A Mississippi federal grand jury will decide if a New York man will be prosecuted for his alleged role in an international cybercrime organization with South Mississippi connections. Olutoyin Ogunlade of Brooklyn, New York, is accused of bank fraud and …
Mack and Kathryn Towery’s new home stands in sharp contrast to much of their neighborhood. The section of Old Saltillo Road just north of the Tupelo city limits shows heavy damage from the April 28 tornado. More than a dozen …
The U.S. Labor Department is sending up to $5.6 million to Mississippi to pay for unemployed people to help with recovery and cleanup from the April 28 tornadoes. The money, being sent to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, could …
The Mississippi Legislature met in a three-hour session Thursday approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the funding measure, Senate Bill 2001, and it became …
Gov. Phil Bryant has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session starting Thursday to help pay state government’s share of recovery costs after the deadly April 28 tornadoes. The governor said Tuesday that lawmakers will be asked to provide up …
The Lamar County Board of Supervisors has given the county engineer approval to hire a firm that will look into why roads in at least three county subdivisions have been crumbling away. The Hattiesburg American reports that GeoCon Laboratories Inc. …
The Petal Fire Department will begin testing and refurbishing the Mississippi city’s hydrants on Monday. The Hattiesburg American reports the work is expected to continue through May. Fire Chief Joe Hendry says the hydrants will be tested, cleaned and painted. …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says a 28-year-old Pontotoc County man will serve at least a year in prison after filing an insurance claim for a nonexistent four-wheeler accident. He says in a news release that Eric Long of Randolph …
The City of Greenwood, Miss., has approval to donate small homes to a nonprofit organization for low-income housing. Senate Bill 2918 was signed Monday by Gov. Phil Bryant. The city has 26 Katrina cottages, small homes used to provide housing …
A 46-year-old Gautier, Miss., man has been sentenced to prison for five months and ordered to repay $26,000 for oil spill recovery money he received by fraud. The Sun Herald reports Vester Ray Bassham also was sentenced this week to …