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Hot this week, little rain expected
Lafayette County finally received some good rain that helped cool things down and fed the thirsty grass and trees. This week; however, we go back to very hot and dry. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for our area through Tuesday evening and it’s expected to be continued through the week. While […] The post Hot this week, little rain expected appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Delta In a Minute 7-29
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI - The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has reportedly arrested three suspects including 21-year-old Derek Terrell Hollins Jr. of St. Francisville, 20-year-old Calajia Jack, of St. Francisville and 21-year-old Allyah Martin, of Zachary, for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of former Southern University student Steven Harris IV.
Indianola enforces curfew after mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Board of Alderman for the City of Indianola has approved a midnight curfew for Indianola residents. The Mayor and Board of Alderman announced the decision Friday after a shooting at a nightclub killed three people and injured over a dozen more last weekend. The emergency proclamation said that the decision was […]
This $800 million project will not be in Mississippi, but will likely affect thousands of Mississippi drivers
Although the project is not in Mississippi, when completed, it will likely affect hundreds of thousands of Mississippi drivers who travel north on I-55 every year. Officials in Tennessee have announced plans to replace the I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis — a route that connects much of Mississippi to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois. The project is slated to cost nearly $800 million.
Ohio man sentenced for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in Mississippi
A Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it while he resided in Oxford in April 2021. According to court documents, Justin Elkins, 35, previously pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to one count of attempting to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute the drug in Oxford in April 2021 after officers intercepted a package sent through the U.S. mail containing the drug. Elkins was sentenced Friday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock to 96 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Mississippi
The combination of inflation and increased work-from-home opportunities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted migration patterns across the United States, the effects of which are still being felt in 2024, according to the latest Census Bureau data. In the first year of the pandemic, migration out of densely populated, expensive cities like New […]
Pass Christian Fire Department Has 2 Recruits Answer the Call
JACKSON (GG) — Firefighter Class 210 of the Mississippi State Fire Academy is making a difference and twenty-two (22) members will graduate from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson,MS. Caleb Counselman and Samuel Phillips of the...
Wayne County school board addresses consolidation rumors
WAYNESBNORO, Miss. (WDAM) - In Waynesboro, neighbors are asking the Wayne County School Board about the future of Buckatunna School, specifically its gym. The building was torn down last month after it was condemned by engineers, forcing the basketball team to play its season at Wayne County High School. Along...
Several Ocean Springs construction projects progressing on Government Street
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - If you travel down Government Street in Ocean Springs, you’ll find several construction projects going on. Ocean Springs resident Mark Horn watched construction workers give life to the future Artisan Hotel on Monday. Developers say this new hotel will have eight hotel rooms upstairs...
Teachers Appreciated this Week at Mississippi Aquarium
GULFPORT (GG) — Mississippi Aquarium appreciated educators Saturday and Sunday, July 20th & 21st, where free admission was offered to teachers and all other school employees. Buy one, get one free admission was also offered with a $10 donation of school supplies for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Schools...
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