Tupelo News

Claude Hartley will retire from the state Board of Education this month after 12 years.

Elvis tribute artist Josh Davis rides in the back of a pink Cadillac during the Elvis Festival parade.

Boy Scout Troop No. 71 of Perryville, Ky., hangs out by a campfire on Saturday. The Scouts camped in Tupelo on Friday night, halfway through their 444-mile bike trip up the Natchez Trace Parkway.

New Tupelo School Superintendent Gearl Loden, center, meets with TPSD school board members from left, Amy Heyer, Eddie Prather and Lee Tucker shortly after the board voted to hire Loden.

Jun 02, 2012 -- The Rev. Dale Carr described Lee Acres Church of Christ in Tupelo as a progressive, grace-based church.

Sarah "Sadie" Gardner of Tupelo is District Attorney Trent Kelly's newest assistant attorney.

A death row inmate who's scheduled to be executed Tuesday is asking Mississippi Gov.

A contract has been let and paving is expected to begin within 30 days on the final 11 miles of four lane for new Mississippi Highway 6, Mississippi Department of Transportation officials confirmed this week.

Major Highlights for the week Wednesday May 28, 1862 Skirmishing occurred near Corinth, Miss.

The Tupelo Public School District's newest administrator will be responsible for helping struggling students get the help they need.

Wesley Brandon will be held in jail until his Lee County trial surrounding the 2011 vehicular death of John E. Bell.

Set up has already started for this year's Tupelo Elvis Festival. Streets around downtown Tupelo began closing on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a few more scheduled to shut down on Friday to prepare for the festivities.

1999 - Brooks & Dunn member Kix Brooks embarked on a journey by water to raise funds for St.

New Tupelo Schools Superintendent Gearl Loden will officially begin his tenure this week.

Another great weekend of football has come and gone in Tupelo, Mississippi. For the fifth straight year, Tupelo hosted the Steve Robertson Southeast Select combine and once again several talented players made the trip.

Good things start in Tupelo. If you don't believe that, just ask the next best thing to Elvis Presley, 2011 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist champ Cody Slaughter.

Alex Brownfield of Duncan Signs installs neon lights on the new ZIP Scripts sign on South Gloster Street in Tupelo on Wednesday.

Tupelo parents could spend less this summer on school supplies, as the city's school district reworked the way it prepares the list of requested items.

BancorpSouth has confirmed that a processing error duplicated debit card transactions from the weekend.

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