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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker introduced the SHIPYARD Act of 2021, which would provide $21 billion to make upgrades to the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards and $4 billion for private shipyards in the U.S. that support the U.S. Navy fleet. … Continued

This joint editorial was written and submitted by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health & the Mississippi Department of Public Safety In 2020, as many 508 Mississippians died of drug-related overdose deaths. Only three years prior, in 2017, the Mississippi … Continued

Image courtesy of The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, sunny with highs in the lower 70’s. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the lower to mid 50’s. In central … Continued

Mississippi State hits the road looking to continue to pad its postseason resume. South Carolina looks to rebound and get back in the hosting picture. Who will come out on top? Brian Hadad and Joel Coleman discuss this huge three … Continued

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Update: After the Coast Guard suspended its search for a Southern Miss student who went missing while swimming near Dauphin Island off the Alabama Coast, his body has now been recovered. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier announced that the body … Continued

Sunday kicked off the U.S. National Guard’s Region III Best Warrior Competition which is being hosted by the Alabama National Guard at the Fort McClellan Training Center. Two soldiers each from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, … Continued

Graphic Courtesy of MEMA  The number of confirmed tornadoes and damaged homes continues to rise as the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has updated its preliminary damage reports following Sunday and Tuesday’s severe weather events. Thankfully, no fatalities have been reported … Continued