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The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said residents in counties hit by the Jan. 23-27 winter storms have one week to apply for assistance. Applications are accepted online, by phone, via the FEMA app or at Disaster Service Centers in specified counties.

MDOT recognizes Paul Purvis, assistant construction engineer in District 6, for his work managing projects and advocating for bridge safety across southeast Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said northbound and southbound lanes of I-55 will have 15-minute intermittent lane closures between Enid Dam (Exit 233) and Hentz Road (Exit 237) from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 9.

A man has been arrested in connection with a vehicle theft and a commercial burglary in Tupelo, authorities said.

Organizers of the Burnside Music Festival thanked West Glass Co. for serving as a VIP tent sponsor and said the support helps mark the festival’s 100th anniversary in Historic Downtown Ripley.

Shake It Up Ice Cream will serve ice cream at the Burnside Music Festival on Saturday, June 6, organizers said. The vendor will be at Blues Alley as part of the festival’s 100-year celebration in Historic Downtown Ripley.

NEMCC Adult Education said 2024 graduate Shiloh McDonald earned a high school equivalency diploma and has since obtained pharmacy technician certification and taken a job at a pharmacy in Iuka.

Promise said its text tool sends reminders to help recipients complete change reporting forms. The program encouraged people to opt in to receive the messages.

A crash early Wednesday on Interstate 59 near Exit 19 has blocked all southbound lanes, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said. Drivers are urged to use alternate routes while detours remain in place.

A posted notice asked residents in Cash, Ark., Tishomingo, Miss., and other highlighted areas to submit photos, locations and times for wind, hail or flood damage from storms the previous day.