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June 20, 2023

ERCOT urges Texans to roll back power usage as heatwave sears Gulf Coast

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has requested that residents moderate their power usage as blackouts emerge across the sweltering Deep South.

June 19, 2023

Deadly tornadoes devastate Mississippi, leaving 1 dead, dozens injured

Multiple tornadoes wreaked havoc across Mississippi during the night, resulting in the unfortunate loss of one life and leaving nearly twenty individuals injured.

June 19, 2023

South facing rainy weather, scorching temperatures this week

The sweltering heat and humidity affecting millions of Americans across the South is forecast to continue this week as strong thunderstorms move through.

June 16, 2023

Mississippi picks new interim state superintendent of education

The Mississippi State Board of Education has made an announcement regarding the appointment of the next interim state superintendent of education. Ray Morgigno will start on July 1.

June 15, 2023

3 Mississippi men get prison time for robbing postal worker

Three individuals from Mississippi have each been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for their involvement in an armed robbery targeting a U.S. Postal Service worker in 2018.

June 12, 2023

Mississippi state Sen. Michael McLendon charged with DUI in Alabama

Michael McLendon, a Republican senator from Mississippi was apprehended near Foley, Alabama, on June 5, following reports of reckless driving on Highway 98.

June 11, 2023

Willie Nelson, country music legend, gets new species of grasshopper named after him

A group of scientists who are country music fans have discovered new species of grasshoppers in central Texas — and named one of them after Willie Nelson, country music star and Texas native.

June 9, 2023

Mississippi attorney general says deputies were justified in fatal shooting of armed man

The Mississippi attorney general announced Friday that deputies involved in the fatal shooting of an armed man were justified. The man pointed a weapon at them during a disturbance.

June 8, 2023

Cyrus Ben secures second term as chief of Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians

Cyrus Ben has been reelected for a second term as the leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Ben emerged victorious defeating former chief Phyliss Anderson.

June 8, 2023

Southern US farmers adapt to warm winter with new agricultural techniques, crops

Farmers in the Southern United States had to adapt, by using new methods and growing new crops, after one of the warmer winters in the history of the region.