A home was potentially saved thanks to a quick thinking neighbor and a swift response from first responders. Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, the 911 call center received a call of a structure fire on Fairways Drive. Warren County Emergency Management Director John Elfer says that a neighbor saw smoke coming from the residence and quickly dialed 911. Elfer states

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves released a statement in regards to the rejection of the Yazoo Pump Project on Wednesday. “It seems like every day, the Biden Administration finds a new way to fail Mississippians,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency realized the importance of protecting the Mississippi Delta and its residents when they allowed this project

The Clean Water Act veto was restored on Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which would have prevented backwater flooding in the Mississippi Delta, WLBT reports. The EPA’s decision to restore the veto nullifies the EPA’s earlier decision which would allow the pumps, which are designed to keep backwater levels stable and protect thousands of acres of farmland during

Entergy plans to deactivate the Baxter Wilson power plant on Kemp Bottom Road by the end of May, 2022. The shutdown marks one of the steps in Entergy’s plan to replace some of the aging natural gas plants with renewable energy sources such as solar. Last week, Entergy issued a press release which states shutdowns of some aging natural gas

A tip led to a missing Texas juvenile and the arrest of a Louisiana man for trafficking a missing child. Authorities with the Pike County sheriff’s Office, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations arrested James Joseph Thibo of Layfayette, Louisiana after a tip led them to a Days Inn in McComb. Authorities discovered a juvenile

Officials and visitors from Vicksburg are being welcomed by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Paducah, KY as part of a benchmarking visit. Benchmarking visits help create relationships between cities across the country, according to Paducah Chamber President Sandra Wilson. According to The Paducah Sun, the expected visitors from Vicksburg include: Mayor George Flaggs,