Local Communities Get Preservation Grants

This part of central Mississippi will share in more than $97,000 in state historical preservation grants.  The Department of Archives and History says the 11 projects include $13,000 for Kosciusko to develop a map and audio/video tour of Redbud Springs and the Natchez Trace. ... Read More.
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Local Fire Departments to Benefit from New State Law

The men and women who serve on Mississippi's volunteer fire departments aren't in it for the money.  Because there isn't any.  They aren't paid for what they do.  But soon, those firefighters will have a retirement benefit.  Gov. Reeves on Monday signed legislation that'll... Read More.
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Highest Gas Prices in Two Months

Gas prices in Mississippi have jumped an average of 11 cents in the past week, now at their highest level since early February.  AAA says the statewide average price has been climbing for the last nine days, now at around $3.14.  The auto club... Read More.
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Flu Levels in MS at Lowest Level of the Season

Mississippi’s flu season is winding down.  The latest update puts flu activity in the state at the CDC’s lowest level.   And the State Health Department says overall, for the week ending April 1st, only two per cent of Mississippi patients seeing their doctors had... Read More.
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Safe Room Applicants Still Waiting for Approval

A program which could save Mississippians’ lives during a tornado is on hold. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency launched the Individual Safe Room Program last summer to use federal money to help people in certain counties build shelters, either in their homes or underground. ... Read More.
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Tornadoes Hit North MS, One Dead

A tornado which hit Pontotoc County early Saturday has left one person dead and four others injured.  And there's been damage across Mississippi, some of it at the Cooper Tire plant in Tupelo.   The National Weather Service confirmed several tornadoes as they moved through... Read More.
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Flu Numbers Creep Higher in MS

Flu season's not over yet in Mississippi.  The State Health Department says the flu rate statewide edged up just slightly last week with 2.6 per cent of patients seeing their doctors having flu-like symptoms.  The CDC still classifies Mississippi as having minimal flu activity. ... Read More.
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MSDH: Another COVID Death in Attala County

Attala County has recorded its 125th COVID-19 death.  The State Health Department isn't saying when the latest death occurred but says it was identified during a review of death certificate reports dating back to Jan. 14.   The number of new COVID cases in the... Read More.
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Flu Cases on the Increase in MS

More Mississippians are coming down with the flu.  The numbers aren't nearly as high as they were back during the fall, but the State Health Department says a steady downward trend in flu cases has suddenly turned around with the latest report for the... Read More.
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