Author: Chris Davis

GULFPORT, Miss.--Hurricane Ida is still headed for the Louisiana/Mississippi coasts after making landfall as a hurricane on the Isle of Youth. The storm had sustained winds Friday afternoon of over 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. People in Mississippi should be concerned about... Read More.

WASHINGTON--Mississippi's Republican lawmakers are criticizing Pres. Biden's actions on Afghanistan. Thursday  two suicide bombings at the Kabul airport killed 13 American servicemen and about 60 Afghans. "I have been speaking with current and former members of our military who still have contacts on the ground... Read More.

GULFPORT, Miss.--Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and its forecast track puts it on the Louisiana or Mississippi coast sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday. In central Mississippi, you can expect wind and rain and possibly power outages. "It will become... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Two more people in Leake County and one person in Neshoba County have died from coronavirus. Those deaths were reported in the past day along with 3,425 New cases. You can get a vaccine in Carthage Sunday beginning at 1 at First Baptist Church.... Read More.

WASHINGTON--Afghanistan could become a terrorist base again and those terrorists could threaten the United States, 20 years after 9/11, said Congressman Michael Guest, in a recent interview with Boswell Media. Several Republican lawmakers have said this week that the pull-out has been a mess... Read More.

JACKSON, Miss.--Lawmakers met at the state capitol Wednesday to discuss the possible elimination of the state's income and grocery taxes. The state legislature attempted to pass a bill that would have done that last year, but it did not pass. That bill would have eliminated... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A Mississippi child has died from COVID complications, said state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, at a Wednesday update. Byers did not say where the child was from, but said the child was under the age of five. The child is the sixth person under... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Relief from the heat comes in about one day. The National Weather Service predicts central Mississippi will have a better chance for thunderstorms by Thursday and the heat and humidity won't be quite as bad. ""It'll still be humid. But, in terms of being... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--At least 61 hospitals across the state that have asked for help will be getting it, at least to some degree, with about 1,000 contract workers being brought in. They are expected to increase hospital capacity, which has been strained because of the... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Despite Mississippi reporting its highest number of deaths in one day, there are signs that the pandemic could be levelling off, said state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, in a news conference Tuesday. According to the Miss. Dept. of Health, 111 people have been reported... Read More.

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--It's going to be sunny and hot with almost no chance for relief from rain this afternoon. A heat advisory is in effect for central Mississippi. "Heat indices will be right around 105 to below 110," said David Cox, a forecaster with the National... Read More.