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Mississippi town destroyed by tornado gets $1.3M from FEMA
ROLLING FORK, Miss. - A Mississippi town destroyed by a tornado has been given $1.3 million from FEMA. The money is designed to reimburse Rolling Fork, Mississippi for debris removal following the severe storms in March 2023. The debris scattered throughout the city caused an immediate threat to the health and safety of residents, FEMA said. In all, the storms left over 190,000 yards of construction and demolition debris, over 7,800 cubic yards of vegetative debris and more than 4,800 cubic yards of concrete debris, according to FEMA.
Groundbreaking research sheds light on severe weather prediction
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Tornadoes remain one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena in the world. Last year, the research team PERiLS worked its mission in Region 8, diving into the heart of severe weather events to gather crucial data aimed at helping tornado prediction. Groups like PERiLS and the...
Indianola man sentenced for robbing Backyard Burgers
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – An Indianola man was sentenced on Wednesday, May 1 to more than six years in prison for his role in the armed robbery of Backyard Burgers restaurant in Cleveland, Mississippi. According to court documents, Leequinn McCloud, 25, previously pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi […]
Leland MS police report show details in the death of 17-year-old Kadarius Smith
A redacted copy of a Leland Police Department incident report reveals new details regarding a weapon in 17-year-old Kadarius Smith's fatal encounter with an unnamed Leland police officer. City Attorney Josh Bogen sent the redacted indecent report to the Clarion Ledger on Monday, April 29. According to the incident report,...
Still holding hands and eating Mississippi catfish
By Les Ferguson Columnist If I’ve done the math right, it was 1983. We were oh-so-young, and so was the World Catfish Festival in Belzoni. The annual event was only six years old, and Belzoni was a tiny delta town. Current statistics show that the city has a population under 2,000. If it was more […] The post Still holding hands and eating Mississippi catfish appeared first on The Panolian.
Green Wave advances to quarterfinals – face Indianola Academy this week
The MAIS North 4A second round baseball playoff series between North Delta School and Canton Academy had everything a fan would want. From a game-winning bases loaded walk in game one to a pair of low-scoring pitching duels in games two and three, the series was a nail-biter. In the end it was the Green […] The post Green Wave advances to quarterfinals – face Indianola Academy this week appeared first on The Panolian.
Softball Recap: Pontotoc triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Kelsy Spears
With a playoff game on the line, Pontotoc rose to the challenge on Friday. They beat the Greenville Hornets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. Give Pontotoc's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout. Averi Bridgman made a splash while...
‘It’s in the Voices’ highlights community, history of Mississippi Delta
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - “It’s in the Voices,” a new, short documentary from Emmy-award-winning producer Field Humphrey, is premiering on April 28 as part of the prestigious PBS series “Reel South.” The documentary captures the histories and spirits of the once diverse, Delta community of Greenville, Mississippi by breathing life into the once dormant Washington County Oral History Program.
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