Clay Chief Deputy pulls men from flaming SUV
It took only three minutes after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a call Tuesday for a head-on collision on Highway 50 for Chief Deputy Woody Woodruff to get to the scene.
West Point lands aluminum processing operation, 68 new jobs
An aluminum processing company is investing more than $29 million that will create 68 jobs.
Two Columbus men busted for MDMA, fentanyl in Clay County
Two Columbus men were arrested in Clay County on drug trafficking charges, according to Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott.
Women’s march through downtown West Point commemorates 1913 suffrage procession in Washington
WEST POINT – By 1913, an already decades-old suffrage movement had helped earn women the right to vote in some state and local elections. But
County removed from sexual harassment suit against Clay sheriff
Clay County has been dismissed from a sexual harassment lawsuit a former sheriff’s office employee filed against Sheriff Eddie Scott.
Report: Contact info on candidate qualifying forms is public
A preliminary report and recommendation for the Mississippi Ethics Commission finds Clay County Circuit Court Kim Brown Hood violated the state Public Records Act for failing to disclose contact information included on candidate qualifying forms in 2023.
One dead, 12 injured in West Point nightclub shooting
District Attorney Scott Colom is proposing to the public an arrangement of carrot and stick.
Education: Harding University Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester
Harding University released its Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 Semester. The following student is of West Point: Kaylee Bauer.
Attempted murder, weapons charges net Clay man 40 years
A Clay County man was sentenced in circuit court Tuesday to 40 years in prison for attempted murder and possession of a weapon by a felon, according to District Attorney Scott Colom.
Democrats win all 3 contested supervisor races in Clay County
It was a good day to be a Democrat in the three contested supervisor races in Clay County Tuesday.
West Point sanitation worker wins 1-in-4 chance at $1 million
When Stephanie Walker signed up for the Mississippi Lottery Corporation Insider, she never thought it would amount to much beyond information on certain lottery competitions.
Yokohama looks to make 1 million tires a year in near future
When Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Chairman Takehisa Morimoto began a project to locate a tire production plant in West Point, he aimed to produce 1 million tires annually.
West Point native to convert old mechanic shop into brewery
When West Point native Robert Bell was working at a Costco in Ridgeland in 2020, he started brewing his own beer and mixing craft cocktail beverages as a hobby.
Black Prairie Blues Festival coming to downtown West Point this weekend
Though it is no longer “howling,” the Black Prairie Blues Festival is coming downtown for its 25th year this Saturday.
Prairie Arts Festival returning to downtown West Point
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching, which means once again, artists are about to flood the streets for the 45th annual Prairie Arts Festival this Saturday.
Navistar to make 10,000 military vehicle trailers
Vehicle manufacturer Navistar Defense has obtained a subcontract to produce 10,000 truck trailers at its West Point plant.
DC-based PAC spends $3k to unseat Scott in Clay sheriff’s race
Outside money is in play in the Clay County sheriff’s race, with a Washington, D.C.-based political action group spending money to unseat incumbent Eddie Scott.
Where the sheriff is king, these women say he coerced them into sex
In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a claim by a woman he had helped put behind bars threatened to tarnish his earliest days in office.
Training program prepares new class for jobs in commercial roofing
When Alexis Seals took a semester off from Mississippi State University this spring, she wanted to find a hands-on job to work until she was ready to return to school.