NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pearl River woman pled guilty to assaulting a tribal member with a knife in the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation. According to court documents, in 2023, Telinah Kowi Tek Farve, 25, stabbed the tribal member with a knife causing serious bodily injury. Prosecutors said Farve was indicted [.]
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Madison County School District said a student was found with a gun on the Ridgeland High School campus. The incident happened on Friday, April 26. According to Gene Graham, director of communications for the school district, other students reported their concerns to teachers who quickly intervened. Graham said [.]
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies arrested a man and a woman for allegedly stealing copper by cutting AT&T internet lines. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said deputies were dispatched to Powlett Road on Friday, April 26. He said this was the second time since April 15 they responded to the scene after [.]
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - Crystal Springs police are searching for a suspect who broke into two businesses. Police said the suspect in the surveillance picture broke into Arturo's Mexican restaurant and Copiah Bank on Friday, April 26. Anyone with information about the suspect can contact the Crystal Springs Police Department at 601-892-2121.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University's (JSU) Women's Basketball head coach Tomekia Reed announced she is stepping down at the university to take a job at Charlotte. Since 2019, Reed and the Lady Tigers have dominated the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) with five regular season SWAC titles. Under Reed, Jackson State won their third SWAC [.]