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89-year-old arrested in Marion County fatal shooting
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (93+ words) Tippah News MARION COUNTY, Miss. " An 89-year-old man was arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot June 26 on the Highway 35 bypass near Jones Lane, Marion County deputies said. Deputies said the female victim suffered a gunshot wound and…...
U. S. military sends rapid response unit to Venezuela after earthquakes, Southcom says
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (94+ words) Tippah News The U. S. military is sending additional resources to Venezuela after a pair of devastating earthquakes, U. S. South Command (Southcom) said Saturday. Southcom said a specialized rapid response unit was on its way to Venezuela to assist. Southcom said the move…...
Julia Letlow wins GOP nomination for Louisiana Senate seat
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (119+ words) Tippah News Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) is projected to win the Republican nomination for Louisiana's U. S. Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Letlow secured the GOP nod after a runoff election against state Treasurer John Fleming. The runoff was set…...
Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium Awards $350, 000 to 24 Local Groups
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (111+ words) Tippah News The Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium will award $350, 000 to 24 community organizations across 13 Southern states to support programs addressing acute challenges facing underserved Black women and girls, the Mississippi Free Press reported. The grants are intended to fund…...
California state Sen. Scott Wiener says he was harassed at San Francisco trans march
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (122+ words) Tippah News California state Sen. Scott Wiener, D. , said Saturday he was "harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated" while attending a march for transgender rights in San Francisco a day earlier. Wiener, who earlier this month advanced to the November general election…...
Super Talk Mississippi News wins community service award, several MPA honors
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (165+ words) Tippah News Super Talk Mississippi News won the Community Service Award and several other honors at the Mississippi Press Association's 160th annual meeting and awards, the association said. The newsroom won in the all multi-day class after helping raise hundreds of…...
Hundreds attend funeral for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Pope, Mississippi
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (76+ words) Tippah News Hundreds of family, friends and community members gathered Saturday afternoon at Hosanna Family Worship Center in Pope to say final goodbyes to 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, church officials said. The sanctuary was filled with toys and Bluey stuffed animals,…...
Man dead, another in critical condition after double stabbing in Brooklyn park, NYPD says
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (159+ words) Tippah News A 21-year-old man was killed and a 30-year-old man was critically injured in a double stabbing Saturday at Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn, the New York Police Department said. The NYPD said officers responded to a 911 call just…...
Mississippi governor calls Nov. 3 special elections for two House seats
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (93+ words) Tippah News Gov. Tate Reeves announced in a press release that two Mississippi House districts will hold special elections on Nov. 3. The release said the elections follow the deaths of House Reps. Price Wallace and Bo Brown earlier in June,…...
Mississippi Institutions Join $13. 5 Million NOAA Effort to Expand U. S. Seafood Production
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (252+ words) The University of Southern Mississippi and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium will help lead a new $13. 5 million national effort to expand U. S. seafood production, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The five-year program, led by the University of New Hampshire,…...