Tippah County, MS News
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium will grant $350,000 to 24 community organizations across 13 Southern states to fund programs for underserved Black women and girls, the Mississippi Free Press reported.
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An 89-year-old man was arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot June 26 on the Highway 35 bypass near Jones Lane, Marion County deputies said.
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Yazoo County deputies are investigating after a man was discovered dead at a boat ramp along the Big Black River. No additional details have been released.
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Family, friends and community members filled Hosanna Family Worship Center on Saturday to mourn 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, with toys and Bluey stuffed animals filling the sanctuary, organizers said.
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Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss said Friday he disagrees with Lane Kiffin’s assertion that Ole Miss’ past made it harder to recruit Black players, calling Oxford welcoming and his recruiting visit positive.
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SuperTalk Mississippi News received the Community Service Award and multiple individual and newsroom honors at the Mississippi Press Association’s 160th annual meeting, the association said.
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The University of Southern Mississippi and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium will lead Gulf Coast participation in a five-year, $13.5 million NOAA initiative to boost domestic aquaculture, officials said.
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The National Weather Service office in Memphis, Tennessee, warned of a heat wave with heat indices above 100 degrees, issuing a Heat Advisory for tomorrow and an Extreme Heat Watch for Monday through Thursday.
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Regional forecasters canceled a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Mid-South early and said the main storm threat will remain to the north and east. They warned oppressive heat is expected through much of next week.
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MDOT released a Hurricane Prep Bingo Card on National Bingo Day to encourage residents to take steps before storms enter the Gulf, the agency said.
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