Saltillo News

City officials are preparing to test residents' willingness to assess a focused tax for special road and infrastructure projects.

When an assistant youth baseball coach's heart stopped during picture day for his 11-year-old grandson's team, a whole team of adults rallied around to save him.

A Saltillo man died in a single vehicle accident Saturday morning. Elijah Denham, 81, of Saltillo, died when his vehicle left the road and rolled over along County Road 783 according to Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green.

By Chris Kieffer and J.B. Clark Daily Journal GUNTOWN - A parent of a Guntown Middle School student was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with disorderly conduct and public profanity.

SALTILLO, Miss. -- Saltillo residents will decide June 12 whether to increase local property taxes to pay for local road improvements.

A parent of a Guntown Middle School student was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with disorderly conduct and public profanity.

Residents June 12 will have the opportunity to vote on an increased property tax levy to make road improvements in the city.

A mistrial was declared about 1:30 p.m. today in the depraved-heart murder trial of Thomas J. Ward of Saltillo.

Saltillo, Mississippi is 15 minutes from the Alpine community and the home of accused kidnapper and killer Adam Mayes.

Ward, 25, is on trial accused of depraved-heart murder in her April 15, 2010, shooting.

Testimony continues this morning in the depraved-heart murder trial of Thomas J. Ward.

Bond was set in Lee County Justice Court on Friday for a Saltillo man charged with possessing two or more precursors to cook meth.

They also heard from the E911 dispatcher and the man who sold a firearm to defendant Thomas James Ward.