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No Beryl impacts expected locally
Beryl should not be a problem for coastal Mississippi and adjacent stretches of the northern Gulf Coast as the storm is forecast to head toward the coasts of northern Mexico or Texas over the weekend (July 6-7). Friday morning (July 5) Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and...
Salaries for two public university presidents creep toward $1 million a year
Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees discuss the agenda during a meeting at the IHL headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today. Two public university presidents in Mississippi now make almost $1 million a year each while pay for faculty and...
Hosemann: Study confirms PERS ’13th check’ for Mississippi retirees protected
An analysis paid for by the Legislature reaffirms the position that the yearly cost of living adjustment — often referred to as the 13th check — that retirees in the state pension system receive cannot be reduced or taken away, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said. Hosemann’s office refused...
Heat relief on the way, with cooler temps over next few days in the Mid-South
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - We have some nicer weather over the weekend before things become very unsettled again next week. Highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s with lower humidity over the weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms return for next week. We will be looking at a chance to see...
NFL veteran KJ Wright gets ready for third annual alumni charity basketball game
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss — Olive Branch native and 2014 Super Bowl Champion KJ Wright is back home in Mississippi preparing for his third annual alumni charity basketball game at his old stomping grounds - Olive Branch High School. "It's everything to me just to get the communities together," Wright...
State Green Lights Uber, Overrides Local Control, Regulations
JACKSON — Uber has the green light to operate statewide, after a bill implementing statewide regulations soared through the Legislature this session largely uncontested. The new transportation network company bill will override all municipality ordinances used to regulate Uber or other digital ridesharing services on July 1, when it becomes law.
‘All of the sudden, it just blew up’; handheld firework explodes, burns woman
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - One Ocean Springs resident traded the firework fun, for firework fear. Last night around 8 p.m., a Roman candle gone wrong put Emily Blanchard in the emergency room — and she isn’t the only one. “All of the sudden, it just blew up...
Four-star WR Samari Reed picks Ole Miss over Clemson, Kentucky, and others
OXFORD, Miss. — Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss celebrated their own brand of fireworks Thursday night as they picked up a big commitment on the 4th of July in four-star (Rivals) wide receiver Samari Reed. Reed attends Monarch High School in Pompano Beach, Florida and in a hotly contested...
DSU’s Entertainment Industry Studies Chair selected to join Recording Academy
Delta Music Institute Director and Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies Richard Tremmel has been selected by his peers to join the Recording Academy as part of the new member class of 2024. Tremmel received nominations from colleague Barry Bays, DMI Artist-in-Residence Steve Azar, and recording engineer Thomas “TJ” Johnson. He...
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