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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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Tuesday evening: MSU’s $14.6 million behavioral-health initiatives, a wetter Halloween outlook, MDOT project bidding, Macon’s sawmill expansion and community events.
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Kemper and Lowndes burn bans extend into November as Jackson State wins the SWAC cross-country title, Southern Miss seeks ballpark funding and Northwest enters Region 23 volleyball play unbeaten.
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Tuesday morning: new county burn-ban windows, Saturday’s absentee deadline, Pearl River bridge comments, UMMC’s economic forecast, school-support funding and offshore conditions.
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Kemper County restricts outdoor burning through Nov. 16. Check prohibited activities, permitted grills and limited exemptions.
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Lowndes County’s current burn ban runs through Nov. 26. Check the restrictions on outdoor fires, grilling guidance and limited exemptions.
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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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