New Hope murder: Victim’s son says defendant was with him at time of shooting
The defendant was upstairs in her bedroom at the time of the shooting, the defendant treated her daughter with submissive deference and the man the prosecution portrayed as the victim’s Rasputin was a long-time friend who had no interest in changing the victim’s family dynamic, a key part of the motive in the murder, prosecutors say.
New Hope murder: Witnesses testify mother-in-law admitted to 2015 killing
During Wednesday’s abbreviated session of the Lydia Martinez murder trial, the prosecution focused heavily on the events of July 22, 2015, when authorities found what was described as a suicide note/confession in the defendant’s bedroom, and when Martinez allegedly admitted her guilt to a paramedic as she was being taken to the hospital.
New Hope murder: Granddaughter says religious tension in family led to father’s murder
Moments after taking her seat on the witness stand, fighting back tears even before the first question had been asked, the young woman was instructed to point out the defendant.
Gasping for air and clutching a tissue in her left hand, she raised her violently trembling right hand and pointed in the direction of the defense table — a young woman identifying her grandmother in the trial of her murdered father, the witness’ mother having already pleaded guilty in the case.
Mother-in-law of murdered New Hope man to stand trial today
The trial of a woman accused of helping kill her son-in-law in New Hope nearly six years ago is slated to begin today in Oktibbeha County.
Prep roundup: Starkville baseball edges New Hope in extras
STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School baseball team eked out a 9-8 win over New Hope in eight innings on Monday in Starkville.
New Hope rail crossing sees two collisions in 10-day span
Locke and Gail Boyd have lived close to the tracks for more than a half-century.
Prep roundup: Heritage Academy baseball splits a pair in Booneville
The Patriots beat Buckhorn (Alabama) on Friday night but fell to Booneville High School on Saturday.
Six local prep football players make NEMFCA All-Star Game roster
Starkville High School has three players competing, Columbus High School has two, and New Hope High School has one.
Insurance pays off for New Hope softball in win at Caledonia
Three runs in the top of the seventh made the difference as the Trojans withstood a late comeback.
Ketchum if you can: Pair of Heritage Academy pitchers leads Patriots to doubleheader sweep of Winston Academy
Cole Ketchum never even heard the words.
Hunter Carr drives in three with first-inning double as New Hope baseball hands Caledonia first loss of season
Carr’s bases-clearing double in the first inning helped pace the Trojans to a 12-3 win, avenging Thursday’s home loss to Caledonia.
Prep roundup: Caledonia baseball edges New Hope in first meeting of season
The Cavaliers held the Trojans to two hits in the 6-4 win.
Starkville Academy boys struggle to score, drop MAIS Class 4A championship to Hartfield Academy
The Vols shot 8 of 45 from the field in their 45-20 loss to the Hawks.
New Hope boys end standout season with second-round loss to Center Hill
The Trojans went 19-3 and didn’t lose a game in district play — but once again, they came up short in the second round of the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs.
New Hope girls fall to Cleveland Central in first round of MHSAA Class 5A playoffs
NEW HOPE — Missed free throws and turnovers resulted in the New Hope girls basketball team’s season coming to an end Monday night.
Previewing the first round of MHSAA basketball playoffs for area teams
The weather has wreaked havoc on each of the first-round matchups, but here’s what local schools can expect when their games are, at last, played.
New-look New Hope baseball ready to get on the field for 2021 season
When the New Hope High School baseball team took the field Jan. 25 for its first official practice of the year, it was “rough,” senior Jeremiah Jethroe said.
Prep basketball: Columbus High girls, New Hope boys claim Region 2-5A championships
The Falcons girls and Trojans boys earned first-round byes in the Class 5A playoffs with their victories.
Prep basketball: New Hope boys finish undefeated district run with win over Columbus
Meanwhile, the Falcons girls beat the Trojans in a defensive struggle.
Prep basketball: New Hope boys hold off Caledonia; Trojans girls avenge December loss
NEW HOPE — New Hope boys basketball coach Drew McBrayer is well aware how a game can swing on the first possession of the fourth quarter, especially when the contest is teetering in that sensitive range between a nail-biter and a comfortable victory.