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Focused on Mississippi: The State’s Tiniest Town
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – As you drive on into Satartia, it looks kind of like you’re still in the country, but you’re in the tiniest town in Mississippi. The 2020 census put the population of Satartia at 41. It’s the smallest incorporated municipality in the state. The Yazoo River is the reason they’re here, […]
Turkey baiting case is silent
LEXINGTON — Two weeks ago, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commissioner Leonard Bentz said he was informed he was cited for a turkey baiting violation. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks only comment is the case is under investigation and they could not provide further comment. The department has not confirmed Bentz’s citation […] The post Turkey baiting case is silent appeared first on Daily Leader.
God’s Pit Crew rebuilds third house in Mississippi
DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR)—God’s Pit Crew volunteers were recently redeployed to Rolling Fork, Mississippi to build and finish a home for a family after a tornado ripped through their town in March 2023. Following the tornado, Pastor Britt Williamson was busy helping others reconstruct their lives in the Rolling Fork community. He and other community members […]
Power out in Pickens due to strong weather
PICKENS, Miss. (WLBT) - The power was knocked out in Pickens after bad weather swept through Holmes County Thursday evening. As of 10 p.m. Thursday night, there were around 600 homes in Holmes County without power due to the storms. Entergy says they won’t get the power turned back on...
Indianola mom’s situation raises question: If you call police for help during a domestic disturbance, will you lose your kids?
Exposing children to domestic violence commonly leads to abuse and neglect charges and can result in loss of custody, experts say. But in the case of Nakala Murry, an Indianola mother facing neglect allegations, it was a police officer responding to her call for help, not her ex-partner who was causing trouble, that left her then-11-year-old son with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Nurse drowns after driving into flooded Mississippi highway
GREENWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - A nurse from Tchula drowned in water from a flooded highway while driving home from work late Wednesday. Shanika Newton, 43, had been heading south on Highway 49S, about 12 miles outside of Greenwood, when the incident occurred, according to LeFlore County Deputy Coroner Will Gnemi.
Tchula woman drowned after crashing in Leflore County
GREENWOOD, Miss. (WTVA) — A woman died in a crash late Wednesday evening, April 10 in Leflore County. The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) identified the woman as Shanika Newton, 43, of Tchula. The crash happened shortly before midnight on Highway 49 East. Newton’s southbound car collided with a ditch...
Mississippi lake closed to boating following last week's storms and rain. See where
Following last week's storms and heavy rains, a Yazoo County lake has been closed to boating. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, high water has forced the closure of Wolf Lake, which is located northwest of Yazoo City. "There's private property around it," said MDWFP Fisheries...
Miss. storm recap: Supercell storm brought lightning, winds
Severe storms roared across the southern U.S. Thursday, producing ominous clouds and dangerous yet beautiful lightning while triggering storm sirens. Weather & Radar reporter Jonathan Petramala followed this supercell thunderstorm from Rolling Fork to Jackson, Miss., late Thursday afternoon. As you can hear, the storm sirens were blaring as a tornado warning was issued for the area.
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