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18 Wheeler Fire @ Love’s Truck Stop May 13, 2024
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. At 0618 on May 13, 2024, an 18 wheeler fire @ the Love’s Truck Stop was reported. Magee Fire responded with 3 units & 14 personnel. Upon arrival, found a tractor/trailer well involved under the diesel fuel canopy. The tractor and two adjoining full pumps were under heavy flames impingement. A near-by tractor trailer was an exposure issue (being threatened by the flames). The fuel pumps were shut off at the emergency fuel stop switch.
Law enforcement explains process in investigating the missing
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Law enforcement in two communities of the Pine Belt said their departments are dealing with more runaway teen cases. It can be a dangerous situation when a social media post says that a teen has run away or gone missing. However, Lt. Stephen Graeser of...
Estimated 2.4k Magnolia Electric customers without power in two counties
BROOKHAVEN — Magnolia Electric crews have made headway on restoring power to customers in Lincoln and Lawrence Counties but have further to go. Severe storms with strong winds knocked out power across the county but Magnolia Electric’s customer base was hit the hardest of all the power companies. Nearly 3,000 Magnolia Electric customers in Lincoln […] The post Estimated 2.4k Magnolia Electric customers without power in two counties appeared first on Daily Leader.
Sumrall family’s mobile home damaged by tree
SUMRALL, Miss. (WHLT) – People across the Pine Belt are still reeling after Monday’s severe storms. One Sumrall family needs help after a tree fell on their home. Yolanda Coulter and her family said they’re lucky to be alive. “There were pictures going off the wall. I mean, windows bursting and the tin on the […]
Jacquille Graves of Braxton Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. On Monday, May 13, 2024, a Simpson County jury found 26 year old, Jacquille Graves of Braxton, MS, guilty of First Degree Murder in the death of Carlton Gray.
Columbia High moves graduation to Thursday, due to threat of bad weather
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - Columbia High School hosted its 2024 commencement ceremony one day ahead of schedule. The Class of 2024 graduated Thursday night at Walter Payton Field. Originally, the Columbia School District had planned to host its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, but concerns over the potential for...
Lawrence County man wins big on powerball
COLUMBIA — Mississippi Lottery Corporation reported a Lawrence County man won a big prize on May 9 and turned around a nice profit. The prize of $100,000 was won by a Lawrence County man on a powerball ticket. Mississippi Lottery Corporation reported the ticket was purchased from B-Kwik #13 in Columbia on April 29 for […] The post Lawrence County man wins big on powerball appeared first on Daily Leader.
Thornton to be speaker for annual Memorial Day ceremony
Veterans of all services, eras, and wars along with their families and friends are invited to attend the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 9 a.m. May 27. The ceremony will be held in front of the Jefferson Davis County Courthouse and is being coordinated by the Jefferson Davis County Veterans Affairs office and the Town […] The post Thornton to be speaker for annual Memorial Day ceremony appeared first on Prentiss Headlight.
Area weather radio transmitter down
BUDE — Following severe storms, which damaged three homes in Lincoln County and injured a man in Lawrence County, National Weather Service reports one more loss. The area weather radio transmitter is down in Bude. The NOAA All-Hazards Transmitter radio station KIH-48 in Bude serves Southwest Mississippi including Lincoln, Franklin, Copiah and Lawrence Counties. NWS […] The post Area weather radio transmitter down appeared first on Daily Leader.
Sumrall residents say cleanup after Monday morning storm could take months
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s almost summer, and Lena Russell’s family was ready for a dip in the pool. They’re now blowing and cleaning up debris left behind by Monday morning’s storm. “The power blinked, and the next I knew the kids came skidding into...
Carnell Rankin Speaks to Magee Lions Club
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Carnell Rankin of the Concerned Christians of Simpson County presented at the Magee Lions Club. He shared the group’s ministry of providing Bibles to all graduating seniors in both Simpson and Smith County. Each bible has the graduate’s name on the cover as a keepsake and hopefully guide for their life.
Columbia football coach Chip Bilderback resigns after six seasons to take Louisiana job
Columbia football coach Chip Bilderback has resigned from the program after six seasons and accepted another coaching job in Louisiana to be closer to his wife. Bilderback has accepted a head coaching job at St. Frederick High School in Monroe, La. His wife, Missy Bilderback, just finished her first year as women's basketball coach at Louisiana-Monroe. After being apart for a year after Missy coached her first season in her new role, Chip wanted to be closer to his family.
Update on Mendenhall Junior High School
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the Simpson County School District Board. of Education decided to relocate 7th and 8th grade students...
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