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Organizers said VIP passes for the Burnside Music Festival remain available and include a festival shirt, signed poster, meet-and-greet with bands, food and two drink tickets.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Memphis said it has launched probabilistic HeatRisk forecasts to show the likelihood that heat conditions will reach higher risk categories. The tool offers town-level probabilities and weekly outlooks, the agency said.

Dick’s Sporting Goods donated balls and outdoor toys to the Tupelo Police Department, the department said. Officials said officers will use the items to comfort children during calls for service.

An office told a House select committee that recommendations from its Project Momentum audit could yield up to $150 million in savings for Mississippi if procurement is reformed.

Organizers said Disaster Preparedness Day will be held Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Lowe’s store at 1490 MS-15 in Laurel to offer information on storm and emergency planning.

State Rep. Price Wallace, a longtime advocate for transportation in Mississippi, has died at age 47, according to reports.

MDOT said it is offering free hurricane-preparedness resources and urged residents to know evacuation routes, assemble emergency kits and plan ahead.

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Adult Education program credited state and college leaders for helping create opportunities for students at its 2026 graduation, the program said.

The National Weather Service’s Memphis Weather Forecast Office says the new graphs let users view temperature and precipitation for individual months or the past 30 days and include interactive data readouts.

State Auditor Shad White praised the sentencing of two former superintendents and a teacher who prosecutors say embezzled nearly $400,000 from the state Department of Education.