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Tunnels to Towers 5K Run and Stair Climb

One of many ways Americans remember the events of 9/11 is by participating in the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K Run and Climb. Every year communities across the nation partner with the…

Biloxi VA employee pleads guilty to stealing VA property

Gulfport, Miss.  – A Saucier man pled guilty to stealing government property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey A. Breen of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) South Central Field Office. According…

Hurricane Ida 9 days later: 430,000 still without power

By KEVIN McGILL and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 400,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana still don’t have power nine days after Hurricane Ida. The state Public Service Commission said Tuesday that 98% of utility…

Memorial COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

Memorial is accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccines. All 3 vaccines (Comirnaty – formerly known as Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson) will be available as options for vaccination. Walk-ups welcome, appointments preferred. COVID-19 vaccination locations are: Saturday, September 11 from…

MEMA Requests Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments from FEMA Following Ida

PEARL, Miss. - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has requested Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments from FEMA for Individual Assistance following Hurricane Ida. This request includes eight counties. The counties included in the request are Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson.…

Mississippi National Guard helps battle California wildfires

JACKSON, Miss. – Today a team of Mississippi Army National Guard Aviators are deploying to California to assist local agencies with fighting the massive wildfires across the state. The CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter crew of approximately ten Soldiers will work…

MDEQ Lifts Three Beach Water Contact Advisories

(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Monday for Stations 1,2, and 15. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. Three…