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State Treasury Department returns $100M+ in unclaimed money in past four years
The State Treasury of Mississippi has given residents back more than $100 million in the past four-and-a-half years and is hoping that some semi-recent changes to its claims-making process will push that number above $130 million by 2025. During the Neshoba County Fair on Aug. 1, Mississippi Treasurer David McRae told a crowd of people that his office has returned more money to Mississippians in the past four-and-a-half-year period than ever before. ...
Dialysis pioneer now has to be treated himself
TUPELO – Three times a week, Sam Gregory sits restlessly in a chair for four hours undergoing dialysis, a medical treatment that removes extra fluid and waste products from his blood because his kidneys no longer function. It's tedious, to be certain. It's also keeping him alive. "We do what we have to do; otherwise, the alternative would not be good," Gregory said with a chuckle. At 83 years ...
Lincoln County under excessive heat warning
BROOKHAVEN — The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for Lincoln County and other parts of southwest Mississippi. The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Temperatures could reach a high of 97 with a heat index of 107 today. NWS Jackson forecasts a 40 percent chance of showers and […] The post Lincoln County under excessive heat warning appeared first on Daily Leader.
First Alert: Heat alerts today could be tempered by afternoon showers
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - We’re turning up the heat now that we’re on this week’s downslope! Heat advisories have been issued for our area for today, with a chance for showers this afternoon too that could help mediate their reach. Today, highs skyrocket into the upper 90s...
No more detours around the River Avenue Bridge
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Thursday around lunchtime, the Forrest County Board of Supervisors announced that the intersection at South Main Street and Carterville Road in Petal had been reopened. For the first time since January, drivers coming out of Petal did not have to take a detour to reach...
Petal businesses excited to see South Main Street completed
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - For the past few months, drivers commuting between Hattiesburg and Petal were required to take a detour once leaving the River Avenue Bridge before reaching the lower end of South Main Street. Thursday, the Forrest County Board of Supervisors announced that construction on South Main Street...
Update on Major Construction Project on State Street; find out its impacts so far
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The multi-phase project has made some major progress since it first started back in January. So much so, that we are now nearing the end of phase one of the project, which stretches from Pearl Street to here at Mississippi Street. A project official expects that...
Smith and Riley takes over as Head Coach/Captain of the Vikettes
Jennifer Smith and Za’Miya Riley have taken over as Head Coach/Captain of the Vikettes for the 2024-2025 season. Riley, who is a sophomore at WC, first began dancing at the age of seven when April Green introduced her to the sport. She decided to stick with dance and eventually made the Vikettes squad when she entered Junior High School.
Fieldhouse for the Homeless needs donations to reopen men’s shelter
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The folks with Hattiesburg’s Fieldhouse for the Homeless are making an urgent plea for financial donations, to help them reopen a men’s shelter that recently had to close. The shelter on U.S. 49 shut its doors about a week ago because the organization was...
‘What am I going to do?’: Wheelchair user says Medicaid transportation caused her to miss medical visits
Bonnie Griffith of Clinton missed four doctor appointments in June and July because of problems with the transportation company that contracts with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. Griffith, who has a chronic nerve damage condition that requires her to use an electric mobility scooter, relies on Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation...
A Southern Antiques Affair coming this weekend; deadline for tickets is midnight Wednesday
Vicksburg is set to play host to A Southern Antiques Affair, an event that is sure to entertain, educate and showcase the renewed appreciation of vintage finds. The three-day event will run Friday Aug. 16 through Sunday Aug. 18 at the Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Dr. Briggs Hopson Blvd., and will include an antique shopping […]
Warren County public records: Aug. 5-Aug. 12
Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period of August 5 to August 12. Warranty Deeds: *Ronald Charles Aders to Bobby Glenn Whitney, Part SE/4 of NE/2, Section 10, Township 15 North, Range 4 East. *Johnnie Guinn and Ora Guinn to Kendrick Montrell Bershell and Kentrez Martell Bershell, Lot 54, Cottonwood Subdivision […]
Smith signs with European Club
Holly Springs great Daquan Smith is taking his talents to Europe, to become a professional basketball player for club “Valmiera Glass Via” of the ENBL” European North Basketball League.”. Smith had a stellar collegiate career which led to his professional signing with the club. Smith is coming...
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