DOJ Releases Findings in Lexington Investigation

WASHINGTON – Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the City of Lexington, Mississippi (City), and Lexington Police Department (LPD) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights under the U.S. Constitution and federal law....

Investigation Underway to Find Stolen Excavator

Investigators in Leake County are hoping for some help from the public in tracking down the thieves who stole an excavator from a local water association.  It happened Sunday on Pleasant Hill Road in the Good Hope community north of Lena.  There’s surveillance video...


Guard Crash Victims Identified

The two Mississippi National Guard soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Prentiss County Friday were based in Tupelo.  One was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment. CWO-4 Bryan Andrew Zemek was a native of Oxford.   The second soldier was...

Sheriff to Hand Off Homicide Investigation to Successor

The outgoing sheriff in Attala County says he expects a smooth transition as he prepares to leave office Friday.  And Tim Nail says that includes the handling of the ongoing investigation into a deadly shooting at party in Ethel last week. "The night this happened,...


Update: Late Night Shooting Under Investigation

An investigation is under way in the residential shooting that led to the death of Tracy Weaver, 46, of Kosciusko.  After the investigation is complete by Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and The Attala County Sheriff's Department, the evidence will be presented to a Grand...


Attala County Shooting Under Investigation

At approximately 10:28 p.m., Attala County Deputies and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a home on Attala Road 5217, a road that cuts between Attala Road 5226 and 5224 near Ethel. The call that came in stated that a woman had accidentally shot...
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