Belzoni News

A Humphreys County Circuit Court jury awarded Ronnie Lee Lymas $4.2 million after he was injured in a random shooting outside a Double Quick convenience store in Belzoni in January 2007.

Before Mississippi lawmakers passed tort reform that limited damages in civil litigation, Ronnie Lee Lymas' lawsuit against the store where he was shot wouldn't have gotten much attention.

STONEVILLE a ' The Delta Health Alliance recently received two federal grants to expand its programs in the Mississippi Delta.

Unlike so many other blues vocalists who just reinterpret material given to them by songwriters, Denise LaSalle is a seriously talented songwriter.

Funny how it happened, he said. 'I had two other guys with me and we had seven ducks, all gadwalls when they left after it started raining about 9:45,' said Fagan, of Jackson.

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI a ' Twenty-five companies have been awarded federal funding totaling more than $5 million for energy-efficiency projects, all in the name of job creation and retention.

CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins.

A shootout inside a Humphreys County night club kills one man and injures several others.

By LISA McNEECE Four men were arrested and others are being sought on forgery charges after a manhunt Monday afternoon.

Seven people associated with a medical clinic have been indicted for alleged Medicaid and Medicare fraud, and federal authorities seized millions of dollars in cash and property in Mississippi and Texas, court records said.

The Queen of Blues has to look good at all times. That means perfect makeup, hair, eyelashes and fingernails.

By Jeannetta Edwards Daily Times Leader Belzoni, Mississippi might be considered a "one-horse town" ... if they had a horse.

WCSD seeks grant for auditorium The Webster Progress-Times A local architectural firm is applying for a historical grant on behalf of the Webster County School District.

'Trumpets and Daggers' is what I call one of the more unusual plant combinations we've created at Mississippi State University's Truck Crops Experiment Station.

Soybean farmer Mason Dunn uses an irrigation system that recycles leftover water in an effort to conserve water, a precious commodity in the Delta region.

August and September brings a cavalcade of activities for blues fans. From a rare Pinetop Perkins appearance, to a Chicago blues challenge and classic record reissues, blues lovers can enjoy a blues blowout over the coming weeks.

A trial date has been set for one of two jurors charged with perjury in the 2008 murder trial of Curtis Giovanni Flowers.

WINONA, Miss. - Mary Purnell, one of two jurors charged with perjury during the 2008 murder trial of Curtis Giovanni Flowers, is scheduled to go to trial Nov.

THE INVESTIGATION INTO A HUMPHREYS COUNTY HOMICIDE Has BEEN HELPED THANKS TO WITNESSES COMING FORWARD AND ASSISTING AUTHORITIES.

TUESDAY IS NOW THE EXPECTED COURT DATE FOR AN ACCUSED KILLER. MELVIN TYRONE THORNTON, ORIGINALLY OF BELZONI BUT NOW LIVING IN GULFPORT, SITS INSIDE THE HUMPHREYS COUNTY JAIL MONDAY.