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A DMS safety message referencing the Goo Goo Dolls’ show at the Brandon Amphitheater urged drivers not to linger in the left lane, the message said.

A traffic advisory said the I-20 westbound off-ramp at 49th Avenue (Exit 151) in Lauderdale County will be closed overnight Wednesday for guardrail repairs. Drivers were urged to use alternate routes.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation on Friday highlighted three employees who document the state’s road and bridge projects, sharing images taken from construction zones, coastal work sites and highway interchanges.

A notice to customers said service will be shut off at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow for a repair that could take up to two hours.

The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, said a marginal to slight risk of strong-to-severe thunderstorms exists tonight, with damaging winds and one or two tornadoes possible.

Blue Mountain Christian University said students kicked off the school year at a “Meet Your Major” event, connecting with professors and classmates and gathering study and success tips.

The National Weather Service in Memphis says morning rain and clouds could keep ‘feels-like’ temperatures below heat headline criteria, while storms with damaging winds and possible hail are expected along and north of I-40 overnight.

The National Weather Service in Memphis says dangerous heat is expected, with heat index values of 105 to 115 degrees and warnings in effect across much of the Mid-South.

Blue Mountain Christian University’s Baptist Student Union invites students to a welcome party and Prime Time gathering this week to kick off the school year.

The Division of Aging said its team met with federal partners from the Administration for Community Living to discuss upcoming work in the aging community.