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Mississippi Survivors Prayed Their Way Through the Storm
Volunteers from everywhere in the nation at the moment are serving Mississippi communities that had been fully devastated by the March 24 tornadoes.
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At dusk on Friday, March 24, lethal tornadoes in Mississippi left a path of widespread injury—trapping households within the rubble of their properties, ripping off roofs, and taking the lives of 26 individuals. An EF-4 twister left Rolling Fork, dwelling to Josephine Turner and her household, fully unrecognizable.
Josephine, 86, wakened Friday evening to her daughter shaking her and saying, “There’s a storm coming, Momma. We don’t have time to get within the closet, however let’s pray.”
As Josephine’s daughter shielded her mother along with her physique, the home windows in the home shattered and glass flew all over the place. “It hit—it hit as a result of I might really feel it, the glass coming down over my head,” Josephine stated.
The group gathers for prayer round Josephine Turner (in pink).
Josephine and her daughter noticed the roof of her dwelling, the place she’s lived for the previous 40 years, carry off of the partitions with particles flying beneath. “The twister lifted it up, however the Lord put it proper again down,” stated Josephine, “and in a couple of minutes, it was over.”
Inside hours of the lethal storms, Samaritan’s Purse despatched employees to Mississippi to evaluate the injury. Two Catastrophe Reduction Items had been deployed—tractor-trailers stocked with instruments and gear: one to the Rolling Fork and Silver Metropolis area and one other to Amory, Mississippi.
The twister that hit Rolling Fork left behind an unbelievable path of destruction. The Turner and Myles households dwell on this avenue.
Josephine’s dwelling was one in every of many who volunteers have helped clear up because the storm. Over 700 volunteers have tarped roofs, cleared particles, salvaged private belongings, and eliminated timber in Jesus’ Identify throughout Mississippi since Sunday, March 26.
“Lord, This Is How We’re Going to Die!”
Josephine’s son Michael Myles, Rolling Fork’s police chief, lives only a few homes down from his mother. He, his spouse Becky, and their 9-year-old granddaughter had been collectively when the ferocious tornado fully destroyed their dwelling, leaving 18 years of reminiscences in a pile of rubble. However they thanked God that He spared their lives.
“After they say it’s going to storm, you by no means suppose it’s going to be a twister,” Becky stated. The evening the twister got here, Michael turned on the native information and so they heard the phrases, “A twister might be in Rolling Fork in three minutes—take cowl!”
Police Chief Michael Myles speaks with Web site Management Staff member Alan Sullivan.
Instantly, the ability went out and she or he heard what gave the impression of a freight prepare headed straight towards their dwelling. The household rushed into the toilet and inside seconds, the tornado arrived. Michael shortly coated his spouse and granddaughter—precisely like his sister did to his mom, Josephine.
Becky shared, “We acquired down and we heard roaring sounds—it was our home breaking up. My husband was yelling, my grandbaby was yelling and I used to be calling on Jesus.” In that second, Becky believed they might not survive this storm. “We had been down on the bottom and I stated, ‘Lord, that is how we’re going to die.’ I used to be simply ready for the home to fall on us,” Becky stated.
The rubble to the left is Chief Michael and Becky’s dwelling.
Immediately, she felt an amazing sense of peace rush over her. “Within the midst of all of that, it was like as if God stated, ‘Relax—I acquired you.’” She opened her eyes, seemed up and noticed the sky—her home was gone—however they had been alive.
After they emerged from the rubble, all you can hear had been the neighbors’ cries for assist. Becky defined, “They had been screaming saying ‘assist me, assist me’ as a result of they had been all trapped.”
Becky glanced over on the rubble of her dwelling and stated, “How will you not have religion and belief and imagine in Him? He spared us.” She defined, “God is so good. My mother-in-law [Josephine] says it on a regular basis, so we are saying it additionally, God is so good.”
The Myles and Turner households related with Samaritan’s Purse when volunteers canvassed the neighborhood to see who wanted help. Though Chief Michael and Becky’s house is past restore, volunteers eliminated a big tree and helped salvaging valuable belongings to get them one step nearer to restoration. One particular merchandise Becky requested volunteers to search for was her marriage ceremony album. After hours of looking, they discovered the album intact.
Discovering valuable objects like Becky’s marriage ceremony album is one-way volunteers from everywhere in the nation help households with the method of restoration after a life-altering catastrophe happens.
“I’m so grateful. It was nice. It was fantastic. The spirit in them [the volunteers], it’s not faux, it’s not phony, it was so real,” Becky stated.
Spared to Be Saved
Chief Michael’s sister, Julia Powell, additionally survived with Jermaine Myles and their 2-year-old daughter. Nevertheless, their dwelling sustained vital injury.
When a large tree fell within the entrance yard, it shattered home windows and severely broken their roof. Jermaine ran to guard Julia and their daughter from the particles flying round them. He tried his greatest to consolation Julia as they each clung to their younger baby because the storm handed.
Moments later it was throughout. Inside a number of days, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers arrived to their dwelling. They lower up and eliminated the big tree, cleared particles, and secured a tarp on the roof. “They [the volunteers] did an exquisite job. I’m so glad the Lord introduced you right here. You’ve been a blessing to the entire group,” Julia stated.
Julia Powell listens to a Billy Graham Fast Response Staff chaplain at her dwelling.
God had a higher goal in defending Julia by way of this terrifying storm. Throughout a dialog with a Billy Graham Fast Response Staff chaplain, Julia realized her want for the Savior and positioned her belief in Jesus Christ. We give God the glory for this miracle of recent beginning!
Please proceed to wish for households in Rolling Fork, Silver Metropolis, and Amory, Mississippi as they rebuild their lives, properties and communities. Pray for brand spanking new believers, together with Julia, to develop of their relationship with Jesus Christ. Pray additionally for our twister responses in Arkansas, Indiana, and Tennessee.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State football didn’t have many changes to its depth chart for this week’s game at No. 7 Tennessee.
That’s not very surprising, but a look at both team’s depth charts reveals a potetional problem for Mississippi State, one that it is familiar with.
The Bulldogs’ defensive line is significantly smaller than the starting offensive line for Tennessee. The smallest Volunteer lineman weighs 310 lbs. Mississippi State has just two defensive line who tip the scales past 300 lbs. and they are Sulaiman Kpaka (300 lbs.) and Kai McClendon (305 lbs.).
That size discrepancy has already caused problems for the Bulldogs this season and, most likely, that trend is going to continue this Saturday night.
QB1 – 0 Michael Van Buren Jr., 6-1, 200 lbs., Fr.
QB2 – 16 Chris Parson, 6-1, 215 lbs., Rs Fr.
RB1 – 21 Davon Booth, 5-10, 205 lbs., Sr.
-or- 20 Johnnie Daniels, 5-10, 200 lbs., Jr.
RB2 – 22 Xavier Gayten, 6-0, 190 lbs., Fr.
SLWR1 – 3 Kevin Coleman, 5-11, 180 lbs., Jr.
SLWR2 – 11 Jaden Walley, 6-0, 190 lbs., Sr.
SLWR 3 – 80 Kade Kolka, 5-11, 190 lbs., Sr.
WR1 – 6 Jordan Mosley, 6-0, 195 lbs., Jr.
WR2 – 5 Braylon Burnside, 6-0, 200 lbs., Fr.
WR1 – 7 Mario Craver 5-10, 170 lbs., Fr.
-or- 1 Kelly Akharaiyi 6-1, 200 lbs., Sr.
WR2 – 9 Ricky Johnson 6-2, 185 lbs., Fr.
TE1 – 18 Seydou Traore, 6-4, 235 lbs., R-Jr.
– or- 84 Justin Ball, 6-6, 250 lbs., Sr.
TE2 – 86 Nick Lauderdale, 6-3, 225 lbs., Sr.
– or – 10 Cameron Ball, 6-6, 250 lbs., So.
LT1 – 66 Makylan Pounders, 6-5, 310 lbs., Jr.
LT2 – 51 Luke Work, 6-6, 305 lbs., Fr.
LG1 – 75 Jacoby Jackson, 6-6, 320 lbs., Jr.
LG2 – 53 Malik Ellis, 6-5, 285 lbs., So.
C1 – 67 Ethan Miner, 6-2, 305 lbs., Sr.
C2 – 72 Canon Boone, 6-4, 315 lbs., Jr.
RG1 – 77 Marlon Martinez, 6-5, 320 lbs., Sr.
RG2 – 52 Grant Jackson, 6-6, 325 lbs., Sr.
RT1 – 76 Albert Reese IV, 6-7, 330 lbs., Jr.
RT2 – 74 Jimothy Lewis Jr., 6-6, 310 lbs., Fr.
DT1 – 23 Trevion Williams, 6-4, 295 lbs., R-Fr.
DT2 – 98 Ashun Shepphard, 6-3, 280 lbs., Jr.
DT1 – 8 Sulaiman Kpaka, 6-3, 300 lbs., Sr.
– or – 90 Kai McClendon, 6-2, 305 lbs., Fr.
DE1 – 9 De’Monte Russell, 6-4, 285 lbs., Sr.
DE2 – 91 Deonte Anderson, 6-3, 270 lbs., Jr.
– or – 46 Joseph Head Jr., 6-4, 240 lbs., R-Fr.
JLB1 – 11 Ty Cooper, 6-4, 245 lbs., Jr.
– or – 44 Branden Jennings, 6-3, 240 lbs., Jr.
MLB1 – 7 Stone Blanton, 6-2, 230 lbs., Jr.
MLB2 – 26 JP Purvis, 6-1, 245 lbs., Sr.
DLB1 – 40 Nic Mitchell, 6-2, 230 lbs., Jr.
– or – 5 John Lewis, 6-3, 240 lbs., Jr.
DLB2 – 16 Zakari Tillman, 6-2, 225 lbs., So.
STAR1 – 2 Isaac Smith, 6-0, 205 lbs., So.
STAR2 – 28 Tanner Johnson 6-0 185 So.
– or – 15 Kobi Albert 5-11 180 R-So.
FS1 – 10 Corey Ellington, 6-3, 200 lbs., Sr.
FS2 – 12 Tyler Woodard, 6-2, 200 lbs., Jr.
SS1 – 21 Hunter Washington, 5-11, 190 lbs., Jr.
SS2 – 27 Chris Keys Jr., 6-0, 190 lbs., Jr.
– or – 17 Jordan Morant, 6-0, 210 lbs., Sr.
CB1– 3 Brylan Lanier 6-1 190 Jr.
CB2 – 1 Kelley Jones, 6-4, 195 lbs., R-Fr.
– or – 6 Traveon Wright, 6-0, 180 lbs., R-Fr.
CB3 – 13 Raydarious Jones, 6-2, 180 lbs., Sr.
– or – 18 Khamauri Rogers, 6-0, 180 lbs., So.
CB1 – 14 Brice Pollock, 6-1, 190 lbs., So.
CB2 – 4 DeAgo Brumfield, 6-0, 190 lbs., Sr.
K1 – 80 Kyle Ferrie, 6-1, 205 lbs., So.
K2 – 82 Nick Barr-Mira, 6-0, 185 lbs., Sr.
K3 – 49 Marlon Hauck, 6-3, 195 lbs., So.
P1 – 82 Nick Barr-Mira, 6-0, 185 lbs., Sr.
P2 – 83 Zach Haynes, 6-1, 195 lbs., Sr.
P3 – 88 Ethan Pulliam, 6-1, 190 lbs., R-Fr.
KO1 – 49 Marlon Hauck, 6-3, 195 lbs., So.
KO2 – 82 Nick Barr-Mira, 6-0, 185 lbs., Sr.
PR1 – 3 Kevin Coleman, 5-11, 180 lbs., Jr.
KR1 – 21 Davon Booth, 5-10, 205 lbs., Sr.
– or – 20 Johnnie Daniels, 5-10, 200 lbs., Jr.
– or – 3 Kevin Coleman, 5-11, 180 lbs., Jr.
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Tennessee football tickets vs Mississippi State: Best prices for remaining available seats
Tennessee football tickets are in high demand, both home and away. But you can still get them for the right price.
At Neyland Stadium, UT season tickets are sold out for the 2024 season, and there’s a waiting list of almost 15,000. Single-game tickets through UT’s official ticket office went on sale this summer, but they were snatched up fast.
There are still a few Tennessee football tickets available through Ticketmaster, UT’s official vendor. But the secondary ticket market offers plenty of other options.
This week, Tennessee plays Mississippi State in their first meeting since 2019. And prices, as expected, are in high demand.
See Tennessee football ticket prices for every game this season
Tennessee tickets vs Mississippi State
No. 7 Tennessee plays Mississippi State at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
Ticket prices start at $122 on Vivid Seats, $145 on StubHub and $148 on SeatGeek for upper-level seats, plus fees, which vary by vendor. And they start at $150 on Ticketmaster and $164 on TickPick, including fees.
Lower bowl tickets start at $155 on Vivid Seats, $171 on StubHub and $178 on SeatGeek, plus fees. And they start at $181 on Ticketmaster and $206 on TickPick, including fees.
To see a full list of ticket prices, visit Vivid Seats, StubHub, SeatGeek, Ticketmaster and TickPick.
Tennessee football schedule 2024
- Aug. 31: Chattanooga (W, 69-3)
- Sept. 7: vs. NC State (W, 51-10)
- Sept. 14: vs. Kent State (W, 71-0)
- Sept. 21: at Oklahoma (W, 25-15)
- Oct. 5: at Arkansas (L, 19-14)
- Oct. 12: Florida (W, 23-17 OT)
- Oct. 19: No. 11 Alabama (W, 24-17)
- Nov. 2: Kentucky (W, 28-18)
- Nov. 9: Mississippi State
- Nov. 16: at No. 2 Georgia
- Nov. 23: UTEP
- Nov. 30: at Vanderbilt
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BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – A classroom filled with future coders in Biloxi can be found at Mississippi Coding Academy, a place where instructors have one goal in mind — advancing the cyber world.
“Our focus is to give students an opportunity to learn coding and advanced technologies in the way of VR, AR, Artificial Intelligence, web design, and other coding skills,” said Jim St. Clair.
St. Clair is one of the instructors at the academy on the Gulf Coast.
“We have basic guidelines based on High School equivalent to a GED but are negotiable on any of those circumstances, but again, it really gives a chance to those populations that may not be able to enroll in those schools or be faced with high tuition so they could come here in class and learn,” said St. Clair.
During the course, Jim says students are getting a taste of what’s it like dealing with things like cybersecurity— something that workforces like Keesler and other businesses are looking to explore.
He also says while many students will get offers from different states, his goal is to prepare them to stay in Mississippi to help further the cybersecurity field in the future.
“Mississippi State University has a government-funded cybersecurity program that does a lot of research,” said St. Clair. “Keesler Air Force Base is the home to preliminary cybersecurity training for airmen and especially airmen who specialize in cybersecurity and defend the Air Force networks. We are growing our practice area and education program in cyber security.”
“If all our class gets a job offer that takes them to Silicon Valley, New York City, or Seattle then that’s wonderful. But we would love to build this as a workforce that we’re developing and getting opportunities for in Mississippi.”
The graduation will be held this Friday at the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport.
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