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Hinds County residents in low areas warned to evacuate by officials

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3 years ago

August 25, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-08-25 15:10:58

Officials from Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and the City of Jackson are calling for voluntary evacuations in flood-prone areas and are urging caution for residents of Jackson as flood waters are expected to impact low-lying areas beginning this weekend.

The Pearl River in Jackson could reach 36 feet on Tuesday making some streets impassible and sending water into an estimated 500 homes.

Record-setting rainfall occurred in areas of Mississippi on Wednesday and much of that will be flowing in the Ross Barnett Reservoir soon.

Personal items, including shoes, were left behind during Brandon nursing home's evacuation due to heavy flooding in the region in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.