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The website bmc.edu said one virtual and one on-campus session remain for fall 2026 orientation and urged incoming students to register. The site added that applicants who have not yet applied still have time.

The Cut-Off will host the Cam Cares Foundation’s third annual Back-to-School Giveaway on Saturday, offering free supplies, clothing and snow cone vouchers, organizers said.

A social networking site flagged a post that read “Whoop, whoop” with siren emojis and Mississippi-related hashtags as unavailable, saying the owner may have limited its audience, changed visibility settings or deleted it.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said the Disaster Service Center at the East Lincoln Fire Department will close at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026. Other centers remain open and can assist storm survivors.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said the new signal will operate in flashing mode for up to a week before full operation and urged drivers to follow traffic-light protocols.

Blue Mountain Christian University shared photos from a Summer Retreat for its School of Education as the program prepares for another academic year, the university said in a social media post.

Forecasters say highs will be in the 80s to low 90s through Saturday. A warming trend will return hot, humid conditions to the Mid-South early next week.

The Tupelo Police Department said it is investigating an officer-involved shooting near Ruffwood Drive and Lawndale Drive and has contacted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The department said the scene is active but there is no ongoing threat and no officers were injured.

Forecasters say scattered clouds and warm temperatures will persist across the Mid-South, with a Heat Advisory in parts of north to central Mississippi. Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf is not expected to affect the region.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday that Tropical Storm Warnings and a Coastal Flood Warning are in effect for the state’s Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Bertha moves westward through the Gulf.