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Thank You For Your Service Granterio L. Short
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Navy veteran Granterio L. Short served overseas in the Middle East and then started “I Am Proof Fitness” in Hazlehurst. He died in a car crash in 2022 at just 36 years old. His family is hosting an event on July 27th called “I...
Kids get to experience Camp Kamassa
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Camp Kamassa, located in Copiah County, offers a full-on experience to children with special needs. The camp provides a worry-free zone for those children to enjoy life and have fun. Since 2007, Mary Kitchens, the founder of Camp Kamassa, has set out to provide a week-long camping experience for children […]
Officials: Bear sightings on the rise in Mississippi
Black bear sightings on game cameras in the Mississippi woods have become increasingly common, not just along the Mississippi River but in almost every corner of the state. The Facebook page Black Bear Sightings has been very active this summer, with people across the state posting pictures from game cameras and other sightings.
Testing the Limits of FFS
, Mississippi is a long way from Texas, but big news recently surfaced in a local newspaper there that is sure to pique interest among crappie buffs across the Lone Star state and beyond. The story centers on the use of forward facing sonar. On June 21, Clarion Ledger outdoors writer Brian Broom reported that Mississippi’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks voted to cut daily limits at four of the state’s more popular crappie lakes — Grenada, Enid, Sardis and Arkabutla Lake. All are well known for producing big crappie. According to the story, the main reasons for the reduction hinge...
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state. The judges issued their order Tuesday night in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and several Black residents. […]
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi
Quality Journalism for Critical Times This is the third in a four-part series Not a single employee of the New Woman All Women Clinic in Birmingham quit after it was bombed in 1998. It would always be the abortion clinic that got bombed — the place where security guard and police officer Robert Sanderson died, and head nurse Emily Lyons […] The post From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The last clinic in Mississippi appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Traveling out of town for Independence Day weekend?
JACKSON, Miss. — Headed out of town for the Fourth of July?. Whether you’re headed to the beach or staying home, you won’t be escaping the heat. Not only will the sun be bearing down on us, but there is also the chance for rain almost everywhere in the South.
MHP announces 2024 Independence Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will conduct its 2024 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period. The travel period will begin on Thursday, July 4 at 6:00 a.m. and conclude on Sunday, July 7 at midnight. “As we make the plans to celebrate this Independence Day weekend, let’s also commit to making safety […]
Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Ship Narcotics Across State Lines
A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 2000 grams of methamphetamine in the Southern District of Mississippi in connection with shipments of drugs across state lines. 32-year-old Ricardo Roman Rivera Santana, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court...
Mississippi State launches public survey on black bears
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Many Mississippi landowners and hunters will receive black bear surveys this week from Mississippi State University (MSU) researchers. Sharp Professor of Human Dimensions Kevin Hunt in the MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center, in collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), is conducting the surveys to better […]
Strickland Named President-Elect of Mississippi Tourism Association
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) has announced its elected board of officers for 2024-2025. Visit Vicksburg’s Executive Director, Laura Beth Strickland, will serve as the state association’s president-elect starting July 1. Her term as President will begin on July 1, 2025. Strickland, a Vicksburg...
Former commissioner Bill Cossar honored in resolution
JACKSON — Bill Cossar oversaw his last meeting as chairman of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks commission on June 19. At the time, it was unknown if he would be reappointed to the commission. Gov. Tate Reeves opted to appoint Colin Maloney to replace Cossar at the end of June. Cossar was […] The post Former commissioner Bill Cossar honored in resolution appeared first on Daily Leader.
Wednesday Rain Shouldn't Affect Mississippi Crest; Thursday's Could
(Davenport, IA) -- The Mississippi River is still expected to crest at 20-feet at Lock & Dam 15 Sunday despite last night's nearly 2-inches of rain. Meteorologist Alex Gibbs with the National Weather Service says most of the rain fell below the crestline. More rain is expected Thursday, before the...
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