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Columbia wraps up $1 million water, sewer rehabilitation project
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Columbia just wrapped up a $1 million project to upgrade water and sewer services in some northern sections of the city. Columbia used a $600,000 federal Community Development Block Grant to help replace or repair water and sewer lines and add storm water inlets to several city streets.
‘She guided me’: Flaggs honors late educator with proclamation
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen during its regular meeting Thursday honored the life of a late Warren County educator with a proclamation declaring July 27th Dorothy Mae Owens Pickett Day.. Pickett, a well-known teacher who served the Vicksburg Warren School District for 36 years, passed away this week and will be laid to […]
County Road 11: Highlighting Longtime Local Artist Larenzo Harry
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - If you are from Meridian, Larenzo Harry is a face you might not recognize, but his work is. From buildings to people behind bar counters, Harry is one of Meridian’s longtime artistic residents. “Well, I basically do art,” said Harry. “I go from restaurant to...
Heavy rains bring down tree, utility poles
NATCHEZ — Heavy rain this evening brought down trees and utility poles. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten shared photos of a tree and poles completely blocking Dunbarton Road, Old Meadville Road and Cardinal Drive at approximately 6:30 p.m. today. At approximately 9:15 p.m. AT&T had arrived on the scene to dismantle the pole and open […] The post Heavy rains bring down tree, utility poles appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
‘We worked well together’: Council comes up with new ward lines at Thursday meeting
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A day after unofficially settling on a new map, most members of the Jackson City Council appear pleased with the way the city’s new ward lines are shaping up. On Thursday, the council met again to hammer out ward lines. The lines must be changed...
Tropics showing signs of heating back up next week
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is tracking a tropical wave over the Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles. As the wave tracks westward, it has a few obstacles to overcome such as dry air, Saharan dust, wind shear, and potential land interaction with some of the Caribbean islands.
LB Corey Amos commits to Ole Miss football, re-joins Lane Kiffin's recruiting class
OXFORD — Corey Amos is back in the Ole Miss football fold. Just over a month after the three-star linebacker decommitted from the Rebels and re-opened his recruitment, Amos once again pledged to play for Ole Miss on Friday in a social media post. "Ain't no other place I'll rather be," he...
Picayune mother, son arrested for alleged theft of iron pilings
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WLOX) - On Friday, Picayune Police Department announced the arrest of two people believed to have stolen iron pilings which were to be used to repair a bridge inside the city. Following an investigation, detectives determined Carla Lee Mitchell and Wyatt Ethan Mitchell, a mother-and-son duo, were two...
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