Forest, MS

Military defense manufacturer Raytheon has completed its $50 million expansion in Forest. Raytheon is a leading provider of defense solutions to the U.S. government, specializing in developing new technologies for air and missile defense. The upgraded manufacturing facility in Forest will create 100 jobs by 2028. “Raytheon’s expansion is not only a great economic development […]

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Harrison County Fire Protection is sharing details on a woods fire reported Wednesday. The fire happening on Bethel Road around 3 Wednesday afternoon. Harrison County, the United States Forest Service, and the State Forestry Commission responded to the scene as well as the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. Crews currently believe the fire may have been caused...

By  SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide. The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the...

KHELSEA D BROWN, 33, of Lena, Hold for LCSO, LCSO.  Bond N/A.   DEANTHONY O COLLINS, 20, of Carthage, Hold for Other County – Hinds County Circuit Court, LCSO.  Bond N/A.   TYLER HAVARD, 28, of Forest, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, LCSO.  […] The post Many DUIs in Carthage and Leake County appeared first on Kicks96news.com - Central Mississippi News 24/7.

CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving an 18 wheeler. The big rig reportedly ran off the road in the Northwood Forest Road area off of Highway 45 Alternate north of West Point and crashed into a mini-storage facility. According to Trooper First Class Clay Flake of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the...

ALANNAYSIA VERLEEN CHICKAWAY, 20, of Philadelphia, DUI – 1st, NCSO.  Bond $1,500.   DIEGO GARCIA-SILVESTRE, 42, of Forest, No Driver’s License, Hold for Other Agency, NCSO.  Bond $300, $0.   CURTIS HOPSON JR, 36, of Meridian, DUI, CTED.  Bond $2,000.   ANGEL JIMENEZ, 48, of […] The post DUIs and Felony Drug Possession Arrests in Philadelphia and Neshoba County appeared first on Kicks96news.com - Central Mississippi News 24/7.