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Breast Cancer

Facebook group supports women of color battling breast cancer

Travel

Popular places to see fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains

Now, before you load up your camera and hit the road, you’ll want to be a little strategic with your journey to get those prime fall photos.
Regional

Homeless man returns to pay for Little Debbie cake after walking in on gas station robbery

Police say a homeless man returned to a gas station to pay for a Little Debbie cake he took after he walked in on a robbery.
Regional

Arkansas boy wins USA Mullet Championship, pledges to donate prize money

Sixth-grader, Allan Baltz was named first-place in the USA Mullet Championship. Baltz has pledged to donate the prize money to foster care if he wins.
Coronavirus

National Institute of Health study shows mixing vaccine booster shots can raise immune response

“Just because the body produces a large immune response, doesn’t necessarily mean that it changes the way it prevents COVID infections,” said Dr. Morgan Jones.
Crime

Former north Mississippi fire chief & department secretary accused of embezzling $50,000+

Former Red Banks Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Hanna and former RBVFD secretary Linda Mannon were arrested in Marshall County.
Coronavirus

Gov. Hutchinson voices concern about state's COVID and redistricting bills

Gov. Hutchinson said he won't sign a pair of bills that would allow employees to opt-out of taking the COVID-19 vaccine if they are tested weekly or have antibodies.
Recalls

Butterball recalls 14,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible plastic contamination

The ground turkey items were produced on Sept. 28, according to the USDA.
Health

To mask or not to mask: What are the guidelines?

“It obviously makes us a little more gun shy about these things,” said Dr. Steve Threlkeld, Baptist Memorial Infectious Disease.
Regional

Mississippi auditor demands payments in human services fraud

Initial allegations of misspending came to light in early 2020 when a former Mississippi Department of Human Services director and five other people were indicted.
Politics

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Work still happening on medical marijuana proposal

Reeves said Tuesday he still intends to call a special legislative session on the topic, but he does not know when.
Regional

Mississippi works to offer driver's license & more in digital form

Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell said Tuesday that the digital driver's license, or mobile ID, could be available as soon as November.

COVID-19 cases are still a concern across the Mid-South. Here's a look at the latest numbers.

Shelby County Commission ups funding for Mid-South Food Bank to $3 million

Yes, the sky appears more blue in the fall, fall colors are affected by climate change, and some PSLs have pumpkin, but pumpkin spice blend does not.

Cooler air is now spilling in

Memphis News & Weather | Memphis, TN | WATN - localmemphis.com

Facebook group supports women of color battling breast cancer

Popular places to see fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains

Homeless man returns to pay for Little Debbie cake after walking in on gas station robbery

Arkansas boy wins USA Mullet Championship, pledges to donate prize money

National Institute of Health study shows mixing vaccine booster shots can raise immune response

Former north Mississippi fire chief & department secretary accused of embezzling $50,000+

Gov. Hutchinson voices concern about state's COVID and redistricting bills

Butterball recalls 14,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible plastic contamination

To mask or not to mask: What are the guidelines?

Mississippi auditor demands payments in human services fraud

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Work still happening on medical marijuana proposal

Mississippi works to offer driver's license & more in digital form

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