Brookhaven High School temporarily locked down due to ‘terrorist threat’
Brookhaven High School was placed under lockdown temporarily on Wednesday morning due to a threat that was made off-campus. According to Brookhaven Police Chief Kenneth Collins, an email from an…
FDA authorizes updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations of the updated Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Both are bivalent formulations of the…
President Biden approves emergency declaration over Jackson water crisis
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Mississippi due to extreme conditions resulting from the water crisis…
Your Mississippi forecast for Wednesday, August 31
Northern Mississippi-- Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Mostly clear with lows tonight in the mid-60s. Central Mississippi-- Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.…
Thunder & Lightning: Rumbling All the Way to Kick Off
Game week is finally here, and a long offseason will come to an end on Saturday in Davis Wade Stadium. To tide you over until then, Brian Hadad and Robbie…
Here’s where to get free bottled water in Jackson
As Mississippi's capital city remains under a boil water notice, the Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition in partnership with the City of Jackson will distribute bottled water daily at the following…
MSDH reports 8,144 new COVID-19 cases
On Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 8,144 new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of…
Mississippi State Fire Academy awarded $500K grant
A $500,000 grant has been given to the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA) through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to meet the needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency…
Federal government officials weigh in on Jackson water crisis
Federal officials are weighing in on the water situation in Jackson after Governor Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency on Monday night. Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has requested that the Federal…
