Edwards News

MOSS POINT The second annual Department of Defense Industry Day drew about 450 participants who represented major defense corporations and the small businesses that want a piece of defense contracts.

Clinton watercolor artist Wyatt Waters is being recognized for lifetime achievement with the state's highest arts honor.

Blues, broadcasting, baskets, paintings and pupils all factor into the 2010 recipients of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, just announced by the Mississippi Arts Commission.

A two-car wreck this morning on Mississippi 18 in Raymond killed one of the drivers involved and sent the other to a hospital.

The Mississippi Sheiks were once the most popular blues band in Mississippi and are best known for their oft-covered 1930 hit Sittin' On Top of the World.

By Jeannetta Edwards Daily Times Leader Belzoni, Mississippi might be considered a "one-horse town" ... if they had a horse.

The estranged wife of an ex-law enforcement officer who was shot in the face Monday and an Edwards man have been charged in the shooting.

A peek at the cotton and soybean fields around Bolton and Edwards in Hinds County tells a sad tale.

A Jackson man is headed to prison after his conviction for several house burglaries.

Kelly Bilbo has joined the staff as manager of communications and public relations.

Jackson Prep All grades Twenty-three Jackson Prep students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams.

An 57-year-old Edwards man admitted in open court today that he downloaded child porn from the Internet.

President Barack Obama will challenge students to work harder and stay in school today in a speech, but not all public school students in Mississippi will hear his message live.

A Jackson man killed in his home Saturday night is being remembered by co-workers and neighbors as a person who loved to help others.

An Edwards man has been sentenced for armed robbery, kidnapping and arson, according to Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith.

An Edwards man is headed to prison for his role in an armed robbery. Tyrone Heard, Junior plead guilty to armed robbery, kidnapping and third degree arson in a Hinds County courtroom.

EDWARDS, Miss. - Kay Windham Turner spent half of her life sitting on the front steps of the Coker House, she said, and the other half on the back steps.

School districts, still reeling from mid-year budget cuts last year, are readying for a potential repeat this fiscal year.

School districts, still reeling from mid-year budget cuts last year, are readying for a potential repeat this fiscal year.

Three men are behind bars for armed carjacking in Edwards. Hinds County Sheriffs deputies were called to a residence on Willie C. Crump Lane Friday.