Author: Randy Bell

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has awarded over $3 million in grants to preservation and restoration projects across the state including one in Neshoba County and another in Holmes County.   Booker T.... Read More.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi dipped below 8,000 in Friday's State Health Department report.  After two straight days above that mark, the new daily total was 7,509.  In this part of... Read More.

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON...... A Flood Warning has been issued for the following rivers in Mississippi... Big Black River At West affecting Holmes and Attala Counties. ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM... Read More.

  The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted Thursday to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the current spread of COVID-19.The hybrid scheduling option is available immediately and will... Read More.

The Mississippi House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to establish a medical marijuana program in the state.   But it made some changes in the legislation that had been approved by the Senate.   People... Read More.

After a weekend lull, Mississippi is back to some big COVID numbers.  The State Health Department reported 8,460 new cases Wednesday and 48 more deaths — one of them in Attala County.    It’s... Read More.

In the State Health Department's first COVID update since last Friday, the number of new cases across Mississippi totaled 22,456.  But the average over the four days was 5,614-- nowhere near the record-breaking daily... Read More.

The body of a Lexington woman reported missing two weeks ago has been found in a creek near a truck stop in Durant where she was last seen after being involved in a traffic... Read More.

Warmer temperatures are expected in Mississippi by the middle of the week-- along with another round of thunderstorms, some possibly severe.   The National Weather Service says the storms are expected to develop ahead of... Read More.

With a band of heavy snow moving across central Mississippi Sunday morning, accumulations varied widely-- even in areas just a few miles apart.  The largest amounts reported to the National Weather Service in Jackson... Read More.

The cheapest gas prices in Mississippi are now in Attala County.  That’s what AAA's gas station survey shows this week.  The auto club says Attala’s average price countywide is $2.75, down about a penny... Read More.

Attala and Leake counties are under a winter storm warning until noon Sunday as bands of heavy snow move through central Mississippi.  Some parts of Rankin and Madison counties have reported in excess of... Read More.