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Department of Public Safety moving once multimillion-dollar project completed
PEARL, Miss. — The state of Mississippi is currently in the midst of a multimillion-dollar construction project that will take hundreds of employees out of Jackson and over to Rankin County. The clock is ticking for a new building for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, as the old...
CDC: Mississippi has highest Alzheimer’s death rate in US
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In the wake of recent advancements in Alzheimer’s research, data reveals the deadly impact of the disease in Mississippi. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 120,122 people died from Alzheimer’s nationally in 2022, the year with the latest numbers. In Mississippi, 1,679 people died from the most […]
Miss Mississippi Volunteer contestants spend day serving others
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – As Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer, Rebekah Wallace has spent the past year talking with students across the state. On this Independence Day morning, Wallace was visiting with the lunchtime crowd at Tupelo’s Salvation Army. “That’s something I have always had a love for and...
Missing correctional service canine found safely
UPDATE: CoreCivic has announced that Dex has been found and returned to his canine handler. A local resident of the Clarksdale area found Dex and contacted CoreCivic. ************** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — CoreCivic is asking the public for help to locate a missing correctional service canine. CoreCivic correctional service canine, Dex, who is assigned to the […]
15-year-old missing out of Rolling Fork
⚠️⚠️MISSING IN ROLLING FORK⚠️⚠️‼️. IF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS TEEN PLEASE CONTACT THE ROLLING FORK POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE SHARKEY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AT 662-873-4321. SHE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 7PM YESTERDAY JULY 4, 2024. INFORMATION ON THE MISSING TEEN IS AS...
Heat advisory issued for Washington and Clarke counties until Saturday evening
A heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:57 a.m. valid for Saturday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Washington and Clarke counties. The weather service says, "Heat index values up to 108 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,"...
Mississippi woman says restaurant manager caused a scene following her $150 tip to a waitress
Dawn Montgomery sparked an online controversy after stating that she and her group left a hefty tip for an Applebee’s waiter, prompting the restaurant’s manager to inquire about the amount. Montgomery, upset and startled by the manager’s alleged conduct, took to social media to share her story. She...
Millions of dollars in construction to improve training, equipment maintenance, communication at Shelby
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WDAM) - Camp Shelby is seeing a lot of military training and construction going on at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center these days. The post has about $140 million worth of building projects that either are in progress right now or have been funded. The projects...
Greenville Projects are on Track
Two major projects in Greenville will add much to the Delta’s largest city and the region. In December 2015, Congress funded nearly $1 billion to design and construct 12 federal courthouses across the nation, including one in Greenville. And that project, after all these years, is getting close to completion, at seventy percent currently. Enclosure is being put on now, with windows being installed, electrical systems put in, modern safety features placed, etc. The courthouse could be nearly finished at the end of the year.
Local forecast for southern LA/MS/AL for 7/6/24: Average temperatures and chance for rainfall from Beryl
Happy Saturday! I hope that you had a great 4th of July. Looking at our local area, I am expecting temperatures to be cooler than the last couple of days. The heat advisories that were in effect have been allowed to expire. Temperatures should stay in the high 80s to low 90s for most of the region this weekend. Looking at our rainfall chances, most of the area should expect scattered thunderstorms through this weekend. The moisture is primarily the result of Hurricane Beryl, which is passing to our west. Besides the scattered rainfall chances for the next couple of days, Beryl should pose little threat to the area.
Sontag church identifies several unmarked graves in cemetery
STORY SUBMITTED WILSON FARNHAM JR. While patiently waiting on the Lord’s return, our cemeteries at Shiloh Church in Sontag of Lawrence County have slowly been filling to capacity. Organized in 1845 and on its present location for a very long time, we have two burial grounds and are located on a high hill with limited […] The post Sontag church identifies several unmarked graves in cemetery appeared first on Daily Leader.
A few areas Ole Miss defense must improve in for 2024 season
Make no mistake about it, Pete Golding's first season as Ole Miss' defensive coordinator was a success — in more ways than one. While some areas and some game performances left a bit to be desired, the Rebels were often clutch when the game was on the line or too close for comfort.
‘Special Stars’: Special Olympians honored during Fourth of July event
NATCHEZ — During July 4 activities on the Natchez Bluff Thursday, Mayor Dan Gibson and other city officials recognized the local athletes in the Special Olympics who went all the way to compete in state competitions at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. One of them, Shaquille Williams who could not make it to […] The post ‘Special Stars’: Special Olympians honored during Fourth of July event appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Mayor Flaggs announced that he will not be supporting a new proposed change of city-government
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced that he would not be supporting a new change of government within the city of Vicksburg. Currently, Vicksburg operates under a mayor and two aldermen. Less than a week ago, a proposal was made to switch to a Council-Manager Form of government which includes a...
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