Burn bans have been issued across Mississippi, with a few of them in the Pine Belt area. As of Tuesday, October 22, 12 burn ...

As dry conditions persist in Mississippi this year, some counties have been placed under burn bans. According to the ...

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Lee County issued a burn ban on Thursday, Oct. 24. It’s scheduled to expire on Nov. 24, according to ...

October is one of the driest months in Mississippi, which puts the state at a greater risk to experience forest fires.

ACKERMAN, Miss. (WTVA) — Choctaw County announced a county-wide burn ban on Friday, Oct. 18. It’ll remain in effect until ...

Data from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) showed that there have been six West Nile Virus (WNV) deaths ...

Yazoo County deputies are searching for a man who allegedly hit his mother in the head with a cast iron skillet.

Wildfires in South Mississippi are most common in fall and early winter because it is the driest time of year, Williams said.

While the cool blasts will be transient and the warmer days will be in abundance the remainder of the month, will November ...