Columns
Counting my blessings
The air seems to be super-charged when a tropical system enters the Gulf. We all go running from ... Read more
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Outdoors
BRAD DYE: Lost in the fog
The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent ... Read more
Local News
15 years after Katrina: Old lives uprooted, new lives built in East Mississippi
In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through South Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, leaving a wake of ... Read more
News
COVID-19 adds steps to hurricane preparedness
STARKVILLE – In the second week of June, Tropical Storm Cristobal reminded Mississippians that the Atlantic hurricane season has ... Read more
Columns
SID SALTER: Reopening of state’s casinos signal a major boost to lagging state tax revenues
STARKVILLE – Mississippi’s current leadership is taking a page from the state’s not-so-distant past by making the state’s ... Read more
Columns
SID SALTER: COVID-19 poses familiar threat to economy that older Mississippians recognize
STARKVILLE – Mississippi is no longer the poorest state in the union. West Virginia holds that distinction by ... Read more
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Mosquitoes, carbon monoxide and chemicals are big post-Irma health concerns
Some of the dangers of severe weather such as hurricanes are obvious. For example, drowning is a top ... Read more
Local News
Lauderdale County residents prepare storm assistance efforts
Officers at the Meridian Public Safety Facility are prepared to deliver future relief efforts connected with damage inflicted ... Read more
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The health consequences to expect from Hurricane Harvey’s floods
The flooding from Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas, is both catastrophic and historic. The reported ... Read more