Author: Josh

Buddhist monks from Fort Worth are on a 2,300‑mile, 110‑day pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., crossing into Mississippi this week. Meanwhile, Operation Catahoula Crunch faces criticism in south Louisiana, Mississippi ranks highest for Christmas travel deaths, and the Lake Bourne marsh restoration is complete.

Natchez Workforce Director Tawana Williams will leave to lead workforce education at Co‑Linn; Operation Catahoula Crunch targets certain undocumented violent offenders; a Great Lakes cheese recall spans 31 states; former LSU president William Jenkins has died.

Natchez Workforce Development Director Tawana Williams is leaving for Copiah‑Lincoln Community College. Federal authorities launched Operation Catahoula Crunch targeting certain undocumented individuals amid plans to use Angola’s Camp J; the FDA warns of a Great Lakes shredded‑cheese recall, and former LSU president Dr. William Jenkins has died.

Plans for new restrooms at Chester Willis Field are on hold as officials await sewer-connection cost details. Also: National Guard troops headed to Louisiana, a large poultry donation to Mississippi food banks, Entergy breaks ground on power plants for Meta’s AI center, and the Mississippi River at Natchez–Vidalia is rising.

The Salvation Army is seeking Red Kettle volunteers in McComb; Louisiana has released videos explaining its new closed primary system; and Sheldon Harrington has pled guilty in the 2022 death of Ole Miss student Jimmy “J” Lee. Retailers expect modest holiday sales growth, and the Mississippi River at Natchez–Vidalia holds at 17.43 feet—more at ListenUpYall.com.

A driver swerved to avoid a deer on Liberty Road and crashed without injuries. Hurricane season ended with 13 named storms — five hurricanes, three reaching Category 5. MDOT urges motorists to secure Christmas trees, and Angola held its first Daddy‑Daughter Dance.

Aldermen approved new rules requiring licensing, fire‑safety and sanitation standards for residential assisted‑care homes in Natchez. Plus: Black Friday shopping tips amid inflation and heavy Thanksgiving travel—MDOT urges caution.

Three‑year‑old Malaysia Clark is recovering at Children’s Mississippi Hospital after a crash north of Natchez that killed her mother and left the child with severe injuries. Also in today’s roundup: Thanksgiving travel scenes at Louis Armstrong Airport, Mississippi’s 2025 charity report ahead of Giving Tuesday, Black Friday deal tips from analysts, and the Mississippi River…

The deadline looms for Mississippi’s Statewide Residential Safe Room Grant (up to $3,500; 38 grants for Adams County). Officials remind Louisiana residents of the Safe Haven law, the Mississippi Highway Patrol begins Thanksgiving patrols, and two are presumed dead after a Cessna crash in Lake Pontchartrain.

Two men have been charged with witness tampering in a 2023 double murder case; Sen. Bill Cassidy responds after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine comments; the Emmett Till barn near Drew is acquired for a permanent memorial. Registration opens for Louisiana State Police Cadet Class 109.