Austin Garrett Smith, who is being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money, has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Tate Reeves, saying the Republican is trying to protect political allies including a former governor.
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The investigation continues after a Scott County mother and son were shot and killed on Monday, October 9. Firefighters discovered the bodies of 36-year-old Zina Williams and her 7-year-old son, Zacchesus Williams, while responding to a mobile home fire on Wash Drive. "We started doing more inquiry and found out [.]