon cutting for Crystal Springs roundabout
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced that a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the completion of the Highway 27 and Lee Avenue...
Log truck crash, or order to avoid hitting school bus
by Sarah Ulmer
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss.- An 18-wheeler purposefully drove off of the road in order to avoid hitting a school bus in Copiah County....
Recovery mission continues, rescue divers on site at Copiah County gravel pit
COPIAH COUNTY, MISS–Pumps have been placed onsite to help move the waste from the gravel pit where two men have buried since a dam collapse...
Recovery effort continues for miners trapped in gravel pit
by Sarah Ulmer
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss.- Efforts continue to be made for the two miners who were caught in a gravel pit collapse on Friday. ...
2 trapped due to landslide in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, MISS– The Copiah County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to News Mississippi that two men are trapped due to a landslide at a gravel pit...
Fire in Mississippi: Dried Out Areas Scorched Over the Weekend
by kim
BASSFIELD, Miss.–Fires that started Saturday afternoon have burned more than 500 acres near Bassfield, said area Fire Chief Bill Matthews. The fires have destroyed homes...