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Payne’s punt return leads South to NEMFCA All-Star Game win
BOONEVILLE – In the dying moments of a scoreless first half, South All-Stars coach Jimmy Young wanted to give one of his weapons a chance. Young used two timeouts on defense to force the North All-Stars to punt to Aberdeen’s Justin Payne, and he made the most of the opportunity. Payne exploded through the punt coverage and raced 60 yards to the end zone.
Booneville Middle School 8th graders to host Business Day
OXFORD - Eighth graders in Booneville Middle School’s Cyber Foundations II class will host the school’s second annual Business Day on Thursday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event is open to both Booneville students and members of the public. As voted for by the...
New Director of Bands named for Tupelo High School
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – Tupelo High School has a new Director of Bands: Dustin Thrasher. Thrasher, from Ripley, was promoted during Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the Tupelo Public School District said in a news release. Thrasher has been the assistant director since 2019, and is taking over...
Sturgeon's blast helps send Mustangs to 3A finals
MANTACHIE – Blayne Sturgeon’s hard work paid off in a most timely fashion Friday night. The junior catcher’s solo home run proved to be the difference, lifting Mantachie to a 3-2 win over Kossuth and a sweep of the Class 3A North finals.
Calm conditions continue overnight with rain moving in Sunday afternoon
We saw a beautiful afternoon across the area with blue skies and warm temperatures. These same conditions will continue into this evening as high pressure lingers over our area. Clouds will slowly build overnight, but no rain is anticipated with that cloud cover. Temperatures will drop into the upper 50s, so a bit cooler than we have had.
THS student found with weapon on campus
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Security protocols paid off at Tupelo High School. On May 10, Someone reported to the administration at THS that a student had a weapon on campus. An immediate investigation found that was the case. Law enforcement was immediately alerted, and Tupelo police removed the student...
The Mantachie Lady Mustangs won the 3A state softball championship
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mantachie Lady Mustangs won the 3A softball state championship on Thursday afternoon. Mantachie beat St. Patrick High School 13-0 on Wednesday. The Mustangs completed the sweep on Thursday by winning game two 7-5.
Grenada man arrested for indecent exposure incidents in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — A Grenada man is accused of exposing himself in Tupelo. Tupelo Police arrested Octavious Brown, 36, on Wednesday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman at Veterans Park. This happened at 10:30 a.m. A woman sitting in her car claimed Brown approached her car,...
Some strong to severe thunderstorms in store for the overnight hours
IMPACTS: Large hail, wind damage, brief tornadoes and heavy rainfall. Mainly, 11 PM to 3 AM. LOCATION: Highway 82 corridor and adjacent areas and areas southward. Open this link to view a list of storm shelters. Open this link to view the radar. Open this link to view active weather...
After some early morning fog, we will see a lot of sunshine as the rule for most of our Saturday
High pressure moved into our area today and that gave our area a nice mostly sunshine filled day. We saw most of the high temperatures this afternoon range from the middle 70s into the lower 80s. We also saw our humidity values on the lower side as some dry air moved into our area.
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