Zac Carlisle

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TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Firefighters responded to a distressed plane at the Tupelo Regional Airport. This happened on Tuesday afternoon, April 15. The small plane, en route from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dallas, Texas, alerted the airport shortly before 3:00 and safely landed. Several fire trucks lined the runway but were ultimately not used. WTVA was told the plane blew a fuse, but everyone is OK. The plane is registered to a company in Woodstock, Georgia.

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OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) - Four local high schools won state tennis championships this week. The championships happened on Monday in Oxford and Vicksburg. Tupelo won the 7A championship. Saltillo won the 6A championship. Brookhaven won the 5A championship. New Albany won the 4A championship. St. Patrick won the 3A championship. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) in Columbus won the Class 1 (1A/2A) championship.

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NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WTVA) - A longtime state transportation official died over the weekend at the age of 87. Zack Stewart died on Saturday, April 12 in New Albany. He served as the northern district transportation commissioner with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) from 1984 to 2003.

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TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - A man is accused of stealing a business vehicle in Tupelo. Police arrested Ckelaun Nash, 28, of Tupelo, on Saturday, April 12 for grand larceny. The unnamed business reported the theft on the same day. The business equipped the vehicle with a GPS tracking device, and officers later found the vehicle at the Hilldale Apartments on Monument Drive. Download WTVA's news, weather and TV apps to receive alerts, watch LIVE newscasts and more.

1 week ago | wtva.com | Zac Carlisle

WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) - Three men are wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of power tools and other items from a business in Clay County. The theft recently happened on a barge at Tom Soya Grain, the Clay County Sheriff's Office announced. The stolen items included a generator, chainsaws, drills and tool boxes. The estimated value is $20,000. The sheriff's office shared surveillance images of the three men.