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MS Cherokee group: Industrial pollution threatens families
A rural Mississippi community is fighting to protect the health of some Cherokee residents threatened by industrial pollution. Barbara Weckesser, treasurer of the group Cherokee Concerned Citizens, and some of her neighbors formed the group in 2013 to address noise, dust and odor stemming from the Bollinger shipyard and Chevron refinery, just a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico community.
Vote for top Mississippi kicker, punter entering 2024 MHSAA, MAIS high school football season
Who is Mississippi's kicker or punter entering the 2024 high school football season? MHSAA and MAIS football fans can decide which high school kicker or punter is the best in Mississippi. Now it's your turn to vote. Fans can vote once per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Sunday. Eli Adams, Jackson Prep:...
Delta In a Minute 8-14
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI - A former Mississippi councilman accused of selling drugs out of his vape shops was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison. Former Biloxi City Councilman, Robert Leon Deming, III, was sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. A Mississippi man...
Mississippi sees slight increase in chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-24
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2023-24 Chronic Absenteeism Report. The new report shows the 2023-24 state chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4%, which is a slight increase compared to 23.9% in 2022-23. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% (18 days) of the school year for any reason, which […]
Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour
The three components of the Cooperative Youth Leaders program are Learn, Grow, and Experience. Eighty-five rising high school seniors from across Mississippi traveled to Washington, DC, in June to experience all facets of their nation’s capital city. Five of those students were from Lincoln and Pike County schools: Emme Barrett, Brookhaven Academy; Da’Mya Edwards, Brookhaven […] The post Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi’s 37th Youth Tour appeared first on Daily Leader.
Military training to take place in skies of Mississippi, Louisiana over next few days
TUNICA, Miss. - Don't be alarm if you see military helicopters in your neck of the woods over the next few days. Especially in the Tunica and Oxford areas of Mississippi. The aircrafts are part of the 101st Airborne Division's air assault training event in the skies of Mississippi and Louisiana. The exercises started Tuesday.
Prichard police chief defends department, detective in wake of dismissed murder case
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) - Police Chief Walter Knight on Thursday defended his department in the wake of a judge’s decision to dismiss a murder charge and fired back at allegations of dishonesty against the detective who investigated it. The chief’s comments come after Detective Jason Hadaway earlier this week...
Semmes explores possibility of forming its own school system
SEMMES, Ala. (WPMI) — The city of Semmes is exploring the possibility of forming its own school system. Earlier this month, the city council authorized a contract with an educational consultant to conduct a study to determine what costs the city could face if it decides to split from the Mobile County Public School System.
Update: Alabama under a heat advisory Friday
On Thursday at 11:07 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory valid for Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Choctaw, Washington and Mobile counties. The weather service says, "Heat index values up to 108 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,"...
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