June 18, 2021 Mississippi man’s Waffle House punishment for losing fantasy football goes viral Lee Sanderlin, 25, from Mississippi, spent 15 hours in a Waffle House and ate 9 waffles during that time, all because he came in last place in his fantasy football league.
June 18, 2021 Tropical system expected to bring heavy rainfall, flooding to northern Gulf Coast Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as Friday and throughout the weekend.
June 17, 2021 Tropical storm warning in effect as storm barrels toward Gulf Coast Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on Thursday ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that will likely hit his state and parts of Mississippi and Alabama on Friday.
June 16, 2021 Former Mississippi lawmaker shot dead on same property where she believed sister-in-law was murdered: reports Former Mississippi state Rep. Ashley Henley was fatally shot Sunday while mowing the lawn outside the burned-out trailer where her sister-in-law was found dead in December, according to reports.
June 7, 2021 FBI offers information reward after Walmart fires in Alabama, Mississippi The FBI has offered $2,500 rewards for tips that help track down and arrest people who set fires inside Walmart stores across two states.
June 5, 2021 Rain, flooding threaten to drench Gulf Coast states again While much of the Northern and Western U.S. bakes under sweltering, triple-digit heat, Southern states will be threatened this weekend by another round of severe storms and heavy rainfall.
June 1, 2021 Gov. Abbott lauds fewest confirmed new COVID-19 cases in Texas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared the news in a tweet posted Tuesday, where he revealed Texas reported the least amount of new COVID-19 cases in the state since the data was first being tracked.
May 30, 2021 State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from "indoctrinating" students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain people are inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. Tennessee schools will risk losing state aid if their lessons include particular concepts about race and racism.
May 29, 2021 Mississippi trooper struck by vehicle, killed during highway traffic stop A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper was killed Friday when he was hit by a car while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 16 in Madison County, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said.
May 25, 2021 Mississippi officer shot as hunt for armed suspect intensifies A suspect is at large after after shooting a police officer near the intersection of Riverport Road and West Mallory Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, according to Fox 13 reporter Siobhan Riley.
