A project to improve the Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail along the Natchez Trace Parkway began last week and will close the trail in segments.

GLUCKSTADT —  A Jackson man’s arrest following a brief chase in a stolen vehicle on the interstate late last month could lead to further arrests.

RIDGELAND — A month-long project to clear trees along Old Agency Road has begun.

MADISON — A Florida trio was arrested on shoplifting charges in a Valentine’s Day heist at a makeup store off of Grandview Boulevard here.

RIDGELAND — Old Agency Road will be closed starting Monday for tree clearing along the right-of-way.

RIDGELAND — Four Jackson teenagers were arrested on felony stolen property charges after a foot chase near the Wingate Hotel on the I-55 Frontage Road last month.

RIDGELAND — The temporary closure of Friendship Park has been extended until further notice as crews work to remove dead and hazardous trees and complete scheduled park maintenance, Recreation and Parks officials said.

A Carthage woman died in an accident on Mississippi 16 east of Canton last week when her vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler hauling farm equipment.

GLUCKSTADT — A Canton man was arrested for credit card fraud here after allegedly making unauthorized purchases with a card he found on the ground at a business last month.

A Lee County man wanted in Ridgeland on domestic violence and sex charges was arrested in Gluckstadt last month.

RIDGELAND — A man was arrested on murder charges after allegedly shooting his girlfriend in the head at an apartment complex here.

RIDGELAND — The Jackson firm that brought Topgolf here now has plans to give an interstate hotel a major facelift with first-class amenities. 

RIDGELAND- A Ridgeland man was arrested at a local apartment complex for allegedly shooting his girlfriend in the head, authorities said.

GLUCKSTADT — Two Vicksburg men were arrested on drug charges here when they were arrested with a large amount of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.

MADISON — A trio of Canton juveniles was arrested in Ridgeland after leading Madison Police on a brief chase down the interstate in a stolen vehicle.

RIDGELAND — A new University of Mississippi Medical Center facility that will house roughly 20 specialty clinics off I-55 here began opening this week.

MADISON — An El Salvadorian man accused of sexual battery here had his bond set at almost $2 million on Friday.

Following the deadline for candidates to qualify for the municipal elections slated for this summer, four of the county’s five incumbent mayors are running unopposed for reelection.

Two members of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Class of 2025 have been named National STEM Champions. 

The arrest of an El Salvadoran man at a restaurant here on sexual battery charges Thursday led to the further arrest of seven individuals who were in the country illegally