Tupelo News

For 20 years, Rebecca Lawrence and Melinda Trapp have been getting together to cook labor-intensive meals to share with house guests.

The Mobile Service Office of the Disabled American Veterans will be in Tupelo next week to help area veterans with benefits.

Jimmy Sheffield of Mooreville gets bags ready for customers at the Tupelo Farmers' Market on Tuesday.

After speeches and recognitions for outgoing Mayor Jack Reed Jr. and two council members, the Council voted to approve lingering items for the current administration's priorities, but not all passed.

Itawamba Community College Hall of Fame tennis coach Paul Johnson announced the signing of Tupelo High School standout Drew Ballard on Tuesday.

Today's paper said Cooper Tires had been bought by an Indian tire company. Cooper is the last US owned tire company in operation.

A Tupelo oncologist and his advanced lung cancer patients have been a part of evaluating a promising new medication.

Three Northeast Mississippi high schools won the Jackson Clarion-Ledger's 2012-13 All-Sports Award - Tupelo Christian Prep , Corinth and Oxford .

A Memphis business owner and former owner of a popular bar in Shannon recently tried to reopen the business, but were denied by Shannon aldermen.

Plantersville officials are applying for $200,000 in grant to make improvements to the Grant Wuichert Park, which has been the site for baseball and softball for years.

A 32-year-old Qunicy, Michigan man is facing two counts of armed robbery in Tupelo.

TUPELO, Miss. = -- Fire departments in Saltillo and Tupelo are logging each of their cities' fire hydrants' coordinates on a GPS.

Mayor-elect Jason Shelton will emphasize his east Tupelo roots and the city's top tourist attraction during his July 1 swearing-in.

Police say evidence backs up a Tupelo man's statement that he was defending himself when he shot and killed a neighbor on his back porch.

"'The monsters are gone.' 'Really? Doubtful.' 'I killed the monsters. That's what fathers do.'

Tupelo High School chemistry teacher Teresa Ware, second from left, leads students, from left, Rachel Lee, T.J. Springer and Trey Jenkins through an experiment.

As the city of Tupelo looks for future growth, Jim Goodwin, chairman of the city's Planning Commission, discussed with Daily Journal reporter Robbie Ward some challenges and current projects facing the city.

Whether you are starting from scratch or just in need of some improvements, Mark Summers is ready to offer a consultation on how you can improve your lawn year-round.

Some defense lawyers are calling for an independent review of cases in which pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne has testified.

"Sometimes you have to please your own sweet self" could be the tagline for Annie Leibovitz's latest show "Pilgrimage," now at the San Jose Museum of Art.