Tippah County, MS News
Tippah County & Mississippi
News, sports and community updates from Tippah County and across Mississippi. Newest stories first.
Authorities say a burglary at the home of Harold Allen in Freetown, Indiana, prompted a murder investigation and revealed an unusual alleged weapon: a root beer float.
Read more
President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric against Iran Saturday, threatening severe action if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday.
Read more
A U.S. judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked the Education Department’s push to compel public colleges in 17 states to provide detailed race-based admissions records, saying the department likely has authority to gather such data but stopping the move.
Read more
The Department of Homeland Security said an immigration detainer was filed against Tarsem Singh after a Feb. 16 high-speed chase in Ohio ended in a crash that killed a pregnant 17-year-old and her unborn child.
Read more
The Department of Homeland Security told Fox News that the man Sen. Chris Van Hollen called an “asylum seeker” is an undocumented Honduran who caused a multi-vehicle crash while allegedly trying to evade an ICE arrest in Baltimore.
Read more
Michigan beat Arizona 91-73 in the Final Four to reach the national championship game, Fox News Digital reported.
Read more
The provided article says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has moved away from aggressive street-level arrests after a Minnesota surge and is returning to operations that rely more on local law enforcement, though some Florida sheriffs have expressed reservations.
Read more
Mississippi’s governor signed the SHIELD Act into law, requiring checks of voters’ citizenship status, the Mississippi Free Press reported. The measure joins similar laws in other states and has drawn criticism that it could create barriers to voting.
Read more
One crew member was rescued after a U.S. fighter jet went down in Iran, two officials told the Mississippi Free Press. The officials, one U.S. and one Israeli, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive operations.
Read more
Mary-Margaret Duggan, a theater major at the University of Southern Mississippi, told the Mississippi Free Press she fell in love with reading despite dyslexia and found theater a safe haven while overcoming learning challenges.
Read more
Adams County deputies found a woman dead during a welfare check at a Natchez home April 4, and she was identified as a retired educator, authorities said.
Read more
A 50-year-old man was shot once April 4 on the 4400 block of Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Read more
Mississippi State suffered its first home sweep of the season, while Ole Miss and Southern Miss secured key victories on the road during an early Easter weekend of college baseball.
Read more
Programs such as Immaculata and Delta State helped build women’s college basketball but have struggled to sustain national success as the sport professionalized and resources shifted to larger schools, school officials and coaches say.
Read more
Lawmakers approved a $2,000 pay increase for teachers and sent it to Gov. Tate Reeves after earlier passing larger raises in each chamber, citing weak revenue and other fiscal pressures.
Read more
Ripley Main Street posted that Andy will be at The Cut-Off until 5 p.m. today with books, CDs and vintage finds, and listed prices and payment options.
Read more
A 12 p.m. radar update said a broad swath of showers and occasional thunderstorms was moving through the area, with the severe threat expected to peak over north Mississippi later this afternoon and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph possible.
Read more
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will host a job fair at its Batesville office on Tuesday, April 21, seeking technicians for five north Mississippi counties, the agency said.
Read more
NPR reported that funds Congress approved for U.S. global HIV work have not been spent promptly, threatening programs that have saved millions of lives worldwide.
Read more
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on North Gloster Street near Woody’s, the Tupelo Police Department said. The adult was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center, and the driver remained at the scene, the department said.
Read more