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City of Vicksburg Launches Mass Meter Changeout Project

2 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

Vicksburg, MS – The City of Vicksburg is beginning a citywide Mass Meter Changeout Project to upgrade water meters and improve utility service for all residents. Over the coming months, authorized workers will visit properties across the city to install modern, more efficient water meters. This project is part of an ongoing effort to enhance service reliability and operational efficiency.
Gautier police seek public's help finding wanted man

2 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

Have you seen this man? The Gautier Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Jonathon Deon Pendergrass, who is wanted on a felony warrant for Burglary of a Dwelling. Detectives say Pendergrass is known to frequent the Gautier and Ocean Springs areas. If you have information on his whereabouts, contact Crime Stoppers by downloading the app, P3 Tips, or by calling **Tips. Crime Stoppers pays cash for information leading to felony arrests.
This may not be your first rodeo, but what if it's a FISHING rodeo?

2 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

It’s that time of year again: Fishing Rodeo time!!MDWFP invites anglers 15 and younger to youth fishing rodeos across the state.
TOP COPS named for 2025 at yearly luncheon in Jackson

2 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

Each year, law enforcement agencies in Central Mississippi gather for a luncheon and honor the officer, deputy, or agent that has distinguished himself or herself throughout the last year. Mississippi’s two fallen officers from 2024 were also honored. George County Deputy Jeremy Malone died at age 44 after 23 years in law enforcement on January 4, 2024, when he was shot during a traffic stop on Highway 98.
Mendenhall man to serve 25 years in home burglary

3 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

A Mendenhall man will serve 25 years for burglarizing a home in Rankin County. Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said that Dennis Anthony Walker was sentenced on April 22 for an October 2023 burglary of a residence. Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff sentenced Walker to serve 25 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI: Devonte Rodgers Sr., Marion County

4 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Therese Apel

Devonte Rodgers Sr. was only 22 when he was last seen almost 30 years ago in Marion County, and his son was 6 months old. Rodgers and his family had only lived in Marion County for about a year when he went missing, having moved from Indiana. It was August 11, 1996 when he was last seen by his mother at around 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Dan Stepney Apartments on Harrison Jefferson Road in the Lampton community of Marion County.
Monroe County Sex Offender Arrested for Failing to Comply with Registration Requirements

6 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Morgan Howard

Jacob Lamar Phillips, a convicted sex offender, was arrested earlier this week at the Sands Hotel in Fulton after Monroe County Special Victims Unit investigators discovered he was not living at his registered address. Phillips, who pleaded guilty to a fondling charge in March 2025, is required to register as a sex offender with the State of Mississippi. On May 1, Monroe County investigators learned that Phillips had violated that requirement by failing to reside at the address on file.
Hattiesburg Man Arrested on Multiple Felony Drug Charges After Park Avenue Raid

6 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Morgan Howard

A Hattiesburg man is facing a long list of felony drug charges after a search warrant was executed by the Hattiesburg Police Department’s Special Operations Division on Wednesday, May 7. Investigators raided a residence in the 200 block of Park Avenue and arrested 56-year-old John Hudson without incident. He was taken into custody and booked into the Forrest County Jail.
Jackson Police Working To Identify Person of Interest in Holden Street Homicide

6 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Morgan Howard

The Jackson Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on May 7 in the area of Holden Street. Authorities say a male victim was shot and killed, and detectives are now working to identify multiple individuals captured in surveillance images who are considered persons of interest in the case. The photos of these individuals have been released to the public in hopes that someone may recognize them and assist law enforcement in moving the investigation forward.
K9 Hanz Chases Down Burglary Suspect Who Was Just Released From Prison In Simpson Co.

6 days ago | darkhorsepressnow.com | Morgan Howard

Early in the morning on Tuesday, May 6, Deputy Garrett Gray and his K9 partner Hanz apprehended a burglary suspect after a foot chase through a wooded area. At approximately 2:30 a.m., the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a break-in at a home. Deputy Gray and K9 Hanz responded to the call. As they arrived, the suspect jumped from a window and took off on foot into a nearby wooded area.