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Selina Bayless Robbins, a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College’s adult education program, says she has rescued three people from drowning and will enroll at the college this fall to pursue a nursing degree.

State Auditor Shad White said his office recovered $1,096,510.88 in taxpayer funds in fiscal 2026, and an annual report shows more than $112 million in demands that have seen little enforcement by the attorney general’s office.

Big Tae Eats will be at The Cut-Off starting at 5 p.m. today, Ripley Main Street said. The vendor will serve smash burgers at 204 South Commerce St. until sold out.

Millie & Co. said it will open at 5 p.m. tonight at The Cut-Off, 204 South Commerce Street, offering shopping alongside food from Big Tae’s Eats.

The state benefits portal said scheduling monthly or biweekly reminders and checking notices at access.ms.gov can help users maintain benefits.

Temperatures are expected to reach into the 90s this week, with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees later in the week, officials say.

Forecasters said a gradual warming trend begins tomorrow, with highs reaching the low 90s as early as Tuesday. They said dry air should keep heat indices below 105 degrees Fahrenheit through at least the end of the workweek.

Forecasters say cool, pleasant temperatures are expected today with a warming trend through the rest of the week. They say there is a 30% to 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms near the Tennessee River, with mainly rain-free conditions elsewhere.

A post on GoMDOT.com for National Coloring Book Day says free copies of “My Very Own Hurricane Book” are available for parents in south Mississippi to help children learn storm preparedness. The site also offers other free hurricane resources.

Water vapor satellite imagery shows a cold front moving southeast and dry air filtering into the region, suggesting cooler, less humid conditions even if clouds linger.