From a fatal crash in Walls to frost on the way this weekend and a top-10 showdown in Oxford, here is the Mississippi news for Friday, November 6, 2026, from across the Mississippi News Group network.
Three people died, including a juvenile detention officer, in a Wednesday night crash on Highway 61 at Church Road in Walls, and a fourth person was seriously injured. (DeSoto County News)
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson will chair a November 17 hearing on the proposed SpaceXAI natural gas power plant in Southaven. (DeSoto County News)
Magnolia Regional heart care earns a spot in U.S. News’ 2027 Best Hospitals edition for ACC registry work and Chest Pain Center accreditation in Corinth. (Alcorn County News)
The season’s coldest air is expected to bring frost across the DeSoto County area early Sunday morning. In the Corinth area, the National Weather Service in Memphis forecasts lows of 33 on Sunday and 34 on Monday across Alcorn, Tishomingo and Prentiss counties. (Alcorn County News)
The 14th annual Horn Lake veterans breakfast honored veterans’ service and sacrifice, with the mayor and aldermen recognizing local veterans. (DeSoto County News)
Corinth-area notices cover a Northeast Mississippi Community College dance performance, adult education testing fees and Jeremy Hudson’s swearing-in as assistant district attorney. (Alcorn County News)
No. 10 Ole Miss is scheduled to host No. 2 Georgia on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels enter the matchup with a 96.8% red zone scoring rate and have not allowed a sack in 137 pass-blocking snaps over their past three games. (Mississippi Sports)
Lake Cormorant finished the regular season 10-0, Center Hill edged South Panola, and other DeSoto County teams closed out the regular season. (DeSoto County News)
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