Flu Levels in MS at Lowest Level of the Season

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 two per cent of Mississippi patients seeing their doctors had...

Tornadoes Hit North MS, One Dead

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 National Weather Service confirmed several tornadoes as they moved through...


Flu Numbers Creep Higher in MS

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.  The CDC still classifies Mississippi as having minimal flu activity. ...

Severe Storms Roll Across MS with Damaging Winds and Large Hail

Winds up to 70 miles an hour, heavy rain and hail the size of baseballs tore through Mississippi Sunday, less than 48 hours after three tornadoes devastated parts of Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll and Monroe counties.   Although the stormy weather affected recovery efforts in some...

Flu Cases on the Increase in MS

More Mississippians are coming down with the flu.  The numbers aren't nearly as high as they were back during the fall, but the State Health Department says a steady downward trend in flu cases has suddenly turned around with the latest report for the...


Gas Prices in MS Creeping Higher

After spending more than two weeks bouncing around below $3 a gallon, the average price at the gas pumps in Mississippi is back above three bucks.  AAA says it climbed past that mark Thursday for the first time since February 21st and is now...

Friday Storms Cause Power Outages

A combination of morning storms and gusty winds blew down trees and power lines across the state Friday.   As of noon, almost 44,000 outages were being reported including 1,758 in Attala County, 1,586 in Leake County and 347 in Neshoba County.   By 9 pm...


One Killed, Three Injured by Strong Winds in MS

One person was killed Friday morning when a tree fell on a vehicle in Yazoo County as strong winds blew through Mississippi.  Three others were injured by falling trees in two other parts of the state.Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham says the...

Flu Season Update: Fewer Cases in Most of MS

Mississippi's flu rate has nudged downward after holding steady for three weeks in a row.  The State Health Department says, for the week ending Feb. 18, 3.2 per cent of patients in doctors' offices had flu-like symptoms, compared to 3.5 per cent the week...
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