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Man returned to face officer assault charge

A man accused of trying to push a West Point Police officer over a second floor railing has been returned to Clay County to face criminal charges.

$150,000 bond set for shooting suspect

A man tells a judge, "I wasn't there," while being arraigned on charges he fired eight shots at three people in a crowded convenience store parking lot at a busy West Point intersection Saturday night.

Overbids fuel tax sale, city may go online, too

West Point may have collected as much as $15,000 in overbids on the sale of some 1,300 delinquent tax properties Monday.

And it may be the last sale done the old-fashioned way as the city may join Clay County in going to an online sale next year.

Severe weather threat for Golden Triangle Tuesday

Officials with the National Weather Service office in Jackson are warning Mississippians across the state of be aware of the potential for severe weather during the evening hours on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.

Drugs, crazy burglary keep officers busy

Two drug arrests and a crazy burglary kept West Point and Clay law enforcement busy in the last few days.

Early Monday, 37-year-old Robert Dickerson Collins was charged with possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine after he ran a red light in West Point.

Alleged shooter charged in store incident

An Aberdeen man is in jail charged with aggravated assault for firing as many as five shots into two cars in a busy convenience store parking lot Saturday night in West Point.

Michael Ewing, 24, was arrested Monday afternoon, according to West Point Police Chief Avery Cook.

Man charged as accessory in Texaco shooting

A shooting in the parking lot of a busy convenience store Saturday night sent people scattering, but no one was injured even though police recovered seven shell casings in the parking lot.

Heavy rain, flash flood potential expected Thursday

The National Weather Service office in Jackson is warning many Mississippians to keep a close eye on the weather through Thursday, as a storm system brings a potential for severe weather.

Blues museum in 'concept' stage

A historic downtown West Point building could be the next home of a regional blues museum covering the lives and music of not only Howlin' Wolf but also the many other musicians who called the Black Prairie region home.

Clay County sees drop in unemployment

According to preliminary data from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Clay County's unemployment dropped from 5.8 percent in January to 5.6 percent in February.