The mother of a letter carrier who shot a supervisor and a manager before killing himself in a Tennessee postal facility says he was not a violent person and had been bullied at work. Tracey Haley told The Associated Press on Thursday that her 28-year-old son Johntra Haley was the person who shot two co-workers … Read more
On the crime beat today, one person was injured after a shooting near the Delta Specialty Hospital on Getwell Road. Memphis fire and paramedics responded there aroudn 1:15 in the morning Friday. Very little informaiton has been released by MPD about what happened. No suspect or victim ID is available.
Shelby County Health Department has opened its newest headquarters at 814 Jefferson Avenue. The county says the new building has state of the art technology upgrades and a more modern layout that will provide for betetr flow to patients and staff. The building also contains laboratory space and improved facilities for patient services and care.
Not good news on the crime beta, as Memphis Poclie say they expect the murder rate this year – to surpass last year’s record. The trend is alarming. Memphis Poclie responded to four shooting this past Tuesday alone… all within an eight hour span. Memphis Poclie sya this year’s homicide rate is well on track … Read more
Postal workers are back on the job at a sorting facility in Tennessee, hours after a co-worker turned it into a crime scene. Colleagues say a letter carrier fatally shot a supervisor and manager before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities have not described a motive or officially identified the dead. But a colleague says … Read more
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he and legislative leaders are continuing to negotiate changes in a proposal to create a medical marijuana program, including putting tight limits on how much of the medicine one person could buy. The Republican said he still intends to call a special legislative session on the topic, but … Read more
Mississippi is developing a way for people to have their driver’s license, vaccination card and other state-issued documents available in a smartphone wallet, Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell said Tuesday. He said the digital driver’s license, or mobile ID, could be available as soon as November. Tindell said people would have the option of … Read more
Gov. Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn have announced plans to review how the state funds its multibillion dollar K-12 education system. Lee and Schwinn said Friday that they hope school leaders, families and other members of the public will provide their feedback on how the system can be improved over the next few … Read more
The Mississippi Book Festival is being shown online after the in-person event was canceled because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say videos of 31 panel discussions have been recorded in the past month. Those will become available Tuesday on the festival’s website, msbookfestival.com. The festival originally was scheduled for Aug. 21 at the … Read more
Republican candidates in Mississippi and across the U.S. have been raising money for months by promising to ban teaching of critical race theory. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn both made that pledge a central theme of their stump speeches several weeks ago at the Neshoba County Fair. On Wednesday, Mississippi Center … Read more