HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - A former owner of an Arkansas ambulance service is DeSoto County's new EMS director. The Commercial Appeal reports the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors appointed Mark Davis to the post. He begins work June 13, and…
WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi State Department of Health has opened a state Medical Needs Shelter in Wiggins. The state-of-the-art facility is next to the Dean Griffin Memorial Airport. The Sun Herald reports construction began on the $7.7 million…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal funding for late-April flood damage in South Mississippi. FEMA says the total damage amount doesn't meet the threshold for a disaster designation. Harrison County Emergency Management Agency Director…
SHERMAN, Miss. (AP) - Sherman police have arrested a Union County woman on felony embezzlement charges. Police Chief Joel Spellins tells WTVA-TV Wednesday that officers arrested 25-year-old Marianna Torres, who worked as a cashier at Wild Bill's Truck Stop in…
BYRAM, Miss. (AP) - An 18-year-old man has been charged in what police say appears to be a deadly home burglary in Byram. Multiple news agencies report Byram police say in a statement that Samuel Reed of Terry was arrested…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - An arrest has been made in the beating death of a man at a McComb sports bar. Media outlets report McComb police say 35-year-old Russell E. Creason of Forest was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - The owner of a construction company in Pascagoula has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to set fire to his business. The Sun Herald reports a judge also fined 53-year-old Michael Eugene Slater…
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) - Newport on the Levee, the city of Newport and a St. Louis-based company have reached a deal to build a Ferris wheel along the Ohio River. News outlets report that Koch Development expects to spend more…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A spokesman says Memphis police officers will begin using body cameras by July 4. Police department public information officer Louis Brownlee told The Commercial Appeal in an email that officers at the Crump Station will be…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Almost 3 million free meals will be served to needy Mississippi children this summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's summer food service program will provide nearly 41,000 meals a day in the state. That's up to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The trial has begun for a bowling alley owner charged with killing a man whose body was found in a steel drum on a lake about 35 years ago. News outlets report that opening statements began…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public comment on plans for a new dry ash storage landfill next to the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Anderson County. TVA's long-range plans include converting the handling of coal…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Matt Bevin has announced $7.5 million in scholarships that will pay for Kentucky high school seniors to take dual credit classes. Bevin and Education and Workforce Development Secretary Hal Heiner announced the Dual Credit Scholarship…
HICKORY, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police plan to dedicate a memorial to two troopers who died last year in the line of duty. A police statement says a monument will be unveiled and dedicated on Monday afternoon at Post…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A man who walked away from North Dakota's Missouri River Correctional Center nearly a month ago has been arrested in Tennessee. Leroy Hollman went missing from the unfenced, minimum-security Bismarck lockup on May 2. The Bismarck…
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An airline serving Hagerstown Regional Airport says it will stop flying to Washington Dulles international Airport and start flying to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport as early as this summer. The Herald-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/1TXEFUE ) that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the departure of Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick Schofield to take a job with a publicly-traded corporation that builds and runs prisons. Haslam praised and thanked Schofield, who has led the…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three people have been sentenced in Clarksville in connection with a fatal beating of a woman they called their "house slave." The Leaf Chronical (http://leafne.ws/1TXJHzh ) reports that Cynthia Skipper, Derek Vicchitto and Alphonso Richardson II…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a 22-year-old inmate at the Shelby County Corrections Center has died after an argument with his cellmate. A news release from the jail said the death of Leonard Nelson on Tuesday was originally thought…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Longtime 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Boyce F. Martin Jr. has died after battling brain cancer. He was 80. Martin's daughter, Mavin H. Martin, said her father died Wednesday at his home in Louisville.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery is reasserting his authority to investigate sexual harassment allegations against state Rep. Jeremy Durham. The Tennessean reports that the attorney general's office, in an opinion issued Tuesday, said a special House…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - An Adams County official is hoping to follow the lead of Hinds County and crack down on illegal auto tags. Board of Supervisors President Mike Lazarus tells The Natchez Democrat he wants Adams County to discuss…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Federal court records show a Korean national accused of engaging in human trafficking while she was operating a spa as a front for sex slaves and laundering money has decided to plead guilty to a charge…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Court records show a 42-year-old Biloxi man needs more time to review his updated pre-sentence investigative report prior to his sentencing. As a result, The Sun Herald reports Judge Louis Guirola Jr. set a new sentencing…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - The Hancock County Coroner says a man who was driving north in a southbound lane on Mississippi 603 collided with a truck and his passenger died at the scene. Coroner Jim Faulk tells local…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The attorney for a man accused of killing two teenage brothers says his client spat on him in a holding cell, insulted him and threatened him in court. News outlets report that attorney Brendan McLeod withdrew…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Siemens Industry, Inc. is being sued over problems with Jackson's water meters and contract negotiations. Multiple media outlets report M.A.C. and Associates LLC filed a $37 million lawsuit Tuesday against the engineering company based on a…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - A man has died after being shot in what Pearl police say appears to be an act of self-defense. Multiple media outlets report 25-year-old Justin Jenkins was found shot to death Tuesday inside his home at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New York Jets coach Todd Bowles will be joining former Washington and Denver coach Mike Shanahan along with other NFL coaches and former players to raise money for the foundation named in honor of the late…
VONORE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a 19-year-old McMinn County man drowned in an eastern Tennessee lake while swimming with friends. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Communications Director Kelly Brockman says the man was not a strong swimmer and…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Shrimp season opens Monday in Mississippi waters. WLOX-TV reports that the recreational and commercial season will open at 6 a.m. on Monday. Shrimp season north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close at midnight on Dec. 31.…
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - A pregnant Mississippi woman has won a court order giving her the right to keep her placenta. The Clarion-Ledger reports Jordan Thiering (THEER'-ing) was granted the court order on May 17. Thiering said she wants to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - New water rates have taken effect for about 7,200 customers of Water Service Corp. of Kentucky. The Kentucky Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a settlement granting the utility an annual revenue increase of about $361,000,…
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - One of the airlines serving Hagerstown Regional Airport is holding an event to highlight changes in its name and the type of aircraft it flies. Southern Airways Express is holding the reception at the airport Tuesday…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Camping fees at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may increase by 25 percent. Media outlets report that it's been 10 years since the park has proposed a fee increase, with the exception of the Cataloochee…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Rutherford County sheriff's office administrator who faces federal charges has asked for a public defender to represent him, weeks after obtaining a permit to build a nearly $600,000 home. Joe Russell, the chief deputy over…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Belmont has selected Scott Corley, a former star basketball player at the school, as its athletic director. Corley said at a Tuesday news conference that he was "honored and humbled" to accept the job. Corley replaces…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A new marker erected in a park near downtown Memphis tells the story of one of the city's darkest episodes. The marker commemorating the "Memphis Massacre" at Army-Navy Park represents a significant step for a city…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The trial dates for Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams are getting pushed back again as they face aggravated rape charges. Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Sean McDermott confirmed Tuesday that the trials…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Officials say a Tennessee hiker who died after getting lost in Maine did the right thing by setting up camp to wait for help. But they say her situation evolved into a gray area after she…
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Kenny Chesney will headline a concert at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 9, the night before the speedway hosts a football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech. The concert, billed as "Bristol's Tailgate Party,"…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The Natchez-Adams School District Board of Trustees has not discussed hiring a superintendent, but the majority of the board feels the discussion needs to take place sooner rather than later. Board President Amos James tells The…
CANTON, Miss. (AP) - After two years and more than $2 million, the defunct Sulphur Springs Park in Madison County may soon be on the market. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Madison County Board of Supervisors is looking for an appraiser…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Wherever you travel in South Mississippi throughout this week, chances are you will see safety checkpoints or officers pulling over motorists. Police, deputies and state troopers across the Coast are making a unified effort to stop…
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A former Middle Tennessee State University professor has been accused of fatally stabbing his 79-year-old wife inside their Florida condominium. Riviera Beach police spokesman Rose Anne Brown tells news outlets that investigators believe 78-year-old James…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet wants to hear from the public about its proposed goals for increasing involvement by disadvantaged businesses in highway projects. The cabinet's Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development is preparing goals…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says an independent third party will assess the finances and governance of Nashville General Hospital. In a Friday statement announcing the plan, Barry said she is committed to the success of the…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a community center pool in Hattiesburg. WDAM-TV reports that Juwine Hughes of Laurel was pronounced dead Monday morning at University Medical Center in Jackson. Hattiesburg Police Lt.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Western Kentucky University student home for summer break has been struck at random by gunfire that broke out after a party near the University of Louisville campus. News outlets report 19-year-old Eriaun Warrick was upgraded…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The City of Hattiesburg is changing more than 1,500 lights to LED bulbs to cut energy costs under incentives offered by Mississippi Power. The Hattiesburg American reports that the municipal airport, City Hall and Eastside Park…
