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Vidalia Police Department's "Power Patrol" Leads to Drug Arrests
VIDALIA, La. - A proactive "power patrol" conducted by Vidalia Police Officers Dartavious Bethley, Roger McDonald Jr., and Chief Investigator Sam King on Thursday evening, November 21, 2024, resulted in over 10 traffic stops and two drug-related arrests within just one hour. The operation began when Officer B...
Nov 22, 2024
Yet Another Top Five Matchup in College Football This Weekend!
The penultimate week to the college football regular season has one Top 5 matchup and a few other games that could have playoff implications. Continue reading…
Nov 22, 2024
Hansel Enmanuel making an impact for Austin Peay on court with his 1 arm
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - No hesitation. No second thoughts. Swish. The basketball rotated around the perimeter. Hansel Enmanuel caught it and in a fluid motion drained the 3-pointer. Perfect execution for any college basketball player. Quite remarkable for a guy with one arm. Two minutes later, a steal and a layup just ...
Nov 22, 2024
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Depa...
Nov 21, 2024
Court says it's ending dispute over Mississippi airport board but city officials disagree
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal appeals court says it is ending a long-running dispute over whether the state of Mississippi or its capital, Jackson, will control the city's airport board. The decision Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could clear the way for a new board controlled...
Nov 21, 2024
Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen headline the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly c...
Nov 20, 2024
Campbell's shareholders approve the company's new, soupless name
NEW YORK (AP) - Campbell's is ditching the soup - at least in name. And the change has now received shareholders' greenlight. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name just over two months ago, saying it wanted to instead be known as the (slightly shorter) Campbell's Co. Shareholders overwhelmingly a...
Nov 20, 2024
Chandler Russ of Natchez, Inc. Named Among "50 Under 50 Economic Developers to Watch"
Chandler Russ, Executive Director of Natchez, Inc., has been recognized as one of the "50 Under 50 Economic Developers to Watch" by Southern Business and Development magazine. This honor celebrates Russ's remarkable contributions to the field of economic development and highlights his leadership in fostering ...
Nov 20, 2024
Louisiana governor's tax overhaul faces opposition as lawmakers and lobbyists horse-trade
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is pushing big plans to overhaul the state's complex tax code to deliver income and corporate tax cuts. But a Senate committee Tuesday introduced significant changes to the sweeping reform package in response to concerns raised by lawmakers, lobbyists and local governm...
Nov 20, 2024
Adams County trash collector answers complaints about poor service
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The head of the company that picks up Adams County residents' trash rebutted complaints about its service. "I will not stand here and say we're perfect, ... (but) we have steadily increased our efficiency," said Jimmie Woods, chief executive officer of United Infrastructure Services of Louisi...
Nov 20, 2024