Hot temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend, with heat indices exceeding 105 degrees each day, according to the US National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee.
A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire forecast area through 8 p.m. Saturday. The weather service advised people to stay hydrated and check on vulnerable populations during the prolonged heat.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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