The Latest Breaking News from Tupelo

I drove the length of Mississippi – these are the spots you should visit on a road trip

On a journey across the southern state, Annabel Grossman revels in the Delta blues, explores civil rights history and walks in the footsteps of rock and roll royalty

The Independent UK · Oct 12

How to make manufacturing cool again

Tupelo, Mississippi, has become a manufacturing magnet.

Fortune · Aug 8, 2024

As winter warms, farmers in southern US find ways to adapt

Climate change is driving warmer winters, and several cities in the U.S. South, including Tupelo, Atlanta and Houston, experienced one of their top five warmest meteorological winters this year

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

What we know — and don't know — about the rogue Tupelo pilot

The pilot landed the plane in an open field after flying for nearly four hours on Saturday, police said.

Axios · Sep 3, 2022

Pilot arrested after reportedly threatening to crash 'stolen' plane kept in the air for FOUR hours

"It’s a scary way to wake up on a Saturday morning"

Manchester Evening News · Sep 3, 2022

Pilot threatens to crash into MS Walmart

Hours after threatening to crash a stolen plane in Tupelo, the pilot has landed safely and is the hands of police

Salon · Sep 3, 2022

Watch: Footage shows pilot ‘threatening to crash into Walmart’ in Mississippi

A pilot is threatening to “intentionally to crash into” a local Walmart in Mississippi, local police have said.At approximately 11am UK time (5am US time), officers from the Tupelo Police Department were notified to a possible threat by a pilot.According to officers, the plane, believed to be a King Air…

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2022

Police: Rogue plane lands, pilot in custody after threatening to hit Mississippi Walmart

Police said the pilot threatened to “intentionally crash into Wal-Mart."

Axios · Sep 3, 2022

Police: Plane circling Mississippi city threatens to crash

Police say the pilot of a small airplane has been circling over Tupelo and other parts of northeast Mississippi and had threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Pilot lands plane after threatening to crash into Mississippi Walmart – report

Airport worker who knew how to take off but not land is in police custody, report says

The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2022