SUMMARY: Leah from the Main Street Association in Pontotoc discusses the 31st annual Bodock Festival, now held at the downtown pavilion near the Tanglefoot Trail. The venue change was due to recent investments, including a large stage, playground, and ample space for vendors and parking. The festival begins Friday with a pancake breakfast and the Twilight on the Tanglefoot Run, featuring glow-in-the-dark t-shirts. Friday night includes live music by Blues Child and Justin Kirk. Saturday offers vendors, food trucks, children’s activities, and evening concerts with the Cody Riddle Band and headliner Chris Kaggel. The event boosts the local economy and attracts thousands annually.

Come out to the Bodock Festival on Sept. 12-13 in Pontotoc.

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SUMMARY: The Hattiesburg Fire Department is implementing a new alert system to enhance firefighter health and safety by reducing unnecessary overnight wake-up calls. Currently, all nine Hattiesburg fire stations are alerted for every emergency during the night, even if only certain stations respond. This often disrupts firefighters’ sleep, causing significant health issues related to sleep deprivation. The new system will limit alerts to only the responding stations, improving rest for others. Funded by Forrest County Emergency Management at approximately $97,000, the system aims to improve firefighters’ well-being, job performance, and family life. Installation is expected by year’s end.

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SUMMARY: The Labor Day weekend weather looks favorable with temperatures currently in the upper 60s to lower 70s, cooling slightly overnight to the mid-60s, just below average. Sunday and Monday will see highs in the upper 80s with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, making it good for holiday travel. Isolated showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms may occur Monday night but nothing severe. Rain chances increase Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers and temperatures dropping to the mid and upper 80s. A tropical wave off Africa has a 30% chance of development in the Atlantic over the next week. Weather improves again by the following weekend.

WTOK Weather – Zack Rogers 8/30/25

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