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Heat Advisories with near record heat continue this week
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Things are about to get even hotter here in South Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi. The National Weather Service has already issued Heat Advisories for the local area through Tuesday with more likely to follow in the coming days. That’s because daytime highs will be in the upper 90°s to low 100°s for the rest of this week.
Longtime Reed's department store icon back after heart attack
TUPELO – As he always does, John Rush made sure his newest customer had everything he needed before he left. The customer had come into Reed's department store downtown Friday morning needing a black jacket and pants, and Rush found what he needed. "You need a good looking shirt and tie with that?," John asked as the customer was heading to the register. Sure enough, he also left with a new ...
Alchemy Hair Studio owner, stylists invited to New York Fashion Week
TUPELO — Olivia Buchanan, salon owner and stylist at Alchemy Hair Studio in Tupelo, will travel with her team to New York City early next year to style hair for New York Fashion Week (NYFW). NYFW is one of four major fashion shows held globally, with other shows held in Paris, Milan and London. The semi-annual event is held each fall and spring in New York. "Everybody wants to be a part of it ...
Ole Miss' star-studded receiver room is about selflessness and winning, not stats
OXFORD — If you thought Ole Miss’ receiving room was good last year, just wait until you see the 2024 version. The Rebels boasted one of the deepest receiver rooms in college football a season ago. The wide receiver trio of Tre Harris, Jordan Watkins and Dayton Wade each had at least 700 receiving yards — one of just three teams in the regular season who could boast that feat. Harris and ...
Hartfield Academy enters season as defending 6A champs
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) – Last season, Hartfield Academy went 14-0 and won the MAIS 6A State Championship, the first in school history. Now, the Hawks are in unfamiliar territory as defending state champs. “We had a great season last year, but we’ve got to turn the page and start...
Saving lives by preventing suicide has broad impact
Anyone can learn how to divert a person from suicide, and a class on that subject is open to the public two weeks from today, Aug. 17, at the American Legion building in Tupelo. When Dan Johnson, of Tupelo, lost his son to suicide in 2013, he lost a tremendous part of himself as well. The tragedy that took his son’s life changed the lives of everyone who knew the young man. Part of the hole it ...