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Flash flooding and river flooding are increasingly likely in Mississippi on Wednesday and Thursday as multiple waves of rainfall are anticipated, the National Weather Service said.
Rainfall amounts of four to eight inches are expected across much of the state and locally higher amounts will be possible. Some roads may be flooded or closed, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation reminds motorist not to drive through flooded areas.
Take these precautions, MEMA says
- Stay weather aware
- Know where to go in case you need to evacuate
- Identify alternate routes to your destinations in case of flooded roads
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Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Feb. 12, 2026
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Feb. 12, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Feb. 12 drawing
02-07-17-24-25
Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 3 numbers from Feb. 12 drawing
Midday: 8-4-3, FB: 2
Evening: 5-4-9, FB: 9
Check Cash 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 4 numbers from Feb. 12 drawing
Midday: 7-9-6-4, FB: 2
Evening: 4-5-5-7, FB: 9
Check Cash 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from Feb. 12 drawing
Midday: 04
Evening: 04
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
When are the Mississippi Lottery drawings held?
- Cash 3: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Cash 4: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Match 5: Daily at 9:30 p.m. CT.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Mississippi editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Grand jury adds charges against Stephen Pittman in Beth Israel synagogue arson
Watch as arsonist pours accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue
An arsonist poured accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue early Saturday morning Jan. 10, 2026. Beth Israel is the largest synagogue located in Jackson is the largest in Mississippi.
A federal grand jury has added two new charges against a Madison County man accused of setting fire to Jackson’s oldest synagogue, significantly increasing the potential prison time he faces if convicted.
Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, now faces federal charges of damaging religious property and using fire to commit a felony. This is in addition to an earlier federal arson charge tied to the Jan. 10 fire at Beth Israel Congregation.
Pittman also faces a state charge of first-degree arson enhanced under Mississippi’s hate crime statute. Any state sentence would be in addition to any federal punishment if he is convicted.
Pittman is alleged to have broken into the synagogue on Old Canton Road around 3 a.m., used gasoline to ignite portions of the building and caused significant damage, including to the synagogue’s library.
Investigators allege Pittman targeted the synagogue because of its Jewish identity. According to a federal affidavit, Pittman referred to Beth Israel as the “synagogue of Satan” and told investigators he set the fire because of the congregation’s “Jewish ties.”
Authorities say Pittman later confessed to his father, allegedly laughing and saying he “finally got them,” according to court records. Court filings also state Pittman suffered burns to his ankles, hands and face during the fire. Hours later, investigators say Pittman posted a Snapchat photo from a hospital bed showing apparent burn injuries. Pittman later pleaded not guilty.
Security footage and court records allege Pittman used an axe to break a window, poured gasoline inside the building and used a torch lighter to start the fire. Pittman is said to have purchased gasoline at a Ridgeland convenience store and removed his license plate before driving to the synagogue.
If convicted on all federal counts, Pittman could face up to 50 years in prison and up to $750,000 in fines. Prosecutors have also filed notice they intend to seek criminal forfeiture of property allegedly used in the crime or obtained through it.
Beth Israel Congregation is Jackson’s oldest synagogue, dating to before the Civil War. In 1967, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the temple office and the home of Rabbi Perry Nussbaum, though no one was killed.
Pittman is currently being held at the Madison County Jail. A federal hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18 before U.S. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac.
Charlie Drape is the Jackson beat reporter. Contact him at cdrape@gannett.com.
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Pols pitch extra $1B for NYC schools — even as Mississippi, Alabama students outperform New Yorkers for a fraction of the cost
State lawmakers want to give New York City public schools about $1 billion more a year — even though students in states like Mississippi and Alabama have been notching dramatically better test results, while spending a fraction per pupil.
Proposals from State Sen. John Liu and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon would restructure the formula by which the state feeds funds to the city Department of Education, boosting its $35.1 billion annual budget by $819 million, according to the city’s Independent Budget Office.
But more money doesn’t necessarily mean better results.
Three southern states, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, have historically had some of the country’s worst K-12 public schools, but have proven to be rising stars in recent years — despite spending less than half per student than New York, as was highlighted in a recent New York Times op-ed.
Mississippi spends about $12,500 per pupil each year, while New York spends more than twice that, about $32,000, according to Edunomics Lab, a Georgetown University research center. New York City spends more than the statewide average, around $42,200, per student each year.
Louisiana spends about $17,500 annually per pupil, and Alabama spends about $13,200 — both a far cry from what both the Empire State and the Big Apple are shelling out, researchers found.
But New York students have seen their scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress — often called “The Nation’s Report Card” — drop by about 10 points since 2013.
Meanwhile, test scores in parts of Mississippi rose by 10 points over that same time frame, NAEP data shows.
Louisiana saw its 4th-grade reading scores climb by 5 points since 2013.
And while Alabama saw NAEP scores decline during that time, an adjusted analysis of national results from the Urban Institute that factors in demographics like poverty placed the state as the No. 1 scoring school system in the entire country.
New York, by contrast, landed at No. 32, and Massachusetts — typically ranked among the nation’s best public schools — came in at 21.
“It’s not about the amount of money,” said Manhattan Institute education expert Danyela Souza.
“If it was just about the money, our schools would be number one academically,” she told The Post.
Former deputy schools chancellor Eric Nadelstern agreed, saying the city’s public school system — the largest in the country — now has no “accountability.”
The institutions were given their own A through F gradings based on their performances under Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s watch — and some were closed because of poor performance.
But the accountability rating system was scrapped under his successor, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and never reinstated.
“How can you spend billions of dollars on education if you’re not holding educators accountable for the results — the teachers, the principals, the superintendents,” Nadelstern said.
“We don’t have a right to ask for more money until we hold people responsible for children’s education accountable for achievement,” he said. “We don’t do that now and haven’t for some time.”
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