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A social media post urged fans to secure loads, stow phones, buckle up, slow down and avoid impaired driving as the college football season gets under way.

Blue Mountain Christian University said crews made interior and exterior progress this week at the Center for Grace & Healing and are scheduled to begin installing baffle ceilings next week.

A Disaster Service Center is open in Wilkinson County for residents affected by the May 6-7 storms, FEMA said. The deadline to apply for assistance is Monday, Aug. 31.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall Aug. 29, 2005, killed 238 people in Mississippi and “forever changed” the state and the nation.

NOAA/NESDIS/STAR said a partial lunar eclipse has begun and will reach 96% coverage at 11:13 p.m. CDT. Satellite imagery shows thin cirrus clouds that may affect viewing.

Pastor Will Livingston told students, faculty and staff at Blue Mountain Christian University that God continually blesses his people even when they turn away, urging self-examination and a return to faith.

More than a month after the Mississippi Department of Education launched its classroom supply fund, some teachers have yet to access their funds, prompting calls for improvements.

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says the deadline to apply for Cadet Class 71 is Saturday, Aug. 29, and is urging prospective troopers to apply at dps.ms.gov.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said WJTV 12 News will profile the I-20/I-55 Freight Corridors Improvement Project, known as the Big Fix, starting this fall. MDOT said the project will bring major upgrades to central Mississippi’s busiest corridor and urged the public to visit GoMDOT.com/TheBigFix for details.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol said it is recruiting candidates for Trooper Class 71 and set an application deadline for Saturday, Aug. 29. Applicants are being directed to apply at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety website, dps.ms.gov, the agency said.