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Wayne Hereford

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Wayne Hereford

    Lieutenant governor says redistricting hearings nearly complete (opens the original)

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    TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said the public hearings on redistricting in Mississippi are almost over. Hosemann was the guest speaker at the Tupelo Kiwanis Club meeting Friday afternoon. He said the state has held five redistricting hearings so far, adding there will be two more: one on the Gulf Coast and the final public hearing in Jackson on Oct. 1. When asked about the overall consensus of the redistricting hearings so far and the next steps in the process, Hosemann said a

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Wayne Hereford

    Man recovering after dog pack attack (opens the original)

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    ALGOMA, Miss. (WTVA) – A man is recovering after an attack by a pack of dogs. Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said a man was attacked while walking along the Tanglefoot Trail about a mile south of Algoma. The victim told investigators that the dogs knocked him to the ground, and that he used a stick to beat them off of him. The sheriff said the victim was seriously injured on his arm, legs and hand. Investigators have charged the owner of the dogs, who lives near the Tanglefoot Trail, with two

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Wayne Hereford

    Lee County’s kratom ban to go into effect this week (opens the original)

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    TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Lee County’s kratom ban takes effect Wednesday. The Lee County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the ban in February. However, an appeal to stop the ban prevented it from going into effect immediately. The board’s attorney, Gary Carnathan, told supervisors on Tuesday morning that the appeal had been dismissed in court, paving the way for the ban to go into effect on Wednesday. Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. Consuming its leaves produces stimula

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Wayne Hereford

    More than 100 Tupelo JROTC cadets take part in 9/11 ceremony (opens the original)

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    TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – Students in the All-America City remembered 9/11. A ceremony was held at Tupelo High School Friday morning. At the ceremony were 140 JROTC cadets, joined by faculty and staff, for a moving tribute honoring victims and heroes who were killed that day. Though none of these high school students were around in 2001, three cadets shared how they understand the importance of the ceremony. “I see this day as a day of remembrance for all the people who lost their lives and all the

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Wayne Hereford

    County official injured in Pontotoc County (opens the original)

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    PONTOTOC COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A county official was injured in Pontotoc County. Pontotoc County Administrator Hunter Fooshe said officials responded to a fire Friday morning at the second district county shed on Highway 278, between Pontotoc and Thaxton. Fooshe said the county official was injured and is in stable condition. He said no additional information is being released at this time. Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.

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