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New Tag Features Magnolia Blossom

Tuesday, May 2 by Randy Bell

Mississippi's new standard license plate will have something in common with the new state flag-- a magnolia blossom. A design submitted by a Starkville woman will be used for the tags issued starting in... Read More.

Arrington Confirmed Dead After Leake Standoff

Thursday, April 27 by Randy Bell

UPDATED 5:00AM THURSDAY We still don't know why a suspected car thief who escaped from jail in Raymond and allegedly killed a man in Jackson wound up hiding out in Leake County. Sheriff Randy Atkinson... Read More.

Area Airports Get FAA Grants

Tuesday, April 25 by Randy Bell

The Federal Aviation Administration is providing more than $538,000 to the Carthage-Leake County Airport. The grants will pay to reconstruct an access road and to upgrade the fuel farm at the airport. C A... Read More.

Local Communities Get Preservation Grants

Monday, April 24 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Local Fire Departments to Benefit from New State Law

Tuesday, April 18 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Changes on the Way for Tag Which Has Raised $1 Million for Fallen Officers and Firefighters

Thursday, April 13 by Randy Bell

You see a lot of them these days when you're driving in Mississippi-- those customized black and white car tags which help to raise money for the families of fallen law enforcement officers and... Read More.

Easter Sunday Fires: One Cause Determined, One Investigation Continues

Wednesday, April 12 by Randy Bell

Investigators in Attala County say food left on a stove apparently touched off an Easter Sunday fire which destroyed a house and sent two people to the hospital. Fire Coordinator Danny Townsend says... Read More.

Highest Gas Prices in Two Months

Tuesday, April 11 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Flu Levels in MS at Lowest Level of the Season

Sunday, April 9 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Safe Room Applicants Still Waiting for Approval

Wednesday, April 5 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Tornadoes Hit North MS, One Dead

Saturday, April 1 by Randy Bell

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... Read More.

Flu Numbers Creep Higher in MS

Tuesday, March 28 by Randy Bell

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. ... Read More.

Author: Randy Bell