Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:34:41 GMT
NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppyMore >>
Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains were mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:24:04 GMT
MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:42:47 GMT
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday. The HSSM assisted the Humane SocietyMore >>
The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is heading back to Gulfport with more than 100 small breed dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in Tylertown Monday.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:41:59 GMT
Four suspects were jailed after Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said a burglary took place at a home at the 15000 block of Sara Lane in Saucier on Sunday. Once deputies arrived to the home theyMore >>
Four suspects were jailed after Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said a burglary took place at a home at the 15000 block of Sara Lane in Saucier on Sunday.More >>
Unfortunately many in our country are hearing news reports that Mississippi is still a racist state. This comes after an African American couple was denied permission to be married at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs.
Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson were scheduled to be married in the church, but at the last moment they were told by the minister that some of the congregation didn't want the couple to marry in the church. This is wrong.
An injustice occurred in Crystal Springs. It shows that in 2012 we still have pockets of racial strife and prejudice in our state. But out of this bad situation there still may be some good to surface.
Some members of the Baptist Church in Crystal Springs have apologized to the Wilsons and the entire black community in Crystal Springs saying this should not have happened. One church member was quoted as saying, "we have been portrayed as a racist church, we're not. We welcome anybody that wants to come through those doors."
Just this week a Unity rally was held in downtown Crystal Springs bringing all races together to discuss what happened and to hopefully bring some healing to the community. A good maxim for all to remember is W-W-J-D, What Would Jesus Do?!
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