Mississippi
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Mississippi woke up to chilly temperatures this morning, but that’s just the opening act. Temperatures are expected to drop into the teens and lower this week and parts of the state, including the Mississippi Coast, could see 2-4 inches of snow.
According to the National Weather Service, light snow is expected as for north as the South Delta with accumulation becoming heavier moving south. South Mississippi is under a Significant Threat with accumulations up to 4 inches on Tuesday with dangerous driving conditions and power outages expected.
The entire states faces dangerous cold with the low expected to be around 9 degrees in Oxford on Wednesday morning and 18 degrees along the Mississippi Coast. Overnight temperatures well below freezing are expected to linger across the state for several days including the Jackson and Central Mississippi areas.
Here are the expected temperatures according to the National Weather Service as of 5 a.m. Monday.
Jackson
- Tuesday: Low 22 degrees, high 34 degrees, 50% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 13 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 20 degrees, high 48 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 51 degrees
- Saturday: Low 28 degrees, high 59 degrees
Southaven
- Tuesday: Low 21 degrees, high 27 degrees
- Wednesday: Low 14 degrees, high 36 degrees
- Thursday: Low 23 degrees, high 44 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 45 degrees
- Saturday: Low 31 degrees, high 53 degrees
Corinth
- Tuesday: Low 18 degrees, high 28 degrees
- Wednesday: Low 10 degrees, high 36 degrees
- Thursday: Low 19 degrees, high 45 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 44 degrees
- Saturday: Low 27 degrees, high 52 degrees
Oxford
- Tuesday: Low 17 degrees, high 29 degrees
- Wednesday: Low 9 degrees, high 37 degrees
- Thursday: Low 18 degrees, high 44 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 45 degrees
- Saturday: Low 27 degrees, high 55 degrees
Greenville
- Tuesday: Low 23 degrees, high 32 degrees
- Wednesday: Low 16 degrees, high 39 degrees
- Thursday: Low 24 degrees, high 48 degrees
- Friday: Low 26 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 31 degrees, high 57 degrees
Greenwood
- Tuesday: Low 21 degrees, high 33 degrees
- Wednesday: Low 14 degrees, high 40 degrees
- Thursday: Low 22 degrees, high 48 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 30 degrees, high 58 degrees
Starkville
- Tuesday: Low 18 degrees, high 33 degrees, 20% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 11 degrees, high 39 degrees
- Thursday: Low 19 degrees, high 47 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 48 degrees
- Saturday: Low 26 degrees, high 56 degrees
Yazoo City
- Tuesday: Low 22 degrees, high 32 degrees, 30% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 15 degrees, high 39 degrees
- Thursday: Low 22 degrees, high 47 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 30 degrees, high 57 degrees
Philadelphia
- Tuesday: Low 19 degrees, high 33 degrees, 40% chance of snow with little or no accumulation
- Wednesday: Low 11 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 18 degrees, high 47 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 49 degrees
- Saturday: Low 26 degrees, high 56 degrees
Vicksburg
- Tuesday: Low 22 degrees, high 33 degrees, 40% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 13 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 20 degrees, high 48 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 52 degrees
- Saturday: Low 29 degrees, high 60 degrees
Meridian
- Tuesday: Low 20 degrees, high 33 degrees, 60% precipitation, snow accumulation less than 1/2 inch
- Wednesday: Low 12 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 19 degrees, high 47 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 25 degrees, high 56 degrees
Natchez
- Tuesday: Low 23 degrees, high 31 degrees, 70% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 13 degrees, high 38 degrees
- Thursday: Low 19 degrees, high 45 degrees
- Friday: Low 25 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 30 degrees, high 58 degrees
Brookhaven
- Tuesday: Low 22 degrees, high 32 degrees, 80% chance of snow
- Wednesday: Low 11 degrees, high 39 degrees
- Thursday: Low 17 degrees, high 46 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 26 degrees, high 57 degrees
Hattiesburg
- Tuesday: Low 23 degrees, high 33 degrees, 80% chance of snow with 1-3 inches accumulation
- Wednesday: Low 13 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 18 degrees, high 46 degrees
- Friday: Low 23 degrees, high 51 degrees
- Saturday: Low 25 degrees, high 57 degrees
Wiggins
- Tuesday: Low 25 degrees, high 32 degrees, 90% chance of snow with 2-4 inches accumulation
- Wednesday: Low 15 degrees, high 41 degrees
- Thursday: Low 19 degrees, high 46
- Friday: Low 24 degrees, high 50 degrees
- Saturday: Low 26 degrees, high 57 degrees
Biloxi
- Tuesday: Low 26 degrees, high 34 degrees, 90% chance of snow with 2-4 inches accumulation and additional snow, freezing rain Tuesday night
- Wednesday: Low 18 degrees, high 40 degrees
- Thursday: Low 22 degrees, high 46 degrees
- Friday: Low 27 degrees, high 51 degrees
- Saturday: Low 31 degrees, high 57 degrees
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‘We’re doing this to decrease the pressure we get early in the season. We’re trying to move that pressure on into later in the season.’
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If a proposal made in the April meeting of the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is finalized, nonresident turkey hunters will see big changes in the 2027 spring turkey season.
“We’re doing this in a way to impact how hunting pressure occurs and how the harvest happens in the early season,” said Caleb Hinton, Wild Turkey Program coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “We’re doing this to decrease the pressure we get early in the season. We’re trying to move that pressure on into later in the season.”
Turkey hunters enjoy a three-bird bag limit and a little more than six weeks of hunting in spring, which is similar to some other states. What is at issue is when it opens. March 15 is the typical opening date for the regular season, making it one of the earliest in the nation.
That early opening date combined with a growing trend among turkey hunters is where the problem lies.
Mississippi is a destination for early season, nonresident hunters
Possibly more than any other group of hunters, turkey hunters like to travel. For some, it may be a matter of seeing a different landscape and hunting birds under condions they don’t encounter in their home state. For others it may be a quest to harvest each of the subspecies in North America.
For yet another group, it’s the challenge of harvesting a gobbler in each of the 49 states that have turkeys.
“It seems to be getting more and more popular every year,” Hinton said.
Regardless of why a turkey hunter chooses to travel, it puts a target on Mississippi’s back because for the first few weeks of the season, it’s almost the only game in town, so hunters flock to the state.
In an effort to curb the amount of hunting pressure in those first weeks of turkey season, MDWFP proposed limiting nonresident hunters to two legal gobblers per season and only one of those can be harvested before April 1.
“Hopefully, it will help curb the massive influx of pressure we get the first week or two of the season,” Hinton said.
When will turkey season changes for nonresidents be voted on?
The proposed changes aren’t the first that have been geared toward alleviating pressure on turkeys in the early part of the season by nonresidents. In 2022, the commission passed a rule requiring nonresident hunters to enter a drawing for a hunt on public land during the first two weeks of turkey season. Currently, the number of hunters drawn is limited to 800.
Like that change, the current proposal will pass or fail by a vote of the wildlife commission. In the April commission meeting, the proposal passed an initial vote. It is now in a 30-day public comment period and a final vote will be taken in the May meeting.
Public comments may be submitted at https://www.mdwfp.com/proposed-rules-regulations.
A lifelong outdoorsman and wildlife enthusiast, Brian Broom has been writing about hunting, fishing and Mississippi’s outdoors for the Clarion Ledger for more than 14 years. He can be reached at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com.
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Mississippi high school addresses social media post, says it won’t tolerate racism or harassment
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A Mississippi high school has made a statement after a social media post involving a student surfaced.
Northeast Lauderdale High School officials say they’re reviewing a social media post involving a student.
In a statement, the school said administrators are aware of the post and are “reviewing the situation.”
The school said it is committed to maintaining a safe, orderly and respectful environment for students and staff.
“Neither our district nor our school accept or condone racism, discrimination, harassment, or behavior that is inconsistent with the expectations of our school community,” the statement said.
Officials said they are working with the appropriate parties and will address the matter in accordance with district policies and procedures.
The school added that it cannot share additional details because of student privacy laws.
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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball starting pitcher Ryan McPherson exited his May 9 return against Auburn with an ankle injury, according to coach Brian O’Connor.
McPherson tripped behind home plate while backing up a potential throw in the second inning and limped back to the mound. The MSU coaches and trainer examined McPherson before pulling him.
McPherson was making his first start since March 20 after suffering a forearm strain.
The No. 11 Bulldogs (38-14, 15-12 SEC) trailed the No. 6 Tigers (35-15, 16-11) by one run with one out in the inning before getting run-ruled 13-2 in seven innings at Dudy Noble Field.
McPherson threw 34 pitches in 1⅓ innings with one earned and one unearned run allowed, two hits, no walks and no strikeouts.
He did not throw a practice pitch while being examined, and he didn’t limp as he walked into the dugout, either.
Ryan McPherson injury update from Brian O’Connor
O’Connor revealed after the game that McPherson was on a 40-pitch limit, so he was likely going to get pulled soon anyway.
“I would hate for the young man to have a setback because he goes out there and tries to throw to another batter or two and changes this delivery because of an ankle (injury),” O’Connor said. “So that’s what went into that decision. It’s unfortunate, but it was good to get him back out there.”
McPherson, a sophomore, missed six straight starts with his forearm injury. He took Charlie Foster’s spot in the pitching rotation for the Auburn series.
One series remains at Texas A&M before the SEC Tournament.
“We’ll see how he recovers from this and then to see what his availability will be for next weekend,” O’Connor said.
Ryan McPherson stats
McPherson was charged with the loss, dropping his record to 3-1 with a 2.62 ERA.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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