Lee County News

Newly released documents say the man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others appeared to try to evade authorities just days before his arrest.

Austin Reeves heads to Nebraska in June to compete in the National 4-H Shooting Sports competition in .22-caliber and he was on the range in district competition in both .22 and shotgun recently honing his skills Houston's Austin Reeves, on right, aims at a clay target at the 4H District Shoot at Whitetail Shooting Range in Lee County Saturday as ... (more)

Authorities have responded to an accident call at Lee County County Road 1349 near the Mooreville area.

Six more men face federal charges they tried to entice a minor female for sex. Their arrests continue in a string of charges coming from a sex-sting operation out of Lee County, where a trained law enforcement officer masquerades as a 15-year-old female on the Internet.

Attorneys for a Tupelo family counselor insist a young woman with a history of mental instability is wrong when she claims he fondled her during a recent office visit.

Incumbent Mayor Gloria Holland, 60, will face the former president of the Lee County Chapter of the NAACP, the Rev.

James E. Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home Tuesday April 23, 2013.

James Everett Dutschke was arrested as part of the investigation into poison-tainted letters sent to several U.S. officials including, President Barack Obama, Senator Roger Wicker and Lee County, Miss., Judge Sadie Holland.

Two Guntown mayoral candidates say they are running for office to make sure their hometown maintains healthy growth in the coming years.

While candidates for Saltillo's next mayor vary in political party and experience, all three say they agree the city needs to expand its tax base by attracting development.

A recent grand jury report cites the need for a long-range plan to correct deficiencies in the Lee County Jail.

A Mississippi martial arts instructor is set to appear in federal court Monday after he was charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and other government officials.

James E. Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home Tuesday April 23, 2013.

Democratic mayoral candidate Jason Shelton admits his law firm filing a lawsuit against the city just days after he qualified to run for office wasn't the best public relations move for his political campaign.

A 17-year-old man is in custody and another man is in an area hospital after a shooting in Aberdeen Saturday morning.

State Rep. Steve Holland has been saying for years that someone should write about his family's political dynasty in northeast Mississippi.

The atmosphere was bittersweet Thursday afternoon at the Lee County School District's annual reception for retiring faculty.

In the southwest part of the city, residents like to get involved in the community.

A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and other officials, federal and local officials said.

For decades considered the wrong side of the tracks by many people in the city, east Tupelo now has two men working hard in the quest to represent it for the next four years.