A chance of rain today will help to hold the heat stress in check in this part of central Mississippi. But by Tuesday, we could be seeing heat index readings of 105-106 across the local area.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--The Philadelphia Fire Dept. had to be called out Saturday morning about 6 to an apartment on St. Francis Dr. in Philadelphia, when someone's stove caught fire.
The outcome of the fire was unclear. A fire truck was still there two hours later, according... Read More.
CARTHAGE, Miss.--Mississippi has the cheapest gas in the United States, even though the state average has surpassed $3.06 per gallon, said Gasbuddy's head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick DeHaan. He says prices are likely to keep climbing.
Carthage has the cheapest in central Mississippi. One station... Read More.
Much of Mississippi will begin the new work week under a heat advisory. The National Weather Service says the worst of the heat stress will be along and west of I-55 and north of Highway 82 through Thursday with heat index readings between 106... Read More.
The Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest continues in Canton.
WAPT-TV reports that the event — planned for Thursday through Sunday — is in its 36th year.
Jana Dear, executive director of Canton Tourism, says the event draws pilots and crewmembers from around the nation.
It will... Read More.