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Will Priest, a resident engineer at the Mississippi Department of Transportation, described his work in child-friendly terms as part of Engineers Week 2026, the agency said.

A state traffic advisory says State Route 448 and North Sunflower Avenue at U.S. 82 in Indianola will be closed overnight from 5 p.m. Thursday, March 5, to 7 a.m. Friday, March 6, for concrete pavement patching; U.S. 82 will remain open.

Ripley Main Street said a county and state road beautification program expanded cleanup onto county roads over the past year and has produced steady progress, though litter remains.

The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee urged beachgoers to familiarize themselves with standardized beach warning flags during Rip Current Awareness Week, saying understanding the warnings can save lives.

A social media post asked residents of Golden, southern Tishomingo County and northern Itawamba County to report any hail or wind damage, according to the post.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation says Restricted Crossing U-turn intersections, also called J-turns or superstreets, redirect side-road traffic to lower the risk of right-angle collisions.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said crews will close two southbound ramps at the I-55/U.S. 98 interchange for a weekend tie-in starting Friday, Feb. 27, with the ramps to remain closed permanently.

Local forecasters said a few routine thunderstorms were over north Mississippi as of 3:30 p.m., and a stationary front moving southeast could bring localized hail up to the size of a ping-pong ball.

A 7:50 p.m. radar update Feb. 26 warned of multiple strong to severe thunderstorms across north Mississippi, with large hail the primary threat and damaging winds possible.

Crews will resume collection of ice storm debris in the morning, the city of Ripley said. Residents were given specific placement rules and told not to include household trash.