Humphreys County News

More than a fifth of Mississippi's hospitals have failed to collect data needed for the state's trauma registry and may have jeopardized their licenses.

At least five jails across the state have been prohibited from housing state inmates, and that could mean a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as inmate labor for public projects, officials say.

Authorities captured an inmate who escaped from the Holmes-Humphreys County Regional Correctional Facility.

An escaped Mississippi inmate was captured today in Texas during a traffic stop on I-20, the state Department of Corrections announced tonight.

Thunderstorms served as alarm clocks to many Mississippians Sunday morning. Heavy wind and strong rain pounded much of the state.

Saturday's early evening storm took down trees and power lines in Belzoni. Minor damage was reported in Humphreys County-- like knocked over or broken street signs.

It's 9 a.m. Sam Smith's crew has been harvesting sweet corn for three hours, slogging through mud and muck from 7 inches of rain over the past seven days and it looks as if the bottom's about to fall out again.

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, MS - The second suspect in a Humphreys County murder investigation enters a plea in court.

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, MS - Two Humphreys county men are behind bars, charged with breaking into a bank and business.

Humphreys County Authorities said a 47-year-old Morgan City woman was found stabbed to death in Belzoni.

Tornado warnings has been issued for several Mississippi counties as a strong storm system begins to move across the state.

The National Weather Service says several possible tornadoes were reported in several counties late Tuesday night, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines.