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Ronnie L. Brown Jr., 33, of Amory, was arrested July 30 and charged with aggravated domestic violence and felony child abuse, the Tupelo Police Department said. Police say the alleged assault occurred June 27 at a Longhorn Steakhouse and the victim was contacted at North Mississippi Medical Center.

Tupelo police arrested 18-year-old Ivyana Jones after a vehicle chase and ramming incident in a Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot on July 28, the department said. A judge set her bond at $5,000 and the case will go to the Lee County grand jury.

NEMCC Adult Education said all staff will participate in campuswide professional development this week and will meet new and returning students on Monday, Aug. 10. Registration is open online.

Selina Bayless Robbins, a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College’s adult education program, says she has rescued three people from drowning and will enroll at the college this fall to pursue a nursing degree.

State Auditor Shad White said his office recovered $1,096,510.88 in taxpayer funds in fiscal 2026, and an annual report shows more than $112 million in demands that have seen little enforcement by the attorney general’s office.

Big Tae Eats will be at The Cut-Off starting at 5 p.m. today, Ripley Main Street said. The vendor will serve smash burgers at 204 South Commerce St. until sold out.

Millie & Co. said it will open at 5 p.m. tonight at The Cut-Off, 204 South Commerce Street, offering shopping alongside food from Big Tae’s Eats.

The state benefits portal said scheduling monthly or biweekly reminders and checking notices at access.ms.gov can help users maintain benefits.

Temperatures are expected to reach into the 90s this week, with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees later in the week, officials say.

Forecasters said a gradual warming trend begins tomorrow, with highs reaching the low 90s as early as Tuesday. They said dry air should keep heat indices below 105 degrees Fahrenheit through at least the end of the workweek.