Your Mississippi forecast for Tuesday, January 16
Northern Mississippi It will be partly sunny this morning, then clearing with highs in the lower to mid-20s. The lowest wind chill readings will be from 7-below to 12-below zero…
Tupelo boy with cerebral palsy works with community to raise money for wheelchair swings
Veterans Memorial Park in Tupelo has unveiled two new wheelchair-accessible swings after a Mississippi child banded community members together to raise thousands of dollars. The new inclusive play swings were…
Thunder & Lightning: One Month Away From Mississippi State’s Opening Day
Two seasons removed from a national championship, Mississippi State baseball is desperate for a return to postseason play. Does Coach Chris Lemonis have the squad to get Bulldog baseball back…
Registered sex offender accused of raping teen in Jones County
A man from the Mississippi Pine Belt has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenager in Jones County. First reported by the Laurel Leader-Call, 22-year-old Benjamin Smith is accused of…
Simon Cowell and Chapel Hart to be reunited on ‘AGT: Fantasy League’
When Chapel Hart first took the America’s Got Talent stage in summer 2022, all four judges were blown away by the country music trio out of small-town Mississippi but no…
Jackson nonprofit working to get homeless inside shelters amid frigid temperatures
As dangerous winter weather continues to strike across Mississippi, one nonprofit is working to get those without a home in the city of Jackson inside a sheltered place. Individuals seeking…
Federal government banning humorous messages on highways by 2026
Mississippi is known to display humorous messages on electronic signs towering over major highways and interstates, especially during the holidays, but that will soon come to an end. The Federal…
School closures: These Mississippi school districts are closing due to arctic cold front
Mississippi is dealing with some very uncharacteristic arctic temperatures that could – and in some cases, already have – result in icy conditions and snow on roads and bridges. In…
Ole Miss basketball comes in at No. 22 in latest AP poll
The Ole Miss men's basketball team has come in at No. 22 in the latest poll from the Associated Press after being knocked out of the rankings just one week…
Mississippi Freedom Trail marker unveiled in Grenada, memorializing integration of city’s schools
A new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker has been unveiled in Grenada, memorializing the events surrounding the integration of schools nearly six decades ago. The marker, which is located on the…
