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2026 Tupelo St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway this Thursday

Bill Clinton coming to Tupelo to campaign for Democrats

The 42nd president will appear in the All America City to campaign for Scott Colom and other Democrats, Colom’s campaign confirmed to WTVA.
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 21,...

Local

The Oktibbeha County Lake.
Plans progress regarding dangerous dam

News

Wreck (File Image)
77-year-old man killed in evening crash

National Sports

FILE -- Emmy award-winning host Ernie Johnson checks out the Amex Experience during the 2025...
Ernie Johnson announces this will be his final season on ‘Inside The NBA’

TOP HEADLINES

Forecast

Rain chances increase for the weekend.

Rain chances expected to increase over the weekend

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Elijah Beland
Highs will reach the upper 70s to low 80s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon with winds from the southeast at 5 mph.

Sports

Ole Miss uses strong second-half effort to outlast former Rebels and now UAB coach Andy...

Ole Miss uses strong second-half effort to outlast former Rebels and now UAB coach Andy Kennedy’s squad

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Patrick McCabe
Budd Clark led the way with eighteen points, while five others scored in double figures

News

Democrat Scott Colom held a rally at St. John Community Center in Biloxi with former...

US Senate candidate Scott Colom rallies with former Transportation Secretary Buttigieg ahead of general election

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Tyler Bell
Democrat Scott Colom held a rally at St. John Community Center in Biloxi with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg one week before the November general election.

Local

Antonius Bean, Virginia Schauer, and Mariah Vanderwal are going to federal prison following...

Three sentenced in connection to 2025 murder

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
Three people are going to federal prison following guilty pleas to accessory after the fact in connection with a 2025 murder.

Local

The NEMS FORGE Your Path Career Expo brought students together for a day of exploring...

Students explore construction and skilled trades

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Alvin Ivy
Hundreds of eighth-grade students got a hands-on look at their future careers in northeast Mississippi.

Alabama

Pickens County investigators say they've launched an investigation to determine who stole two...

2 A/C units stolen from Pickens County church

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Bryan Henry
Thieves reportedly stole two air conditioning units from Hebron Baptist Church in Pickens County, and no one has been arrested, Sheriff Jordan Powell said Tuesday.

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Rain chances increase for the weekend.
Rain chances expected to increase over the weekend

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The Clay County Sheriff’s Office invites the public to a fun Halloween event.
Interview: Clay County sheriff hosting Halloween event

News

The crash happened on Tuesday before 7:00 at Highway 46 and Hazelwood Loop.
77-year-old man killed in evening crash

Local

Hundreds of eighth-grade students got a hands-on look at their future careers in northeast...
Students explore construction and skilled trades

News

Three people are going to federal prison following guilty pleas to accessory after the fact in...
Three sentenced in connection to 2025 murder

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Gavel, Graphic Date: 01/02/2020

Man to pay $30,000 for taking timber from national forest

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A Ripley man was sentenced in federal court for taking timber from a national forest.

Local

Evidence in relation to Harvey Savior.

Man found guilty of trafficking fentanyl

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A Louisville man has been found guilty of trafficking fentanyl.

Local

An absentee voting sign.

Mississippi Senate race draws national attention as absentee voting climbs

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Shawanda Jones
Nearly 30,000 absentee ballots were returned before rallies, Mississippi's secretary of state reports.

News

(L-R): Scott Colom, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ty Pinkins

Who’s on the ballot? Mississippians to vote Nov. 3 in federal, judicial races

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Mississippians go to the polls on Nov. 3 to vote in several important federal and judicial elections.

Local

The Calamity Club by Mississippi native Kathryn Stockett.

Tupelo Reads announces 2027 book selection

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Kevion McGee
A local event that brings the community together through books announced its book selection for 2027.

Local

Stephanie Jeanine Williams Machado.

Man scammed by fake life insurance agent following sister’s death

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Jake Holcomb
A man says he was scammed by someone shortly after the death of his sister.

Sports

Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor (1) warms up before NCAA college football game...

MSU QB Kamario Taylor to miss remainder of season

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM EDT
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By Zac Carlisle
The Macon native requires surgery for a foot injury, the university announced on Tuesday morning.

Local

School bus.

‘I think they all need to be fired,’ Parents say students forced off bus, walk home

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Michelle Martin
A Guntown couple is demanding answers after they say their 11-year-old daughter’s school bus driver told her to get off the bus and walk home.

Local

Clay County Sheriff's Office in West Point, Mississippi

Man killed in crash while on way to work

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM EDT
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By Tristyn Stoop
A man was killed while heading to work on Monday.

Mississippi

Judge eyes house arrest for mother, son in state’s largest welfare scheme

Judge eyes house arrest for mother, son while they await federal sentencing in state’s largest welfare scheme

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT
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By Quentin Smith
A Hinds County judge says she plans to sentence Nancy and Zachary New to house arrest in the state’s welfare fraud case, frustrated that the mother and son have waited more than four years to be sentenced.

News

Firefighters battling Clinton nursing home fire

Deadly Clinton assisted living center fire started by ‘smoking materials,’ authorities say

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of a fire at Brookdale Senior Living in Clinton that happened on Wednesday, October 21.

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Mississippi State Auditor Shad White

Shad White expected to announce governor campaign soon

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM EDT
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By Tanya Carter
State Auditor Shad White will announce his run for governor soon.

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Fire in Nettleton, Mississippi, on Oct. 26, 2026

Police urge public to take burn ban seriously after late-night blaze damaged property

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 11:35 AM EDT
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By Zac Carlisle
Police issued a warning following an overnight fire in Nettleton.

Mississippi

Campfire, Photo Date: Nov. 11, 2013

Active Mississippi burn bans

Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT
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By Zac Carlisle
Burn bans are in effect for many Mississippi counties as of Sept. 25.

Sports

MHSAA logo

MHSAA releases new school classifications for 2027-29

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM EDT
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By Nathan Lee and Garrett Busby
The Mississippi High School Activities Association has released its school classifications for the 2027-29 cycle.

News

One dead, multiple injured after two-boat collision; Reservoir Police investigating

Judge finds probable cause in deadly Rankin County boat collision that killed 23-year-old

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Lauren Harvey and A'Darius McCormick
During Tuesday’s hearing, Rankin County Judge David Morrow Jr. found probable cause to send both cases to a grand jury.

News

23-year-old pedestrian killed on Highway 80 in Jackson

23-year-old pedestrian killed on Highway 80 in Jackson

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM EDT
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By Lauren Harvey
The driver was on the scene when accident investigator Kelly arrived. Citations were issued to the driver; however, no arrest has been made.

News

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena, in Corinth, Miss.,...

Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans’ challenges

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 11:12 AM EDT
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By BILL BARROW, SOPHIE BATES and JILL COLVIN
President Donald Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm rally blitz that highlights Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country.

National

Jacob Morley escaped Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tenn.

Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped from prison, officials say

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM EDT
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By Joel Moore, Kaitlyn Miller and Debra Worley
Jacob Morley escaped Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tenn. Authorities search for stolen Ford F-350 with plate 138BBQV. Call 911 with tips.

National

FILE - Summit County officials will name Ted Bundy as the killer in a 1974 Utah cold case,...

Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to another 1970s homicide

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through new DNA testing, prosecutor says.

Sports

The renovated ballpark will include expanded and reimagined seating options, Roost and amenities.

Southern Miss gives glimpse into Pete Taylor Park renovations

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM EDT
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By Brooke Parker
"The vision is not to change what makes The Pete special. It is to build around it."

National

Noah Wyle poses in the press room during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday,...

‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle named People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM EDT
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By Emily Van de Riet
Actor Noah Wyle, 55, has been named People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive. He discussed the honor, his family and his life away from Hollywood.
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