Author: Randy Bell

State Representative Michael Ted Evans knows what Mississippi’s law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel need.  He served 23 years with the Philadelphia Fire Department, still works as a volunteer firefighter and is certified as a police officer.  And he’s now a founding member of... Read More.

With Christmas only a week and a half away, some Mississippians who’ve been gift shopping online are getting panicky.  They're finding out they've been dealing with fake websites.  John O’Hara with the Better Business Bureau of Mississippi says those who paid with credit cards... Read More.

As gas prices continue to fall slowly across Mississippi, many of us are paying well under $3 a gallon now.   AAA says the average price statewide has dropped to $2.98 but locally gas is selling for less than $2.90 in some places.  The auto... Read More.

The State Health Department is reporting only a handful of new COVID 19 cases in this part of central Mississippi.   In Monday's update, Attala County had three new cases with two each in Leake and Neshoba counties.  Statewide, there were 736 new cases and... Read More.

While other states including Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas were hit much harder, a possible tornado in Mississippi touched down early Saturday in Prentiss County and may have tracked into Tishomingo County.  Emergency management officials report two mobile homes damaged, one of them heavily, near... Read More.

Some rough weather is still expected in Mississippi tonight and Saturday.   The National Weather Service says the northwestern counties could get the worst of it but in this part of central Mississippi, damaging winds of 60-70 mph are possible along with tornadoes.   The storms... Read More.

A significant threat of severe weather including tornadoes is being forecast across much of Mississippi for Friday and Saturday.   The National Weather Service has placed much of the local area under a Level 2 "slight risk" of severe storms with damaging winds up to... Read More.