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One person killed in rollover wreck on Mississippi interstate
One person was killed in a wreck on the Mississippi interstate Monday afternoon. Officials say 63-year-old Sammy Townes was killed in a crash on Interstate 55 north of Oakland Monday afternoon. WTVA in Tueplo reports that officials with the Yalobusha County Coroner’s Office were called to the scene shortly after...
Pastor Killed In I-55 Wreck
A longtime Water Valley pastor was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on I-55 Monday afternoon. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Marvin Baird reported Sammy Townes, 63, was a passenger in a 2010 Cadillac hearse heading northbound on the interstate near the Enid exit when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times.
Tuesday’s Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2025 prospects Kamario Taylor and Zavion Hardy
Step inside for the latest on several 2025 and 2026 prospects on Mississippi State’s radar in football and basketball along with team news: First Biscuit – Starting the day with basketball recruiting, on Monday I talked to sources regarding 2025 combo guard and On3 three-star prospect Salim London and 2025 Tennessee commitment and On3 four-star […] The post Tuesday’s Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2025 prospects Kamario Taylor and Zavion Hardy appeared first on On3.
Guidelines to hunt doves legally this fall
JACKSON — Mississippi’s fall hunting season kicks off on Sept. 1 with Canada Geese season and dove season on Sept. 1. With just a month away here are a few things you can do in the final month to prepare for the upcoming season. First if you have not planted a field to hunt over […] The post Guidelines to hunt doves legally this fall appeared first on Daily Leader.
Farm to Trouble: Could the Mississippi River Benefit from This Strategy to Improve Water Quality?
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — As environmental groups and policy analysts in the Mississippi River basin seek solutions to shrink a massive “dead zone” that forms off the coast of Louisiana each year, they have looked to a regional clean-up program in the Chesapeake Bay as a model.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to partially restore Biden Title IX rule in Republican-led states
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action Monday to restore parts of President Biden’s Title IX rule in a handful of Republican-led states where the new regulations are blocked, arguing that lower court injunctions pausing the rule in its entirety are “more burdensome” than necessary. In April, the Education Department unveiled a final set…
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