HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The city of Hattiesburg is hoping a new traffic study will lead to improved parking and traffic flow downtown. Media outlets report that the Hattiesburg City Council on Tuesday authorized the mayor to execute an agreement…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Police have found their suspect in a bomb threat that was called into the Columbus Wal-Mart. The Columbus Police Department first reported the incident through its Twitter account at about 2:45 p.m. Monday. The store, after…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi could be days away from landing a major industrial project as pieces of a recruitment effort including special utility rates and incentive legislation are moving forward. The state Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to allow…
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - An Ashland couple has been arrested in connection with the death of their 3-month-old son. Multiple news agencies report authorities arrested 27-year-old Leslie Daniels and 28-year-old Nora Sawyer Tuesday after the couple had been indicted on…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Heavy rain prompted an apartment evacuation early Wednesday in northwest Georgia one day after storms spawned tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama and dumped snow on places farther west. The National Weather Service, citing a report from…
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - A judge has reduced the prison sentence of a former mayor convicted of embezzlement. The Clarion-Ledger reports Rankin County Circuit Judge William Chapman III re-sentenced former Terry Mayor Rod Nicholson to 10 years with nine suspended…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Oysters will soon be returning to St. Joe reef after about 40,000 sacks were relocated to reefs in Pass Christian and Biloxi Bay because of the Bonnet Carre Spillway opening. St. Joe reef is in the…
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) - D'Iberville City Manager Bobby Eleuterius will retire for a second time June 1, when he'll mark 41 years in government. Eleuterius tells The Sun Herald he has told the mayor and council of his decision and…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Two Harrison County men have been sentenced to prison for the theft of 52 weapons from a licensed firearms dealer in Saucier. The Sun Herald reports 51-year-old Kevin Gerard Edwards and 34-year-old Willie Carter are two…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The Biloxi City Council has voted to raise water and sewer rates to help meet the city's expenses. Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich tells The Sun Herald the proposal approved Tuesday will not impact 70 percent of…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulfport police have arrested the man suspected in Friday's armed robbery of a Hancock Bank branch in Lyman. Sgt. Damon McDaniel tells local news outlets an anonymous tip received Tuesday led to the arrest of Daniel…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - The Jackson Police Department is looking to fill its ranks with trained and certified police officers from other cities. Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser announced that his department is currently accepting applications for its Lateral Entry…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Soddy Daisy man who possessed child pornography featuring hundreds of known victims has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Jason Collins was sentenced after pleading guilty to receipt…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Memphis are discussing plans to hire dozens of full- and part-time employees to help equip police with body cameras and reduce hold times for emergency callers. According to The Commercial Appeal, Mayor Jim Strickland…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two lawmakers have filed a bill seeking to stop a natural gas compressor from being built in a Nashville community. WPLN-FM reports that Republican Sen. Steve Dickerson and Democratic Rep. Bo Mitchell's legislation would ban compressors…
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted an administrator at a middle school in Columbus on drug charges and money laundering. U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Chad Lamar says Paul Marcus Jackson, aka "Wall," was arrested at the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Energy and Environment Secretary Charles Snavely has announced grants to help communities clean up illegal dumps across the state. A news release from the agency says $1.75 million has been awarded to 26 counties to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers are banding together to promote the state's automotive industry. Dozens of lawmakers from both political parties on Tuesday started an Automotive Caucus to work with an industry that officials say employs more than 136,500…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A team of Kentucky middle schoolers won national recognition and a $20,000 grant for creating an app to help people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia remember to take their medications. The Verizon Foundation announced Tuesday that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kevin Punter Jr. scored 27 points and Armani Moore added 18 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday night as Tennessee erased a 21-point deficit in an 84-77 upset of No. 20 Kentucky. Tennessee's comeback represented a stunning…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The Denver Broncos are back at their hotel in Santa Clara after their buses were involved in a minor accident following their practice at Stanford Stadium. Team spokesman Patrick Smyth says nobody was injured. Outside…
BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) - Fabric and sewing supply retailer Hancock Fabrics is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in nine years. The company, based in Baldwyn, Miss., made the filing Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The NAACP is asking two more Mississippi counties to stop flying the state flag because it contains the Confederate battle emblem. Multiple media outlets report the civil-rights group made the requests Monday to boards of supervisors…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - It's been nearly three years since Minnesota legislators approved state funding for Mayo Clinic's Destination Medical Center, a massive project that will overhaul the face of downtown Rochester. But movement has been slow on one of…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Adams County and the City of Natchez plan to begin working side-by-side to provide 911 dispatching services to local residents. The Natchez Democrat reports the Adams County Board of Supervisors and the Natchez Board of Alderman…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to create a limited school voucher program has been scheduled for a Monday floor vote in the state House. The measure cleared its last hurdle on a voice vote in the House Calendar Committee…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The Hattiesburg Police Department is working on giving its roster a boost with its latest round of recruits currently training at the Hattiesburg police academy. Media outlets report that 12 recruits began training Monday at the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former police officer has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to violating sex abuse laws with students at a residential, educational program run by the Kentucky National Guard. The U.S. attorney's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House Republican Caucus has elected Rep. Timothy Hill to succeed Jeremy Durham as majority whip. Durham stepped down as whip and later withdrew from the House GOP caucus amid allegations of sexual harassment and other…
CANTON, Miss. (AP) - Madison County's prosecuting attorney has received a $28,500 raise. The Clarion-Ledger reports prosecuting attorney Pamela Hancock appeared before the Madison County Board of Supervisors Monday morning and asked that her salary match that of county judges.…
Scattered severe storms capable of damaging winds and a few tornadoes are in the forecast for north and central Mississippi. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is asking residents to prepare for the possibility of severe storms Tuesday afternoon into early…
PURVIS, Miss. (AP) - On a 5-0 vote, the Lamar County School Board has approved a plan to allow Baxterville School sixth-to-eighth-graders to transfer to Purvis Middle School, if they wish. Presently, Baxterville School is Pre-K through eighth grade with…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - The Lake George project has lost the support of Jackson County. In a split vote, The Sun Herald reports supervisors decided Monday to take Jackson County's name off the official permit request for the project, which…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Harrison County is looking to save $204,000 a year with a new contract being drafted with the company that runs its juvenile detention facility. Harrison County Youth Court Judge Margaret Alfonso and Mississippi Security Police owner…
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) - The original owner of the land which was purchased by the city of D'Iberville to building the Ocean Expo has beat Saturday's deadline to close the deal and buy back the site. City Manager Bobby Eleuterius…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Hundreds of Jackson County citizens received jury summons that instructed them to call a sex hotline. Multiple news outlets report that at least 350 jury summons with the incorrect phone number were sent out to potential…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Popp's Ferry Causeway Park sits on about 10 acres of land. Although not much occupies it, the City of Biloxi is working to change that. Following Hurricane Katrina, the city made many improvements to the park,…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Fort Campbell is getting a new garrison command sergeant major, a position that assists the garrison commander. Command Sgt. Maj. Noel Foster will take over the position from Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Espinosa, who has been…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The latest rendition of the University of Louisville's Jazz Festival is set for late February. Now in its 24th year, the festival will be Feb. 25-28 at the UofL School of Music. Headliners will be jazz…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House Republican Caucus has elected Rep. Timothy Hill to succeed Jeremy Durham as majority whip. Durham stepped down as whip and later withdrew from the House GOP caucus amid allegations of sexual harassment and other…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Advocates for the disabled are gathering for a rally at Kentucky's Capitol to highlight the importance of state-supported services for the disabled. The annual rally, set for Tuesday afternoon, celebrates Disabilities Awareness Day in the state.…
BEAVER DAM, Ky. (AP) - Beaver Dam citizens will soon decide whether to allow alcohol sales in the city. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports the city will hold its first local option election in more than a decade Tuesday. Ohio County…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Zach Randolph had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Memphis beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-95 on Monday night, marking the Grizzlies' 10th victory in 12 games. Jeff Green scored 24 points for Memphis, and Vince…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - "Thursday Night Football" will air on both CBS and NBC next season. The NFL announced Monday that it had agreed to a two-year deal with the networks. CBS had broadcast games in partnership with NFL Network…
The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters…
The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters…
GREENVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol says three people have died after the vehicle they were riding in crashed into a tree while officers were pursuing them. According to a highway patrol report, Jerrod Wardrip, Aaron J. Overbay,…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Officials in Natchez and Adams County are looking to collect overdue fine money. The Natchez Democrat reports Adams County Board of Supervisors President Mike Lazarus says the county is working to see what can be done…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A juvenile court hearing has been pushed back to March 15 for three Tennessee high school basketball players charged with raping a teammate with a pool cue. Police say a 17-year-old from Ooltewah High School assaulted…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A Circuit Court judge has set an Aug. 22 trial date for a Hurley man accused of stabbing a woman to death during a December 2014 robbery in Jackson County. A Jackson County grand jury indicted…
