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A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. Zeta on Sunday... Read More.

Free Covid-19 testing is available in Attala County today. Testing is now expanded from teachers, staff, administrators to include nurses, and childcare facility workers on these specific days.Testing hours are noon to 6 p.m., and no appointment is necessary.Visit the Mississippi Department of Health... Read More.

Today is Monday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2020. There are 66 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On October 26th, 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. On this date: In 1825, the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting... Read More.

The Spooky Boo Drive Thru is coming. According to Newton City Chamber of Commerce the Halloween drive thru event will be for kids 12 and under. Families are instructed to go to the Newton Depot Parking lot. Bags of candy will be distributed directly... Read More.

Open Arms in Philadelphia is holding drive by food distribution tomorrow. It starts at 4:30 p.m. and continues until the food is gone. If you have a friend, neighbor, or family member that can’t get there, come get a bag of groceries for them.... Read More.

Today is Sunday, Oct. 25, the 299th day of 2020. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1910, "America the Beautiful," with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was first published. On this... Read More.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2020. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1972, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who'd broken Major League Baseball's modern-era color barrier in 1947, died in Stamford, Connecticut, at... Read More.

A 13-year-old boy is the second person to die as a result of gunfire that broke out at a Mississippi fast food restaurant. The shooting happened Wednesday at a McDonald’s in Canton. Madison County coroner Alex Breeland says the second victim, Robert Luckett, died... Read More.