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BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - As Brandon’s landscape continues to change, a sign of continued growth comes in the form of a Texas-based energy company looking to set up shop. But some of you are voicing your concerns about the project. “You wouldn’t want it in your backyard. You wouldn’t...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, Mississippi – A Flood Warning remains in effect as the Big Black River at West is forecast to rise above flood stage Saturday evening. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, minor...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Every month we recognize a patient at CenterWell Senior Primary Care. Daisy says what she likes most about Centerwell is the care. She has recently had a kidney transplant and after everything endured, she just wanted some TLC. Before Centerwell, she didn’t feel like she was getting that.

COPIAH COUNTY – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a missing and endangered notification for a 17-year-old girl from Hazlehurst. Authorities identified the teen as Ariel Elise Charday Davis. She is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing about 260 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Just days after an exclusive investigative report from the WAFB I-TEAM that detailed a manhunt for an indicted DUI suspect, that suspect has now been taken into custody out of state. Louisiana State Police confirm Manmeet Singh was arrested in Madison, Mississippi Friday afternoon, months...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – AccelerateMS is supporting an expansion of Health Sciences training capacity at Hinds Community College (HCC) that will add hundreds of new seats across high-demand healthcare programs and strengthen Mississippi’s healthcare workforce pipeline. The initiative will allow HCC to add 480...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Jackson, a nonprofit news team covering Mississippi’s criminal justice systems. Sign up for their Jackson newsletter, and follow The Marshall Project on Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. Sunshine Week begins March 15, 2026. The nationwide, nonpartisan...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -A chilly start is expected this morning. Still, plenty of sunshine will help temperatures rebound into the upper 60s to near 70 by the afternoon before dropping back into the upper 40s tonight. A big warmup arrives for the weekend with mostly sunny skies. Highs climb into...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Repairs are underway on a Jackson road that one councilman said has been plagued by “tire-killing” potholes. At the intersection of County Line Road and Old Canton Road, potholes in the southbound lane have been causing problems for drivers for weeks. Officials said a water leak beneath the...

BATON ROUGE - A rideshare driver from Ponchatoula who allegedly killed a Baton Rouge woman in a head-on crash while driving drunk was apprehended in Mississippi, Louisiana State Police said. According to LSP, Manmeet Singh, 30, was driving while intoxicated along Interstate 10 in St. John the Baptist Parish on...