The Jackson-Hinds Alumni Chapter of Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association scholarship deadline is Feb. 1. The selection committee must receive applications by the deadline from 2016 high school graduating students interested in attending JSU. […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking eligible private, non-profit organizations (501c) in Mississippi interested in hosting a Women’s Business Center to apply for grants. Mississippi was one of only a few states that was […]
Time is running out to apply to participate in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and […]
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is now accepting online applications for Wildlife Management Area turkey draw hunts. Applications can be submitted at www.mdwfp.com/draws; the deadline to submit applications is Feb. 15. All […]
The Madison County (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Epsilon Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., along with Uplift Incorporated (501 c3), will host the second annual […]
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is now accepting applications for the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt on Trim Cane Wildlife Management Area. The special youth hunt will be held Feb. 6. The WMA […]
The LeFleurr’s Bluff Chapter of The Links Inc., will hold its Mardi Gras Ball at 7 p.m. Jan. 30, at the Country Club of Jackson. Tickets are $75. For more information visit www.lefleursbluff.com or email […]
News Briefs From Around The State
Mississippi authorities recover abducted 6-year-old, boy unharmed
LEXINGTON, Mississippi — A man who abducted his 6-year-old son from a Holmes County home has surrendered to authorities.
Highway Patrol spokesman Warren Strain says 43-year-old Terrell Milton Adams called the sheriff’s office Tuesday told deputies where he was and was arrested. The boy, 6-year-old Sirvontez Adams, was not harmed… […]
News Briefs From Across The State
By Lonnie Ross
Tablets stolen from Pearl Walmart
PEARL, MS – WLBT reports the Pearl Police Department is asking for help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing several tablets from Walmart.
Police say the thefts happened Monday at approximately 11:44 p.m. The Samsung Galaxy 3 tablets were worth $2,160.
The suspects and their vehicle were captured on surveillance video and shown in the following photos…. […]
Authorities said a police chief in east Mississippi was killed after being struck by a car while directing traffic Tuesday.
Clarke County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Barry White said Enterprise Police Chief Randy Boykin died while being flown to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson.
Boykin had been chief for 12 years and also worked as a part-time deputy. White said Boykin directed traffic at the main intersection in town every weekday morning to help with school traffic. […]
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