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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Memphis police are searching for a man accused of assaulting a clerk during a robbery at Family Dollar. The robbery happened on July 31 just after 9 p.m. at Family Dollar on South Third Street. Police say a man walked into the store and pretended to be a customer. Once he

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens has 30 days to respond to a judge’s show cause order, or he could lose his license to practice law in federal court. On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Halil Ozerden directed Owens to show why he should still be allowed to practice in

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Two members of an alleged sex trafficking ring known as “The Neverland Group” are behind bars after making their initial appearances in Jackson Municipal Court. On Tuesday, Damarion Deontae Course appeared before Municipal Judge Jeff Reynolds, where bond was set at $6 million. A second suspect, Vidol Marcellus Bibbs, previously appeared

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A missing person alert was canceled after a man was found dead Monday evening in Hinds County. According to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page, Nolanion Cantrell Thompson, 20, was found dead in a car in the area of Dry Grove Road in Raymond. Authorities say Thompson’s vehicle left

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A $1.22 million bridge replacement project could soon get underway along Monument Street in Jackson. On Friday, the Jackson City Council approved awarding a $1.22 million contract to Joe McGee Construction, out of Lake, Mississippi, to replace the Monument Street bridge over Town Creek. Public Works Director Lorenzo Anderson said bids

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – A 19-year-old was sentenced to 18 years in prison after using insider knowledge from his job at one local fast-food restaurant to rob a manager at another, authorities said. Deon Luckett, Jr. pleaded guilty to armed robbery in Madison County Circuit Court on July 29. He was sentenced to serve 18

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Tuesday that she is running for governor, pledging to bring a “record of action” to the state’s highest office. Fitch, a Republican, announced in a campaign statement, positioning herself as a “Trump conservative” focused on pocketbook issues, public safety, and conservative social policies. “I

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – President Donald Trump has approved Gov. Tate Reeves’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration following severe weather from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur. The declaration (FEMA–4930–DR–MS) unlocks federal funding for Mississippi counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flash flooding between June 18 and June 20. The storms

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to fund a new assistant district attorney position aimed at reducing a growing case backlog at the Raymond Detention Center. District Attorney Brad McCullouch requested the additional prosecutor to help move pretrial cases through the system faster. Board members said a shortage of

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WLBT) -U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson cut the ribbon Monday on the new G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center on Grand Avenue, marking the opening of a $7 million, 23,000-square-foot facility designed to expand healthcare access in Yazoo County. City and state officials joined Thompson for the ceremony. The facility opens to the public