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Forecasters say heat will remain the main story in the Mid-South, with some locations possibly seeing their hottest day of the next seven days today. Increasing humidity by the weekend could push heat indices above 105 into early next week.

The National Weather Service in Memphis says humidity will rise into the weekend and has issued a Heat Advisory for the Mississippi Delta for tomorrow. The agency warned additional advisories could follow over the next seven days.

The weather service said its radar is fully operational after technicians recalibrated the system, allowing users to resume tracking weather.

Forecasters say summerlike heat will return to the Mid-South, with temperatures climbing into the low to mid-90s through early next week and rising humidity making conditions uncomfortable.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation highlighted Will Davis, P.E., a project engineer in Tupelo, praising his 22 years overseeing road construction, the agency said.

A crash on State Route 463 at Park Place Boulevard in Madison County was cleared at 2:56 p.m. Aug. 5, a traffic alert said. The alert earlier said all lanes were blocked.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said in a social media post that more than 1,100 people were killed and more than 141,000 were injured in red-light-running crashes in 2024.

FEMA said Individual Assistance is available to residents of Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Stone counties following Tropical Storm Arthur. Applicants should use disaster number DR-4930 and can apply online, by phone or through the FEMA app.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said a stretch of U.S. Highway 49 in Yazoo County has been dedicated as the Col. Donnell Berry Memorial Highway. The department’s post said Berry served more than 35 years with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Department of Public Safety.

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau says drivers can save time by scheduling appointments online for license renewals, new licenses and other services.