Tupelo, MS - The first Tupelo City Council meeting of the year, January 7, 2020, was not without drama. Mr. Frank Agnew, an area homeowner, went before the council in an attempt to save his property. The home is currently in a state of disrepair,…

Members of the Union County Sheriff’s Department found the body of 49-year-old Scott McQuary Tuesday morning in a sand pit off County Road 14. The case was under investigation Tuesday but Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said no foul play was suspected…

A unanimous vote of the New Albany Board of Aldermen awarded insurance contracts, effective June 1, 2021, for city workers to Affordable Employee Benefits. The new contract provides increased benefits at lower costs to the city and its workers.

Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said this has been a year for unusual calls, including this lightning strike and two cases where lightning struck natural gas meters.

Before his death in 1980, WWII veteran Walter Gann, who survived the Bataan death march and over 3 years as a POW, never received the medals he earned for his service. Recently, Rep. Trent Kelly presented them to Gann's daughter and other family members in Booneville, MS.

Absentee voters still have a couple of weeks left, the small number of contested races remaining may not incite enough interest to send them to the polls.