Baldwyn News

The cities of Kosciusko and Lexington are two of the 27 communities around the state that will go walkin' down their Main Streets on Saturday, as they join together for the second annual "Let's Go Walkin' Down Main Street Mississippi" statewide event.

Ask downtown Baldwyn merchants how they feel about the Stanford Financial Group collapse, and they'll say it's hit them professionally, personally or both.

Authorities have apprehended a man wanted for alleged misuse of prepaid burial funds at two Prentiss County cemeteries.

The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office has set a public hearing date of Oct.

Four Mississippi cemeteries badly in need of upkeep have been taken over by the secretary of state's office.

Former Stanford International Bank Ltd Chief Financial Officer James Davis was granted $500,000 bail on Monday and plans to plead guilty to charges related to an alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme as early as next week, his lawyer said.

While most 10-year-old girls are thinking of frilly dresses or a cool frock for the summer temperatures, Abigail Proctor of Kosciusko, might be found wearing woolen trousers, long sleeve shirt with vest along with a woolen cap.

Brash Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford was indicted and jailed Friday on charges his international banking empire was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery.

The first Toyota supplier to announce plans for a north Mississippi location has offered buyouts to its 16 employees in Baldwyn.

Three horses tied up and left in the middle of the Forrest County woods by their owner.

THE DEATH OF MISSISSIPPI STATE TROOPER STEVE HOOD in the line of duty tragically illustrates the ever-present dangers and risks required of law enforcement officers in many situations, including some in which no firearm is drawn or fired.

AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PURSUIT THAT KILLED A STATE TROOPER IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

A 25-year-old man from Baldwyn is facing felony fleeing and manslaughter charges in the Friday night chase that ended in the death of a veteran state trooper.

A veteran state trooper with the Mississippi Highway Patrol was killed Friday night during a car chase.

A Mississippi defendant in the Stanford Financial civil case is objecting to some property the court-appointed receiver was trying to sell in an effort to recoup money lost in an alleged investment fraud.

The court-appointed attorney in the Stanford Financial civil suit over an alleged massive investment fraud has asked a federal judge to allow the sale of more than 50 commercial and residential properties, including nearly 20 in Mississippi.

Layoffs, rising mortgages and a tight credit market have combined to push an increasing number of people over the financial edge into bankruptcy.

Stanford Financial's saga surrounding an alleged $8 billion Ponzi scheme has seen increased activity in recent weeks, once again putting the state and some of its residents front and center.