SUMMARY: Mary Ford, Sales Manager at Holiday Chateau in Ridgeland, describes the senior living community located on South Pear Orchard Road. The community focuses on helping seniors stay active, healthy, and socially engaged. Over the past two years, Holiday Chateau has undergone extensive renovations, updating common areas, rooms, and adding new amenities like a library, fitness area, game rooms, and activity spaces. Residents enjoy three daily meals prepared by a chef, weekly housekeeping, and a variety of activities including yoga, tai chi, art classes, and movie nights. The community also offers on-site physical therapy and hosts outside instructors. Contact: (601) 956-1331.

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SUMMARY: The inaugural fundraising luncheon featured Morgan Freeman, Chief Vision Officer of the Edna Foundation, a key funder of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance (MELA). Freeman spoke about his love for Mississippi and his commitment to improving outcomes for children from birth to age five. MELA focuses on early education, childcare, health, and development, aiming to create a collaborative ecosystem involving all organizations impacting children’s lives. The goal is to unify voices to advocate for systemic changes that support healthy, strong, and capable future generations of Mississippians. The event highlighted the importance of investing in early childhood initiatives statewide.

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SUMMARY: The afternoon weather improved as showers diminished. A new disturbance in the Caribbean is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center; it may move into the southern Gulf of Mexico (Bay of Campeche) with a low chance of development and no threat to the U.S. except possibly Texas. Another system, Tropical Storm Aaron, shows signs of strengthening with current winds of 40 mph, expected to become a hurricane by week’s end, possibly reaching Category 3. It may impact Puerto Rico and track westward before curving north near the U.S. East Coast. Locally, 1-2 inches of rain fell with more showers expected Wednesday along with heat index values potentially reaching 105-110°F by the weekend.

8/12/25- Umbrella weather continues for Wednesday

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