SHANNON – For the second year in a row, Tupelo has won the Lee County Tournament. The Golden Wave put Shannon away in the second half to take home a 65-52 win and a new addition to their trophy case.

Tupelo’s boys won last year’s Lee County Tournament, and the Golden Wave are hoping to do it again this year. This year’s Lee County Tournament tips off on Thursday at Shannon High School, and the ...

It’s state championship week in Mississippi high school football. The quest for a 2025 state title has reached the last round and the last game, with the Class 7A championship set for Saturday night ...

Gulfport enters 7A final with 11-2 record and 10-game winning streak. Tupelo brings 13-1 record, defending title and roster loaded with SEC commits. Cooper Crosby ends high school career in Starkville ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to killing a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison with 10 years suspended on Tuesday. Sheldon ...

Mississippi Student Killing FILE - Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sheldon Timothy Herrington, the man who pleaded guilty to murdering University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, received a 40-year sentence while in court on Tuesday morning.

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee entered a guilty plea on December 1, 2025. Sheldon Timothy Herrington pled guilty to second ...

TUPELO, MS ‒ The distance from here to Memphis, Tennessee, is about 115 miles ‒ an easily traveled span of wooded hills and sunbaked asphalt, churches and truck stops, strip malls and at least one ...

HE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WORKS EVERY DAY TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING HERE. TONIGHT... THERE ARE NEW QUESTIONS IN THE DEATH OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI STUDENT JIMMIE "JAY" LEE. MEDICAL OFFICIALS SAY ...

TUPELO, Miss.—The Mississippi Clean Fuels Coalition is hosting a Clean Transportation Showcase in Tupelo on Wednesday [Nov. 5]. The come-and-go event will take place from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Farmers ...