MDE Finalizes Teacher Pay Raise Total

From: Mississippi Department of EducationJACKSON, Miss – In consultation with school districts, the Mississippi Departmentof Education (MDE) has determined that 40,991 teachers and teacher assistants areeligible for the state-funded, $1,500 pay raise.The number of teaching positions is an increase from the original estimate of... Read More.

TROPICAL STORM BARRY

Barry continues to inch its way toward the Louisiana coast with some of the northern bands now moving across southeastern Louisiana. Barry continues its erratic motion toward the west-northwest at 4 knots. Barry is still expected to be a hurricane before it makes landfall today. After landfall, the... Read More.

WILDLIFE BUREAU ADDRESSES FLOODING CONCERNS

FROM MDWFP: Record rainfall over the last year has caused historic flooding of the Mississippi River and the Yazoo backwater region. During the prolonged flooding in the south Delta, wildlife have been largely displaced, with some being in isolated areas of high ground. The... Read More.

SUMMER FOOD SAFETY – PREVENTING SALMONELLA

Summer Food Safety: Preventing 1,000 Cases of Salmonella a YearFROM MSDH: Last year more than 1,000 Mississippians suffered from Salmonella infection after eating contaminated food. Salmonella bacteria thrive in warm temperatures, especially when summer weather brings more people and... Read More.

TORNADO WARNING UNTIL 445 AM

.A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN RANKIN...NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHERN YAZOO...NORTHERN HINDS AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...At 347 AM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Phoenix, or 15 miles east of Redwood, moving east at 40 mph.HAZARD...Damaging tornado.SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.IMPACT...Flying debris will be... Read More.