Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79
LONDON (AP) - Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and went down with the ship as the captain in "Titanic," has died. Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said. Hill joined "Th...
May 06, 2024
Tom Brady's Netflix roast features lots of humor, reunion between Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Three months before Tom Brady gets roasted by critics as Fox Sports' top NFL analyst, he took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach Sunday night during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix. And it is safe to say after the one liners and jokes Br...
May 06, 2024
Mississippi city council member pleads guilty to federal drug charges
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi city council member pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business, prosecutors said Thursday. Biloxi City Council member Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, reached a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of M...
May 06, 2024
Medgar Evers receives posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
Medgar Wiley Evers will be posthumously receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Evers, a World War II veteran and civil rights leader was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of his home in Jackson. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals who have made ...
May 03, 2024
Downtown Natchez Alliance Earns 2024 Accreditation from Main Street America
The Downtown Natchez Alliance ("DNA") has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of designated programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic d...
May 03, 2024
Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and orders to evacuate
HOUSTON (AP) - Officials in Houston are urging residents to prepare for worsening flooding after days of heavy rains that have led to high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders. "This threat is ongoing and it's going to get worse. It is not your typical river flood," Hidalgo County Judge Lina Hidalgo,...
May 03, 2024
NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacecraft's coding to work a...
May 03, 2024
Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband's body. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas formalized through a court order comments he made at a ...
May 03, 2024
2024 Relay For Life of the Miss-Lou is Friday
VIDALIA, La. — After closely monitoring weather conditions, the 2024 Relay For Life of Miss-Lou scheduled for Friday, May 3, at the Vidalia Municipal Complex will go on as scheduled, organizers said. The main event is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a Survivor Reception before the big event from 5 to 7 p.m. […...
May 03, 2024
Legislature earmarks $6 million for Grand Village in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Mississippi Legislature has appropriated $6 million for improvements at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, the historic site maintained by the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. The earmarked allocation is contained in the final version of House Bill 1776, MDAH's annual approp...
May 02, 2024