Randy Bell, Author at Kicks96news.com - Central Mississippi News 24/7

Video: A Homecoming for a Hero Today

Wednesday, March 26 by Randy Bell

Alvin Scarborough went off to war more than 80 years ago. And today, he’s finally coming home….https://youtu.be/TBfnFlT0p0k“Anything that we can do to honor him, you know, I'm in on it.”Roger Barrett is the Ride Captain for a group of motorcyclists who’ll be escorting the... Read More.

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Jury Duty Scam Pops Up in Leake County

Tuesday, March 25 by Randy Bell

It's one of the most popular scams around. You're contacted and told by somebody pretending to be a law enforcement officer that you missed jury duty and you're about to be arrested--unless you pay a fine. And--of course--the crook who calls you is happy... Read More.

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Two Years Later, Another Rolling Fork Tornado

Monday, March 24 by Randy Bell

The small tornado which hit the Rolling Fork area Sunday night was on the ground for about two and a half miles. Michael Hill with the National Weather Service in Jackson says it was packing winds up to 90 miles an hour and was... Read More.

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Video: MEMA Updates Storm Recovery Efforts

Friday, March 21 by Randy Bell

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Freeze Warning Friday for This Area

Thursday, March 20 by Randy Bell

Spring is here. But it won’t feel like it early Friday. Most of the local area, including Attala, Leake and Neshoba counties, will be under a freeze warning until 8 am as temperatures drop as low as 31 degrees.

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NWS: Area Twisters Hit 125-130 MPH

Wednesday, March 19 by Randy Bell

We’re learning more about a couple of the tornadoes that went through this part of Mississippi last weekend. Even though the National Weather Service hasn’t finished its report, it says the EF-2 storm that hit Humphreys, Leflore, Holmes and Carroll counties was packing winds... Read More.

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Windy Today, Storms Possible Too

Wednesday, March 19 by Randy Bell

Much of the local area could see some isolated severe storms later today. The National Weather Service has put Neshoba County, most of Leake County and eastern Attala County under a Level-1 “marginal” risk of damaging wind gusts and hail late this afternoon and... Read More.

White House Issues Statement on Deadly Storms

Sunday, March 16 by Randy Bell

Statement from President Donald J. Trump:"We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated. The National Guard has been deployed to Arkansas, and... Read More.

MS Beginning Recovery From Deadly Tornadoes

Sunday, March 16 by Randy Bell

Taylorsville tornado (Photo: WJ5P Ham Radio via Shady Grove Fire Rescue/ Jones County Fire Service-David Houston) A tornado outbreak across Mississippi Saturday has resulted in at least six fatalities. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says three of those were in Walthall County, two in Jefferson... Read More.

Flu Cases Creep Back Up With a Sharp Spike in One Local District

Thursday, March 13 by Randy Bell

After dropping for three straight weeks, Mississippi’s flu rate has nudged back up. The State Health Department’s latest report for the week ending March 1st, shows that the percentage of patients in doctor’s offices with flu-like symptoms was 5.3 per cent, up from 5... Read More.

Bird Flu Confirmed on Noxubee Farm

Thursday, March 13 by Randy Bell

Another poultry flock in Mississippi has been destroyed after testing positive for bird flu. This time, it’s in Noxubee County, where the Mississippi Department of Agriculture says the infected chickens were at a commercial breeder’s farm. Bird flu, officially known as highly pathogenic avian... Read More.

Helicopter Pilot Reported “Flight Control Problem” Before Crash

Thursday, March 13 by Randy Bell

In the moments before a medical helicopter crashed in Madison County Monday killing a Neshoba County man and two other crew members, the pilot was in radio contact with a dispatcher at his base of operations…“...indicating they were having a flight control problem and... Read More.