Tippah News

The Mississippi Department of Transportation highlighted Hattiesburg Traffic Management Center operator John Mark Odom during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and thanked its TMC staff for monitoring more than 29,000 highway lane miles around the clock. MDOT said the public can get traffic updates through the MDOT Traffic app or MDOTtraffic.com.

A social media post announced that The Hen Nest has opened on Highway 15 in Ripley. The post later became unavailable, with the platform saying it may have been restricted or deleted.

A social media post encouraged local business owners to brighten storefronts but was inaccessible, showing a notice that the content may have been restricted or deleted.

Forecasters said the slight risk for severe storms has been expanded northeastward. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats, and hail up to 2 inches in diameter is possible.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m. CDT for parts of four states, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats, forecasters said.

NEMCC said Jake Lesner has earned a high school equivalency diploma through its Adult Education program in Booneville. The college praised his work and said it looks forward to his next steps.

Organizers will hold a job fair April 29 in Newton, Mississippi, to recruit transportation and facilities maintenance technicians for several counties.

WAPT reported major differences in what residents pay for car tags depending on location. Lawmakers are considering changes that could reduce costs, the station said.