Coahoma County News

Dr. Roger Weiner, a Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes on SugarDaddyforMe.com, has been denied access to records from a cellular telephone apparently used by an undercover agent involved in a sting operation that led to his arrest.

The state Department of Human Services Office of Fraud Investigations has teamed over the past few weeks with sheriff's departments in the state to crack down on fraud in federal public assistance programs.

A Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes on SugarDaddyforMe.com wants records from a cell phone apparently used by an agent who set him up.

AUTHORITIES IN COAHOMA COUNTY REPORT MONDAY THAT THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A MAN INVOLVED IN A CLARKSDALE SHOOTING, WHILE TWO OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT ARE ALREADY IN POLICE CUSTODY.

Vanessa Long, director of the Coahoma County branch of the Mississippi Department of Human Services says something must be done, in regards to the poor conditions of the buildings housing the DHS offices in Clarksdale.

Severe storms in north Mississippi brought down trees and power lines this evening, but no injuries have been reported so far, say state emergency officials.

Authorities say a 65-year-old Lurand woman is dead after being fatally shot during a home invasion.

An unusually wet May is causing some Mississippi farmers to plant rice late, but the crop still has time to develop into a good one for the Delta.

A county supervisor in the Mississippi Delta thought he was meeting two prostitutes from SugarDaddyForMe.com when he pulled into the Shady Nook truck stop, but instead was arrested by the FBI, federal agents said in court documents.

Clarksdale cardiologist and Coahoma County Supervisor Dr. Roger Weiner has been arrested as part of a federal investigation alleging he used an online chat room to hire out-of-state prostitutes.

JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi contractor has filed a federal lawsuit over his claim that he lost a government construction project to a higher bidder due to his former affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors has approved the preliminary site plan for a new casino which is looking to locate in the county.

Residents and neighbors help clean up near Sims, N.C., where officials believe a tornado touched down on Tuesday.

A joint investigation between the Clarksdale Police and Coahoma County Sheriff's deputies is now underway into the death of 19-year-old Myrtis Pate.

NEW INFORMATION IN THE DEATH OF MYRTIS PATE, WHICH WABG FIRST REPORTED, ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEARTBREAKING NEWS THAT A 19-YEAR-OLD'S BODY WAS FOUND IN MILL CREEK.

Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith says the woman's body found floating in a creek just outside the town of Coahoma has been identified as 19-year-old Myrtis Pate.

A 32-year-old Clarksdale woman has been charged in the shooting death of her boyfriend following a domestic dispute.

THE BODY OF A BLACK FEMALE WAS FOUND LATE TUESDAY afternoon IN MILL CREEK JUST OUTSIDE THE COAHOMA COMMUNITY OFF COAHOMA-MOON LAKE ROAD.

A former Ku Klux Klan leader who torched a church in 1991 has lost his lawsuit accusing Mississippi county of unfairly shutting him out of a construction project.

Preliminary efforts are underway towards bringing a new casino to Coahoma County.