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Lametra Rogan makes a career in radio
TUPELO — Lametra Rogan, known professionally as DJ Gucci Girl, was raised on gospel music by her grandmother in Ripley. These days, she shares the same joy that music brought her as a child through the classic hip-hop and R&B tunes she plays for listeners on The Pulse 104.3 FM in Tupelo. Rogan, 35, was introduced to DJing in her teens by Gill Johnson and Allen Christmas who would DJ events in ...
Hot and Humid Tomorrow
Happy Sunday evening! Temperatures overnight remain in the 80s to upper 70s. Hot and humid Monday with afternoon temperatures in the low 90s. A couple showers or storms are possible in the afternoon. See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE.
Mississippi kindergarten assessment closer to pre-pandemic levels
July 26 – Mississippi kindergarteners are making gains in the past school year that have them closer to where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to the 2023-24 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results recently released by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). DeSoto County Schools kindergarteners...
Lauren Rogers Museum of the Arts gets Mississippi grant
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is getting a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Each year, the state commission gives out funds to arts and cultural organizations across the state such as art, theater, music and dance. The money will help the museum with exhibitions,...
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