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A Horn Lake woman was shot during a domestic altercation, and her boyfriend was arrested after the weapon was seized. She was later listed as stable.
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Monday morning: elevated fire danger, more than $60 million in FEMA awards, rural-health grants, UMMC’s cancer-center groundbreaking, boating alerts and lead screening.
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Monday evening: DeSoto’s new county judge, Tuesday’s Oxford superintendent-search forum, warmer fire-prone weather, coastal boating changes, testing analysis and Hattiesburg art.
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Jackson State soccer wins 5-0, Blue Mountain Christian claims a golf title, and Ole Miss rifle sweeps Air Force in a sports-heavy Mississippi rundown.
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Monday morning: new I-10 lanes and completed Diamondhead interchange work, SR 57 connections, Tuesday marine alerts, fire concerns and Mississippi health-care training.
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Sunday evening: revised Monday marine advisories, a Lee County bridge closure, Southern Miss research funding, Gulf Blue suppliers, free Kennard events and Southaven investment.
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Ole Miss routs Missouri 31-3, Jackson State rallies past Florida A&M, and Millsaps sets an offensive record in a sports-heavy Mississippi rundown.
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Sunday morning: lighter winds ease fire danger, marine advisories continue, MSU remembers Richard Holmes, and fish research, a Meridian teacher and a public startup final lead the week ahead.
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Delta State wins at Ferrum, Blue Mountain Christian reaches No. 3, and Mississippi teams post soccer and volleyball results in a sports-heavy Saturday edition.
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Saturday morning: fire and wind alerts, today’s SR 467 closure, Drew’s planned plastics plant, a new Jackson café and Sunday’s free Virginia Wing screening.
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Friday evening: Saturday fire warnings, Bo Luckey’s DPS appointment, Lexington’s police settlement, UMMC succession and coastal project comment deadlines.
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Saturday Red Flag Warnings and a Rankin County burn ban lead the Friday news. Ole Miss hosts ranked Missouri as community-college wins and other results shape the sports rundown.
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Saturday fire-weather warnings cover central and southern Mississippi, including the Coast. Check the regional times and separate county burn bans.
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Friday morning: Mississippi fire and wind alerts, Rankin’s burn ban, new school grades, Biloxi Bay shrimp waters and Saturday’s SR 467 closure.
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Rankin County bars debris burning, campfires and bonfires through Nov. 15. Officials provide an EOC contact as Friday brings a Red Flag Warning.
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Friday’s Red Flag Warning, Saturday fire watches and coastal gale watches lead the October 15 evening briefing, with Artesia and Horn Lake updates, BMCU tickets and Friday Medicaid meetings.
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An Artesia homicide arrest and a Horn Lake shooting lead Thursday’s Mississippi news. Northwest volleyball remains unbeaten, while state title and college matchups shape the sports slate.
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