National
TROPICAL STORM SALLY MOVES INTO GULF OF MEXICO
From: NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL - Tropical Storm Sally
At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Sally was
located near latitude 25.6 North, longitude 81.6 West
( ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM SSE OF NAPLES FLORIDA).
On the forecast track, the center... Read More.
Tropical Cyclone Hanna Will Impact Texas This Weekend
As 1:00 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2020 - LOCATION...27.3N 93.7W
ABOUT 230 MI... E OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ABOUT 230 MI... E OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS
* Maximum sustained winds 50 knts.
Current movement west-northwestward or 285/9 kts.
* Forecast to make landfall along the south-central coast... Read More.
REPUBLICAN BALLOT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 10TH
HERE IS THE SAMPLE ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE MARCH 10TH, 2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - YAZOO COUNTY
REPUBLICAN 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION:
FOR UNITED STATES PRESIDENT:
( ) Roque 'Rocky' Da La Fuente
( ) Donald J. Trump
( ) Bill Weld
( ) ______________________________(Write-in)
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE:
( ) Cindy Hyde-Smith
( )... Read More.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection Week Ends November 25th
The Operation Shoebox Collection week is now under way and will run through Monday
November 25th.
Local drop-off locations:
Calvary Baptist - Jackson Ave. Yazoo City
Bethlehem Baptist - Benton
First Baptist - Anguilla
Ebeneezer Baptist - Pickens
Go to Samaritanspurse.org for times!
The... Read More.
AS OF WEDSDAY 8-21-19:
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GREENVILLE - River Stage 28.58'v FLOOD STAGE 48'
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG - River Stage 25.87v FLOOD STAGE 43'
BIG SUNFLOWER NEAR ANGUILLA - River Stage 28.57'v FLOOD STAGE 45'
BIG SUNFLOWER AT HOLLY BLUFF - River... Read More.
METEOR SHOWER COMING SOON
FROM NASA: This week the Earth is entering a stream of debris from giant Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Forecasters say the show could be especially good this year because the Moon is nearly new when the shower peaks on... Read More.
ROAD AND HIGHWAY OPENING/CLOSURE UPDATES
From: Peter Nimrod - MS Levee Board
Hwy 16 in the Delta National Forest between Rolling & Holly Bluff is resurfacing –
however, there is some major damage along this roadway that will need to be repaired
before it is reopened to the public.
The Satartia... Read More.
Don’t Forget: See Tracks? Think Train!
From Kimbler Sloan - Mississippi Operation Lifesaver
With the beginning of the school year right around the corner, it is crucial for everyone
to remember the importance of safe behavior around railroad tracks. Every single day in
2013, someone died as a result of trespassing on railroad tracks.... Read More.
FEMA and FCC Conduct Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test
WASHINGTON - FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.
The nationwide test will be sent to radio and television stations beginning at 2:20 p.m. EDT.
The test is being conducted through FEMA’s Read More.
Flood Recovery – Resources Meeting At Holly Bluff
There was a packed house at Holly Bluff Baptist Church on Thursday July 18th for a Recovery-Resources meeting involving the backwater flooding that has been going on in the area for several months now. The meeting was opened with a welcome and prayer and... Read More.
Tropical Storm Barry Continues to Organize in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
The greatest impacts to the ArkLaMiss will be heavy rainfall and flash flooding
followed by tropical storm-force winds and tornadoes.
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Barry,
located about 100 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Tropical Storm Barry Intermediate Advisory... Read More.