Good Sunday morning. Here is your Mississippi News Report for Sunday, October 4: the flood watch pushes further inland as Sunday brings the greatest heavy-rain threat, Rankin County deputies report a railway obstruction, lawmakers dig into the next $32-billion state budget, and Saturday’s college football finals round out the sports slate.
Top Stories
Flood watch expands inland as Rankin rail incident emerges (Mississippi News Group) — Saturday evening’s briefing: the flood watch adds three inland counties, Rankin deputies report a railway obstruction, evening forecasts shift, and Sunday I-55 travel plans remain in place. Sunday daytime is the period with the greatest chances of 0.5 to 2 inches of rainfall across the region, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson.
Mississippi’s state budget wheels go round and round (DeSoto County News) — By Bobby Harrison, originally published by Mississippi Today. The process of developing Mississippi’s state budget never ends, but the public work on the $32-plus billion plan — covering education, public healthcare, law enforcement and transportation — began in earnest last week, as the 14-member Joint Legislative Budget Committee spent two days hearing agency leaders’ requests for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Around Mississippi
Corinth showers fade Sunday; SKYWARN training is Oct. 5 (Alcorn County News) — NWS Memphis says showers around Corinth should end Sunday, and the office is hosting a free virtual SKYWARN storm-spotter class on October 5.
Delta State football shuts out Shorter 23-0 (Sports Mississippi) — The Statesmen blanked Shorter 23-0 at Parker Field behind a strong rushing game and stout defense, moving to a 2-3 record.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
