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Mississippi deer season 2024-25: Where to take tissue samples for CWD testing

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September 27, 2024

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Mississippi deer season 2024-25: Where to take tissue samples for CWD testing

Hunters are asked to submit deer heads at locations across Mississippi to help MDWFP manage the disease which is always fatal for deer.

In the continued effort to manage chronic wasting disease in Mississippi’s deer herd, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is again asking hunters to have their deer tested for CWD. Since the disease was first detected in Mississippi in 2018, there have been 318 cases in the state as of Sept. 27.

According to MDWFP, knowing where the disease is in the state allows the department to put special regulations in place to help slow the spread of the disease, which is always fatal in deer. Also, hunters should be know if their deer is infected because even though there have been no documented cases of CWD in humans, the CDC warns people against eating the meat of an infected deer.

The department has placed freezers at 59 locations across the state where hunters can leave heads for testing. Antlers may be removed before dropping off the heads and hunters are asked to leave at least 6 inches of neck attached to the heads and to keep the heads cool or frozen before submitting them.

Chronic wasting disease testing drop-off sites

Love VFD7345 US 51 SouthHernando, MS 3863234.7526, -89.9913
Mt. Pleasant VFD194 Mt. Pleasant RoadRed Banks, MS 3866134.9561, -89.5226
Wall Doxey State Park3946 MS 7Holly Springs, MS 3863534.6630, -89.4647
Benton County 911 Dispatch368 Ripley AvenueAshland, MS 3860334.8326, -89.1813
Walnut VFD660 Main StreetWalnut, MS 3868334.9405, -88.9013
MSU Extension Office2200 Old Hwy 45 SouthCorinth, MS 3883434.9125, -88.5465
Tishomingo County Fairgrounds108 County Road 187Iuka, MS 3885234.7882, -88.2178
Hell Creek WMA4120 County Road 825Myrtle, MS 3865034.6199, -89.0644
Panola County EMS100 MSG William J Ferrell DriveSardis, MS 3866634.4400, -89.8997
Fire Station 1401 McElroy DriveOxford, MS 3865534.3800, -89.5318
New Albany Fairgrounds112 Fairgrounds CircleNew Albany, MS 3865234.5127, -89.0329
Pontotoc Ag Center430 CJ Hardin Jr. DrivePontotoc, MS 3886334.2552, -89.0286
Elvis Presley Lake272 Road 995Tupelo, MS 3882634.3046, -88.6474
Canal Section WMA HQ5705 MS 178 WestFulton, MS 3884334.2614, -88.4511
O’Keefe WMAO’Keefe RoadLambert, MS 3864334.1165, -90.2735
North Region Office457 County Road 36Enid, MS 3892734.1565, -89.9127
MDOT Maintenance HQ32988 MS 32Oakland, MS 3894834.0057, -89.9806
Chickasaw WMA770 MS 32 ExtHouston, MS 3885133.9861, -88.9356
Dahomey NWR831 MS 446Boyle, MS 3873033.7042, -90.9108
Deviney WMA171 Hughes-Ertle RoadIndianola, MS 3875133.5876, -90.6361
Fire Department #4412 MS 7Greenwood, MS. 3893033.5209, -90.1514
Malmaison WMA126 Malmaison HQ RoadHolcomb, MS 3894033.6840, -90.0512
MS Forestry Commission1801 US 51 SouthGrenada, MS 3890133.6991, -89.7629
American Legion Building8243 MS 9Eupora, MS 3974433.6311, -89.2877
Trim Cane WMA2025 North Jackson StreetStarkville, MS 3975933.5248, -88.8462
Black Prairie WMA744 Fire Tower RoadCrawford, MS 3974333.3396, -88.5618
Choctaw WMA2121 Webster RoadAckerman, MS 3973533.2737, -89.1267
Yockanookany WMA28329 MS 12McCool, MS 3910833.1665, -89.4258
Fire Station 3257 Gum StreetPhiladelphia, MS 3935032.7744, -89.1215
Holmes County State Park5369 State Park RoadDurant, MS 3906333.0271, -89.9206
District 3 VFD171 Old Benton RoadYazoo City, MS 3919432.8411, -90.3840
Yazoo NWR728 Yazoo Refuge RoadHollandale, MS 3874833.0700, -90.9778
Valley Park Community Center64 Kelso RoadValley Park, MS 3917732.6335, -90.8709
Mahannah WMA1370 Anderson-Tully RoadRedwood, MS 3915632.5490, -90.8708
Phil Bryant WMA11641 MS 465Vicksburg, MS 3918332.4556, -90.9733
Communication Specialist760 US 61 NorthVicksburg, MS 3918332.3552, -90.8283
LeFleur’s Bluff State Park3315 Lakeland TerraceJackson, MS 3921632.3317, -90.1499
Pearl River WMA506 MS 43 SouthCanton, MS 3904632.5234, -89.9704
Caney Creek WMA6373 West Moore Tower RoadForest, MS 3907432.3247, -89.5051
Collinsville VFD11710 Nancy DriveCollinsville, MS 3932532.4974, -88.8475
All Creatures Veterinary Hospital1011 St. Mark DrivePort Gibson, MS 3915031.9675, -90.9802
Canemount WMA17059 Rodney RoadPort Gibson, MS 3915031.9233, -91.1305
MSU Extension Office2040 West Gallman RoadHazlehurst, MS 3908331.9252, -90.4073
MSU Extension Office2785 US 49Mendenhall, MS 3911431.9210, -89.8112
MSU Extension Office101 Westwood AvenueQuitman, MS 3935532.0426, -88.7395
Natchez State Park230-B Wickcliff RoadNatchez, MS 3912031.6026, -91.2347
Jeff Davis Lake16 Lake DrivePrentiss, MS 3947431.5649, -89.8444
MSU Extension Office68 Collins Industrial Park DriveCollins, MS 3942831.6757, -89.5864
Bogue Homa Lake149 Bogue Homa Lake RoadLaurel, MS 3944331.7027, -89.0246
Wilkinson County Sheriff1389 US 61 SouthWoodville, MS 3966931.0861, -91.3002
Pike County Co-Op105 Nehi CircleMcComb, MS 3964831.2308, -90.4517
Marion County WMA652 Game Reserve RoadColumbia, MS 3942931.1741, -89.7327
Purvis VFD805 Main StreetPurvis, MS 3947531.1517, -89.4122
Leaf River WMAForest Service Road 353McLain, MS 3945630.9902, -88.8651
Pearl River County Fairgrounds124 Rodeo StreetPoplarville, MS 3947030.8329, -89.5474
Emergency Operations Center18333 MS 603Kiln, MS 3955630.4369, -89.4327
Little Biloxi WMA HQHickman Tower RoadPerkinston, MS 3957330.7337, -89.2635
Fire Station 823560 Old Still RoadSaucier, MS 3957430.6325, -89.1384
Lower Pascagoula WMA816 Wade Vancleave RoadMoss Point, MS 3956530.5668, -88.6307

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Mississippi High School Football All-Classification Rankings: October 27, 2025

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October 27, 2025

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Another week of the 2025 Mississippi high school football season has come and gone, and High School On SI has all of the latest computer rankings for each classification as of October 27, 2025.

High School On SI’s formula was created using its own linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm in order to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.

Which teams took the top spot in each division? Here are High School On SI’s latest Mississippi high school football computer rankings, as of October 27, 2025:

1. Calhoun City (7-1)

2. Simmons (7-0)

3. Biggersville (7-2)

4. Stringer (7-2)

5. Nanih Waiya (6-2)

6. Leflore County (6-3)

7. South Delta (7-2)

8. Taylorsville (5-4)

9. Noxapater (5-4)

10. West Tallahatchie (6-2)

11. Bogue Chitto (6-3)

12. Salem (6-2)

13. Ethel (6-3)

14. West Lowndes (4-3)

15. Leake County (4-5)

16. Lumberton (4-4)

17. Byers (5-3)

18. Richton (4-5)

19. Tupelo Christian Prep (5-4)

20. Sebastopol (3-6)

21. Okolona (3-7)

22. Potts Camp (3-4)

23. Shaw (1-6)

24. Falkner (3-5)

25. Vardaman (2-7)

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1. Wesson (9-0)

2. Baldwyn (8-1)

3. East Webster (8-1)

4. Charleston (5-2)

5. Heidelberg (5-2)

6. Clarkdale (7-2)

7. Bay Springs (6-2)

8. Water Valley (7-2)

9. Loyd Star (8-1)

10. North Side (7-1)

11. Lake (6-3)

12. Myrtle (7-2)

13. Hamilton (6-3)

14. Eupora (6-3)

15. Amite County (6-2)

16. Hatley (6-2)

17. Kemper County (3-4)

18. Mize (3-6)

19. Bruce (6-3)

20. Velma Jackson (4-5)

21. East Marion (4-4)

22. North Forrest (4-5)

23. Enterprise Clarke (2-7)

24. Philadelphia (1-7)

25. Collins (3-5)

View full Class 2A rankings

1. Union (9-0)

2. Raleigh (8-1)

3. Noxubee County (6-3)

4. Kossuth (6-2)

5. West Marion (6-3)

6. Choctaw County (5-4)

7. Magee (6-2)

8. Hazlehurst (4-3)

9. Presbyterian Christian (6-3)

10. Tylertown (6-3)

11. Quitman (5-4)

12. Aberdeen (5-4)

13. Winona (4-4)

14. Belmont (6-3)

15. Seminary (4-5)

16. Yazoo County (5-3)

17. Humphreys County (5-4)

18. Booneville (4-5)

19. North Panola (4-4)

20. Jefferson Davis County (3-5)

21. O’Bannon (5-3)

22. Coahoma County (3-5)

23. Franklin County (4-5)

24. Independence (4-4)

25. Thomas E. Edwards (4-4)

View full Class 3A rankings

1. Columbia (9-0)

2. Senatobia (8-1)

3. Kosciusko (8-1)

4. Louisville (6-2)

5. Clarksdale (6-1)

6. McComb (7-1)

7. North Pontotoc (7-1)

8. Leake Central (7-2)

9. New Albany (7-2)

10. Rosa Fort (6-1)

11. Pass Christian (8-1)

12. Forest (7-2)

13. Corinth (6-2)

14. Itawamba Agricultural (6-2)

15. Poplarville (5-3)

16. Choctaw Central (6-2)

17. Morton (5-3)

18. Greenwood (6-3)

19. Shannon (6-3)

20. Newton County (5-4)

21. West Lauderdale (4-4)

22. Mendenhall (4-4)

23. Greene County (6-3)

24. Forrest County Agricultural (5-3)

25. Richland (5-4)

View full Class 4A rankings

1. West Point (8-0)

2. Brookhaven (6-2)

3. New Hope (6-2)

4. Lanier (9-0)

5. South Jones (7-2)

6. Sumrall (6-3)

7. Holmes County Central (6-3)

8. Cleveland Central (4-3)

9. Lafayette (4-4)

10. Purvis (5-3)

11. Vicksburg (5-3)

12. Stone (5-3)

13. Pontotoc (4-4)

14. Northeast Jones (4-4)

15. Laurel (2-6)

16. Florence (3-5)

17. Natchez (3-5)

18. Vancleave (3-5)

19. Wayne County (2-6)

20. North Pike (1-7)

21. Provine (2-7)

22. East Central (1-7)

23. Caledonia (1-7)

24. Columbus (1-7)

View full Class 5A rankings

1. Picayune (7-1)

2. Warren Central (6-2)

3. Ridgeland (7-1)

4. South Panola (5-3)

5. Grenada (6-2)

6. West Jones (7-2)

7. Lake Cormorant (6-2)

8. Terry (7-1)

9. Hattiesburg (6-2)

10. Callaway (5-4)

11. Center Hill (4-4)

12. Neshoba Central (4-4)

13. Pearl River Central (4-3)

14. Greenville (4-4)

15. Pascagoula (3-5)

16. Saltillo (3-6)

17. Canton (3-5)

18. Hancock (3-5)

19. George County (3-5)

20. Gautier (3-5)

21. Olive Branch (1-7)

22. Forest Hill (1-8)

23. Long Beach (1-7)

24. Jim Hill (1-8)

View full Class 6A rankings

1. Ocean Springs (7-1)

2. Tupelo (8-1)

3. Oxford (7-1)

4. Starkville (6-2)

5. D’Iberville (7-1)

6. Gulfport (6-2)

7. Petal (6-3)

8. Oak Grove (6-3)

9. Germantown (5-3)

10. West Harrison (6-3)

11. Hernando (6-2)

12. Horn Lake (5-3)

13. Northwest Rankin (5-3)

14. DeSoto Central (6-3)

15. St. Martin (6-3)

16. Clinton (4-4)

17. Madison Central (4-4)

18. Brandon (3-5)

19. Pearl (3-5)

20. Southaven (3-5)

21. Biloxi (2-6)

22. Meridian (2-6)

23. Lewisburg (2-6)

24. Harrison Central (1-7)

25. Murrah (1-8)

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Tornadoes rip through Mississippi Coast cities, damaging homes and popular Mexican restaurant

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October 26, 2025

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Tornadoes rip through Mississippi Coast cities, damaging homes and popular Mexican restaurant

Two tornadoes touched down in Mississippi Coast cities Sunday morning as a system of strong thunderstorms moved over the Deep South.

The twisters were confirmed by 10:45 a.m. and caused minor damage in Pascagoula and Gautier, Jackson County Emergency Manager Earl Etheridge told the Sun Herald. The cities are east of Biloxi, both less than an hour from Mobile, Alabama.

No injuries were reported, but at least one home in Pascagoula was damaged and a popular Mexican restaurant in Gautier felt a tornado’s wrath while workers were inside preparing for the Sunday lunch crowd.

Video from resident John Adams, submitted to WLOX-TV, shows the storm touching down at Aztecas on Highway 90 near Gautier-Vancleave Road. Cars stopped on the busy thoroughfare as the twister spun up debris. Many turned around and began driving away from storm, the video shows.

The tornado tore apart some of the concrete patio at Aztecas and pushed cinder blocks from the large building onto cars in the parking lot. Nobody was injured and the workers inside are all safe, the restaurant confirmed.

Aerial footage shows the restaurant’s roof was damaged, and shingles were ripped from their places on awnings.

Rubble and dirt piled up in the outdoor dining areas, with many tables and chairs scattered and pushed over in the wreckage, video from WLOX-TV shows. An apartment complex in Gautier also suffered damage from one of the tornadoes.

The major storms were over by noon, and all weather warnings had expired. The National Weather Service in New Orleans warned that some strong storms and possible watersports east of the Mississippi River were possible through 1:30 p.m.

In New Orleans, the system brought strong thunderstorms earlier Sunday morning. There was a brief power outage in the Mid-City area, but Entergy has not said if it was related to weather.

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