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One person is under arrest for a murder in Jackson on June 10, and police are looking for a second person of interest. 28-year-old Andrew Sawyer allegedly shot and killed 33-year-old Carrie Lotasha Fields in the 3600 block of Jayne Avenue. Plus, Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his home in Jackson 62 years ago today. Surviving family members and voting rights advocates are planning a celebration of his life and legacy leading up to what would have been his 100th birthday on July 2.

The event will take place from June 26-29 at the Jackson Convention Complex.

Floodwaters inundated half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater in 2019, destroying close to 700 homes. Congress approved a flood-control plan that included pumps to drain the area in 1941, but those pumps have never been built. Decades later, federal agencies have agreed to move forward with a pumping station. $32 million will be provided to the project through the Army Corps of Engineers 2025 Work Plan.

A Philadelphia man is facing multiple charges after a high-speed chase last Wednesday. 24-year-old Jehovah Dixon was suspected of stealing a rental car from the Pearl River Resort. Deputies spotted him in the Walmart parking lot on June 3, but he fled when he realized he'd been spotted. He was located early the next morning and arrested at the Dancing Rabbit Inn.

Mississippi residents are being warned about ongoing email, phone, and text scams. Callers will claim to be from a local sheriff's department and demand money for outstanding warrants or fines that don't exist, threatening arrest if the person they're calling doesn't pay. In some cases, scammers will use the real names of sheriff's deputies in emails. Another scam that's been on the rise is fake texts that claim to be from the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles, demanding payment for unpaid traffic tickets or tolls. Those scammers threaten potential victims with the loss of their driver's license.

An hours-long standoff in Saucier Wednesday night ended with the death of a man who had barricaded himself inside a shed.

Harrison County Sheriff's deputies were initially sent to a residence in the area of Turan Road and Highway 67 to serve a court order for an adult male. That was around 6 p.m. The man fired shots at deputies before barricading himself in a shed on the property. A SWAT team was called in as law enforcement did their best to de-escalate the situation. The confrontation came to an end around 10:30 p.m. with the death of the as-yet-unidentified individual.

This August 29, the Coast will mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Residents who lived through the destruction no doubt remember the strong leadership of then-Governor Haley Barbour. The Harrison County Republican Club honored Barbour at their empowerment dinner Tuesday evening, highlighting his efforts to recover and rebuild.

Anti-Trump protests will be held on Saturday in cities nationwide, including Mississippi. The "No Kings" rallies are being organized by a vast network of progressive organizations calling for a "nationwide day of defiance" to "reject authoritarianism."

Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson is the first Republican candidate to officially launch a campaign aimed at being the state’s next governor. With Gov. Tate Reeves being term-limited, multiple GOP officeholders at the state level have mulled potential bids to run the state from the governor’s mansion.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-agriculture-commissioner-andy-gipson-announces-2027-governor-bid/

Showers and thunderstorms that may produce heavy rainfall are possible across Mississippi.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-thursday-june-12/

Ward 1 Jackson City Councilman Ashby Foote will return to office after winning his reelection bid by a mere eight votes.

READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/nail-biting-finish-sees-foote-wins-jackson-city-council-race/