Tippah County, MS News
The Storm Prediction Center issued a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday across northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel and far west Tennessee, saying large hail and damaging winds are the main threats.
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Forecast models indicate the majority of the area will receive at least 1.5 inches of rain through Friday, and forecasters urged residents to be prepared for wet conditions.
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Mississippi Free Press reported that a multiracial group of civil rights leaders and activists is preparing a new push to defend Black political representation after a Supreme Court decision that further weakened the Voting Rights Act.
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Michelle Williams co-founded the Mississippi league of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association in 2023 to boost youth participation in mountain biking, and the league has grown to 10 teams statewide, the Mississippi Free Press reported.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Israel and Max Makoka as they prepared to board a school bus in Diamondhead, Mississippi, the Mississippi Free Press reported. The brothers were shackled and taken to separate facilities, the report said.
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Mississippi Republican leaders are pushing to redraw congressional, legislative and Supreme Court district maps following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, with attention on the state’s 2nd Congressional District, WJTV reported.
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A bicyclist was killed May 16 after a northbound 2017 Ford Mustang collided with a bicycle on Mississippi Highway 57 in Greene County, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.
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Southern Miss swept Georgia Southern to secure the Sun Belt regular-season title and a 40-win season, while Mississippi State and Ole Miss each dropped their final regular-season series.
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The Mississippi Department of Mental Health’s new Division of Autism Services is promoting community resources while its director says adults with autism receive far less support than children.
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Crowds gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest recent redistricting efforts and to honor civil rights history, emphasizing the ongoing fight for Black political representation.
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