Upcoming auction offers Tupelo property with Presley family ties
Elvis Presley fans and collectors have an unusual opportunity to bid on a link to musical history when 16.5 acres in Tupelo previously owned by Presley family members come up for auction Nov. 11.
Body of 4th Illinois resident found after Mississippi crash
Searchers on Wednesday found the body of an Illinois woman who was missing after a sport utility vehicle carrying four people crashed more than a week ago in Mississippi.
Canadian door maker plans 50-job expansion in Tupelo
A Canadian company will spend $1 million to expand its Mississippi door factory, adding 50 employees.
US prosecutors: No charges in Tupelo police shooting
Federal prosecutors won’t seek civil rights charges against a white Mississippi police officer in the June 2016 fatal shooting of a black man following a foot chase.
Judge sanctions lawyer suing over Tupelo police shooting
A federal judge has sanctioned an attorney who filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a Tupelo man by a police officer.
Thou shalt not smuggle: Woman hides drugs in inmate’s Bible
Today’s Bible lesson: It’s a bad idea to use the good book to smuggle drugs into jail.
Filmmaker from Tupelo finding success on the small screen
When Tupelo native Tina Mabry decided to go to Hollywood more than 15 years ago, her goal was to tell stories she believed in.
Furniture Academy aims to boost manufacturing skills
A new Furniture Academy in Mississippi is designed to give workers the skills they need for manufacturing jobs.
Tupelo band raising money to perform at Trump inauguration
A high school band in northeast Mississippi has been invited to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but it must raise money quickly to pay for it.
Tupelo police HQ to fly Miss. bicentennial banner, for now
The Mississippi flag with the Confederate battle emblem won’t fly outside the new Tupelo Police Department building — at least for a year.
Tupelo council votes to keep flying state flag
The Mississippi state flag will remain in the City of Tupelo.
Man pleads not guilty in death of Tupelo cab driver
A 23-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in the May shooting death of a 55-year-old Tupelo cab driver.
Judge: Shumpert civil suit against Tupelo can move forward
TUPELO — A civil lawsuit filed in the June 18 shooting death of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert will move forward. The Shumpert family filed the wrongful
Tupelo officer back at work weeks after fatal shooting
A white police officer is back at work in northeast Mississippi, weeks after a grand jury declined to indict him in the shooting death of a black man who ran from a traffic stop.
ACLU calls for release of report on Tupelo police shooting
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is demanding the release of a police report on the death of a black man who was shot and killed by a white Tupelo police officer following a traffic stop.
Grand jury doesn’t indict Tupelo officer in shooting
Grand jurors on Monday cleared a northeast Mississippi police officer of wrongdoing in a June 18 shooting that left a man dead, but relatives rejected that finding, saying they’re looking to a federal investigation and a civil lawsuit for justice.
Tupelo protesters demand police reform
Hundreds of people marched through downtown Tupelo on Saturday to demand changes in the city’s policing more than a month after a black man was fatally shot by police.
DA to seek special grand jury for Tupelo shooting case
Prosecutors plan to call a special grand jury to hear evidence in the shooting last month of a black man by a white Tupelo police officer.
Tupelo mayor, lawyer dispute details of police shooting
Two-and-a-half weeks after a white police officer fatally shot a black man here, the mayor of Tupelo defended his city and police department, saying a lawyer for the dead man’s family is misleading the public.
Tupelo mayor: DOJ to help dialog about police shooting
Tupelo’s mayor says he has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to lead a community meeting about the police shooting that killed a man two weeks ago.