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The National Weather Service in Memphis said there is a 30 to 60 percent chance of showers returning Friday into Friday night south of Interstate 40, with drier conditions and highs in the 60s and 70s expected for the weekend.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation says the ramp from I-55 to U.S. 98 West (Exit 20B) will be closed from 7 a.m. Saturday, May 2, until about 6 a.m. Monday, May 4, for resurfacing.

A storm survey team said it found damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado in Dyersburg during Tuesday morning’s storms. The team said it remains in Piggott, Arkansas, conducting additional surveys.

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Adult Education program said community volunteers conducted mock interviews to help students prepare for the workforce and build confidence.

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said in a social media post that it celebrated the 2025 Mississippi Highway Patrol Awards and congratulated this year’s winners.

Special agents with the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor arrested two Tallahatchie County Road Department employees on allegations they used county equipment and labor to deliver dirt to a county employee’s home, the office said.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Jackson says heavy rain, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes are possible in portions of Mississippi beginning the afternoon of April 29, 2026.

Jaquarius J. Cherry, 25, of Tupelo was arrested April 27 and charged with one count of armed robbery after a victim reported being held at gunpoint on Ida B. Wells Street, the Tupelo Police Department said. A judge ordered him held without bond and the case will go to a grand jury.

The Capitol Police said it graduated participants from an eight-day April 2026 Citizens’ Academy. The program, aimed at CCID residents, offered an inside look at agency operations and sought to boost community involvement.

Forecasters warned April 29, 2026, that parts of Mississippi face a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon into the evening, with damaging winds, hail up to half-dollar size and a possible tornado.