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Local

MPSD discusses funding for school improvements

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Christen Hyde
MPSD discusses funding for school improvements

State

Monkeypox vaccine available in Miss. for people with highest risk

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By WTOK Staff
The vaccine is available by appointment only at county health department clinics in Lee, Panola, Leflore, Lowndes, Lauderdale, Adams, Hinds, Forrest and Harrison counties.

Local

Sowashee Creek phase 1 complete

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Nicholas Brooks
The Sowashee Creek Bike Trail has been in the making for nearly 10 years.

News

Amazon opens first robotics sortable center in Mississippi in Madison County

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
Amazon’s Madison County site is up and running. Around 800 folks are already working but they’re still hiring.

News

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission adopts updated guidelines

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Erin Davis
The process from seed to sale is moving along for the state’s medical cannabis commission. Following last month’s meeting, the commission says they are on track for the next steps of the process because they approved their rules and regulations.

News

SE Grocers offering food in exchange for vaccines

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By WDAM Staff
Winn-Dixie offering a swap, groceries for vaccinations.

News

New regulations for IV wellness businesses in Alabama

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Sally Pitts
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners conducted an investigation. The investigation found many IV therapy businesses were allowing unqualified people to treat patients.

News

Meridian Symphony Orchestra prepares for new season

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Tom Williams
The Meridian Symphony Orchestra is preparing for its 62nd season.

News

Mississippi FBI reacts after Ohio FBI building shot into by nail gun

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Howard Ballou and Garrett Busby
The Mississippi FBI released a statement on Thursday evening after an FBI building in Ohio was attacked.

News

One of the first steps to helping the homeless? Changing your mindset.

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Ethan Bird
A local leader shares how the perception of the homeless needs to change so people feel led to help.
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News

Lydia’s House back open

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Ross McLeod
Lydia's House is back in action looking to serve the community in any way they can.

Local

Traffic shift set for Monday on I-20/59 in Meridian

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By WTOK Staff
Work by MDOT will require shutting down the Highway 45 south ramp to I-20/59 for about 30 days.

State

2-vehicle wreck had both directions blocked on I-59

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By WDAM Staff
A two-vehicle accident on Interstate 59 brought traffic to a halt in both directions for a short time Thursday afternoon. Traffic has cleared now.

State

Biden-Harris Administration awards $15.5 million in funding for three projects in Mississippi

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By WLBT.com Staff
The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced on Thursday that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $15.5 million to support three projects in Mississippi from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program.

State

Gov. Kay Ivey’s office dismisses rumors of health concerns

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The governor's spokesperson said Thursday the 77-year-old Ivey remains “healthy and cancer-free”.

National

EXPENSIVE EATS: Grocery prices still high despite slowing inflation

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By CNN
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the cost of groceries soared 13% over the last 12 months.

Local

Cameron Davis competing for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By WTOK Staff
Preliminary competition continues Thursday night with the winner crowned Friday night.

National

New task force to prevent abuse within Southern Baptist Convention

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Danielle Jackson
The SBC has formed a Sexual Abuse Task Force, composed of nine people, that will develop recommendations to prevent abuse within churches.

News

ADPH: More than 1.4M positive COVID-19 cases since 2020

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By WBRC Staff
There’s no way of telling how many cases will be confirmed in Alabama, but the state began taking precautions on Friday, March 13, 2020.

State

A sneak peek inside the new Amazon fufillment center in Canton

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Sharie Nicole
“Amazon is proud to be a part of the Madison County community and call Mississippi home,” the company said in a statement.

National

Man survives lightning strike caught on camera

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Caroline Coleburn
A Virginia man had gone outside to do some chores during a lull in a storm when he was struck.

Forecast

More rain and storms in the forecast today

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Avaionia Smith
Pack your rain gear for the next few days

News

‘The Lord got a good one when He called him home;’ community members, former players remember USM great Corky Palmer

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:38 PM CDT
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By Caroline Wood
Wednesday marks a sad day in the Pine Belt as longtime Southern Miss baseball coach Corky Palmer passed away.

News

State leaders protest Gov. Reeves’ decision on RAMP

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By Christopher Fields
Nearly 100 people were standing outside the Governor’s mansion protesting a decision made by Governor Tate Reeves to end the Mississippi “rental assistance program,” a decision they say could leave many families without government assistance.

Local

Local agency working to support women experiencing unplanned pregnancies

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:39 PM CDT
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By Christen Hyde
Local agency working to support women experiencing unplanned pregnancies

Forecast

Less humid air moves into our area by the weekend

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:02 PM CDT
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By Deitra McKenzie
Plus, our morning temps will be noticeably cooler

News

How a DEA agent returned to work in Jackson after a murder charge: ‘They tried everything they could to get us not to charge him’

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Harold Duane Poole was waiting with his semiautomatic service rifle — and an explanation — when deputies arrived at his sprawling wooded property on a warm spring night last year and found a bullet-riddled body near the driveway.

News

‘Highly respected’ Dr. Turner joins Mississippi State Department of Health

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:14 PM CDT
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By Garrett Busby
Justin Turner, M.D., was joined the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) in the role of chief medical officer on Monday, August 1.

News

Secretary of State concerned about federal overreach of elections related Executive Order

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:50 PM CDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
Michael Watson is one of 15 Secretaries of State that signed onto this letter to the President. They all want him to cancel his Executive Order that directs federal agencies to expand access to voter registration and election information. It’s the what ifs that have Watson worried.

News

Preliminary report on Andalusia medical helicopter crash released

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:20 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the medical helicopter crash in Andalusia in July.

Local

Candlelight vigil held for Dajon Huggins

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:34 PM CDT
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By WTOK Staff
Family and friends gathered downtown to remember Huggins.

Politics

Alabama Democrats continue to call for removal of grocery tax

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
Only three states in the country tax grocery items, and advocates say Alabama’s 4% tax costs families about two weeks’ worth of groceries.

Education

Educators discuss $34 million bond issue

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
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By Nicholas Brooks
The Meridian Public School District will be getting some significant upgrades.

Sports

Former Southern Miss Baseball Coach Corky Palmer passes away

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:58 PM CDT
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By USM Athletics
Carlton Devan “Corky” Palmer died Wednesday afternoon.

Education

Major upgrades planned with passage of school bond

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
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By Tom Williams
Upgrades and renovations have the greenlight following Tuesday's passage of the school bond issue.

News

Gas prices on the decline

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
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By Ross McLeod
Gas prices are declining from their highest peaks earlier this summer.

National

President Biden signs PACT Act into law

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:19 PM CDT
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By David Ade
Law makes it easier for veterans to get medical care after exposure to toxic fumes

State

Gov. Ivey signs joint letter asking Pres. Biden to lift vaccine mandate on international travel

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Governor Kay Ivey joined in a joint letter with 16 other Republican governors, in asking President Biden to lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on international travel to the United States.

Sports

Mike Bianco extends contract with Ole Miss

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:26 PM CDT
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By Garrett Busby
According to Ole Miss Sports, legendary Ole Miss Baseball Head Coach and recent national championship winner Mike Bianco reached a contract agreement with the University of Mississippi on Wednesday.

Local

Truck driver dies in Sumter County crash

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:29 PM CDT
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By WTOK Staff
Alabama troopers said Webster Joseph, 37, of Slidell, died when his Freightliner hit another tractor-trailer.

National

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
The U.N. health agency said there were more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week and nearly 7 million new infections.

News

Hol-Mac to create 31 new jobs in Bay Springs

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:46 AM CDT
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By WDAM Staff
The $1 million corporate investment will create 31 additional jobs and create a base for continued growth for the company in Jasper County.

State

‘People continue to struggle‘: Lawmaker asks governor to reconsider decision to end rental assistance program

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 9:40 AM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
In a statement to the media, Simmons pleaded with the governor the “have compassion on the poor and needy.”

Forecast

Rain chances stick around for the next few days

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:44 AM CDT
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By Avaionia Smith
Be sure to keep your rain gear packed

News

Family says viral video shows violent behavior of state trooper in McComb

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
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By WLBT.com Staff
A McComb family says they are shaken and in disbelief after what they say was a dangerous encounter with a Mississippi State Trooper.

Education

Meridian School District bond issue passes in special election

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 9:45 PM CDT
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By WTOK Staff
The bond issue received 68% voter support.

National

Massive catch! Man sets state record with 104-pound catfish

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:11 PM CDT
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By Jordan Gartner
A Mississippi man has raised the bar with his latest catch.

State

Some church leaders are calling on Mississippi’s open carry laws to be repealed

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:52 PM CDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
The General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi wants lawmakers to repeal the state’s open carry laws.

News

Motorcycle accidents and fatalities are up in Mississippi

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:43 PM CDT
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By Holly Emery and Joseph Doehring
Motorcycle fatalities across the nation have been increasing over the last several years, from 40 deaths in 2019 to 62 in 2021.

News

Jones Co. investigator says, ‘know your rights to defend your property’

Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
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By Marissa McCardell
The Jones County Sheriff's Department discusses your rights when defending your property,
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