AG REPORT — Timely rains, few issues indicate good peanut yield
With few problems this year, Mississippi’s peanut growers should see a good crop. “Overall, peanuts are doing very well,” said Jason Sarver, Mississippi State University Extension Service peanut...
View ArticleDeep South drought kills crops, threatens herds, dries lakes
Six months into a deepening drought, the weather is killing crops, threatening cattle and sinking lakes to their lowest levels in years across much of the South. The very worst conditions — what...
View ArticleDrought threatens planting of Mississippi’s wheat crop
By JACK WEATHERLY Farmers have been waiting out the drought to plant their wheat. And if there is not substantial rain in the next month, there’s a good chance there won’t be a crop this year. That’s...
View ArticleAnother round of severe weather expected tonight
Another round of storms is expected across the area Tuesday night. Damaging wind gusts, hail up to quarter size, and tornadoes will be possible. All of this as a Yazoo County town is trying to figure...
View ArticleSurveyors count 8 Mississippi tornadoes from Monday storms
The National Weather Service counts at least eight tornadoes that hit Mississippi Monday. Survey teams conclude storm damage was caused by twisters in Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jefferson,...
View ArticleWoman dies in Mississippi storm during 911 call
A Mississippi woman who desperately tried to direct rescuers to her sinking vehicle after it skidded into a rain-swollen creek Monday was among four people killed in storms across the South. Jacqueline...
View ArticleMississippi gets $13M in grants to fix roads damaged in 2016
Mississippi will get $13 million in federal money to repair roads damaged by storms and flooding in 2016. Members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation announced the grants Wednesday. The Federal...
View ArticleRain already hitting Gulf Coast as tropical storm advances
Coastal residents are feeling the effects of a severe storm system that’s churning in the Gulf of Mexico. Police say flooding already is being reported on Dauphin Island south of Mobile, Alabama. The...
View ArticleFEMA provides $10M to remove debris after April tornadoes
Three Mississippi counties and a town will share $10.1 million in federal money to remove debris following storms on April 30. U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, announced on...
View ArticleNate expected to hammer Mississippi Sunday morning
Tropical Storm Nate roared toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 22 deaths, and forecasters said it could reach the U.S. Gulf...
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