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The 2024 Miss Mississippi pageant is underway in Vicksburg. WTVA will air the final on Saturday at 8 p.m. on NBC. TV only, no streaming.
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Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law.
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From Bailey Reece via Facebook - in Tishomingo. @WTVAWeather @MattStJeanWTVA @JohnWTVA
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Dick Rice, the longest-serving meteorologist in local television, died from the coronavirus Saturday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 80.
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Gov. Tate Reeves defeated Brandon Presley and will serve another term in office.
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VIDEO - Pro-Palestine protest taking place on campus of Ole Miss.
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Noxubee County native Jeffery Simmons to replace Houston native Chris Jones at Pro Bowl. Both played at @HailStateFB .
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Two finalists announced for #Mississippi state flag. | What do you think?
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. @HailStateFB QB Will Rogers named @SEC Co-Offensive Player of Week.
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We're following the story of four daycare employees fired from Lil' Blessings in Hamilton after video this week showed one of them wearing a mask and intentionally scaring children as young as two years old. WTVA's Ethan Foster has the latest this afternoon at 4, 5, and 6.
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WTVA reporter Bronson Woodruff is near the crash site. Watch LIVE -
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BACK HOME: WTVA anchor and assistant news director Craig Ford has returned home after undergoing cancer surgery in Texas.
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One last look at that Ole Miss crowd from the 2022 national championship celebration...Get some rest rebs, you earned it!
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. @TupeloHigh  alum and former @HailStateFB player Jett Johnson donates a portion of his NIL money back to the school.
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Congrats to Miss Tupelo on being crowned Miss Mississippi 2018! >>
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THE SEARCH IS OVER:Some volunteer firefighters in Yalobusha County found the body of a man whose disappearance triggered a statewide Silver Alert. #WTVA9News
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The WTVA family is mourning following the passing of meteorologist @JohnWTVA 's son John Walter Dolusic. Funeral services to be announced.
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. @HailStateFB star linebacker and former @tupelofootball player @JettJohnson12 stopped by Lawhon Elementary in Tupelo to announce the winner of a school fundraising effort. @tupeloschools
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He worked at @wtva9news for more than 40 years. He spent more than 100 days in three hospitals trying to recover from the #coronavirus . Late this morning, James Gunn was healthy enough to leave @NMMC_news in #Tupelo to go home.
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UPDATE - Mississippi State makes it official. Former Tupelo HS and MSU receiver Chad Bumphis is returning to Mississippi.
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NEW CHAPTER: Curtis Flowers got married this weekend, adding another chapter to his new life as a free man six months after the state ended its attempt to sentence him to die for murders he said he did not commit. #WTVA9News
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ABCA names @HailStateBB 's Tanner Allen National Player of the Year.
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. @OleMissBSB SS Jacob Gonzalez named @d1baseball Freshman of the Year.
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The Grove at @OleMiss will be the site of @CollegeGameDay this Saturday, Nov. 13. @OleMissFB hosts @AggieFootball .
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#BREAKING : The Mississippi State Department of Health Wednesday night reported its first presumptive positive case of #coronavirus . #WTVA9News
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MSU Linebacker Leo Lewis arrested in Oktibbeha County.
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NEW DEAL: Ole Miss agreed to a new contract with head football coach Lane Kiffin, keeping him in Oxford and keeping him away from other head coaching openings. #WTVA9News
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Today is meteorologist John Dolusic’s 34th anniversary at WTVA. Johnny D. always makes us laugh and loves talking about pop culture. We’re fortunate to have him here. Picture from the 1900s. 😆
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Isaac Smith of Itawamba AHS picks Mississippi State.
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MSU beats UConn to play for national championship.
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From WTVA greats Buddy and Kay Bain. #MerryChristmas from Mississippi.
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Merry Christmas from Mississippi! @wtva9news | #Mornin
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DIRE WARNING: The top doctor for North Mississippi Health Services issued a plea Monday for people to stay away from its emergency rooms unless they are critically ill. It comes as NMHS hospitals are being slammed with #coronavirus cases. #WTVA9News
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Mississippi legislators have voted to remove a Confederate battle emblem from their state flag. Mississippi’s House and Senate voted Sunday to retire the flag adopted in 1894.
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#BREAKING : Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton announced this morning in a newspaper op-ed he will not seek a third term.
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WTVA anchor and assistant news director Craig Ford is currently recovering from a cancer surgery that happened on Monday. His wife provided more details about the surgery and what doctors said afterwards.
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Nice to have @cfordwtva back on the anchor desk!
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It's a sad day for #Starkville as today is the last day for longtime eatery Stromboli's.
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. @tatereeves signs House Bill 1796 removing the Mississippi state flag.
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Former Ole Miss Rebel Sam Kendricks makes U.S. Olympic Team. #Tokyo2020
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WTVA reporter Bronson Woodruff is at the landing site in a field southeast of Ashland.
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Ole Miss fans will remember Wednesday for the rest of their lives as they welcomed their national championship baseball team home.
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Former @OleMissFB and @49ers linebacker Patrick Willis first-time finalist for Hall of Fame.
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A new National Park Service grant will help Mississippi State University assess human remains found at a historically significant late prehistoric Native American mound near campus and return them to their decedents.
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Gov. Tate Reeves is allowing the statewide mask mandate to expire at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Congrats to @MattWTVA for another Emmy nomination. This makes his 13th Emmy nomination in 10 years.
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From Stan Dorroh in Silver City, MS. @NMSCAS #mswx
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There they are... @TheTupeloBand . #wtva9news
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Former @HailStateFB receiver Malik Heath is now an @OleMissFB Rebel. The Jackson native played two seasons in Starkville.
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For the new school year, South Dakota public schools will be required to display the national motto: "In God We Trust."
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AWESOME - This pic from Brooke Smith in New Albany. This young man, Jett, ran inside and grabbed a sports drink to give to garbage workers. #wtva9news
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Starkville HS Linebacker Lorenzo Dantzler signs with Southern Miss. #wtvanews #NationalSigningDay
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The @wtva9news family is mourning following the unexpected passing of director Keith “Smurf” Richey. The New Albany native worked three decades at WTVA. Keith was a great coworker and an even better friend. We'll share funeral arrangements once complete.
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Daylight scene of storm damage in Amory, MS.
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. @OleMissWBB  head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin is on the big stage now, beautifully representing the family and their homeland in the Bahamas. | #OleMiss #HottyToddy
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Welcome @JasonWTVA to the WTVA 9 Sports team. Jason just graduated from @UofAlabama . Give him a follow. Story ideas? Send email to jwilliams @wtva .com. Full bio -
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These three from Tupelo were arrested by @OxfordPolice following possible drug deal |
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#BREAKING : #Tupelo is imposing a stay-at-home order effective at midnight tonight to prevent #coronavirus spread. #WTVA9News
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Ole Miss names Erica McKinley as the university's new general counsel. She will provide advice and counsel on matters such as research, athletics, etc. >> | #wtva9news
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Happy #NationalWeatherpersonsDay to all meteorologists. We're very lucky at @WTVAWeather to have such great professionals and friends.
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History made in OKC: @HailStateWBK beats Baylor to advance to #womensfinalfour for first time. #WTVA9News
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Paige Watson named Starkville Main Street director.
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. @OleMissBSB fans at the Tupelo Airport to welcome team from Omaha. Photo: @wherefordwtva
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#BREAKING - Lance Evans, the superintendent of the New Albany School District, will become the state superintendent of education in July.
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#NFLDraft watch party for @HailStateFB cornerback Emmanuel Forbes in Carroll County, MS. The Grenada native could be selected later tonight in the first round.
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Mike Leach Memorial Service kicks off at 1 p.m. Speakers include USC coach Lincoln Riley, former OK coach Bob Stoops and former Washington State QB Gardner Minshew. On SEC Network and SECN+.
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. @OleMissBSB received a home welcome Monday on the Oxford campus. Here's head coach Mike Bianco with the national championship trophy. Open link to watch full report.
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How are Mississippi State bulldogs getting ready for football this weekend? Cowbell Yell - that's how. It all starts at 9:00 - but the fans are here and ready. #CowbellYell
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Air Force One has landed in Tupelo. Watch Live >>
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Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been reelected in Mississippi.
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Mississippi State beats Texas 4 to 3 advancing to the College World Series Championship Series.
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ICC student receives national scholarship >> | #wtva9news
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Looks like a good day for a national championship party...Ole Miss fans, are you ready???
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On display at Davis Wade Stadium following the death of head football coach Mike Leach. Credit: @Theo_DeRosa .
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. @RepTrentKelly has won reelection in north Mississippi.
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A Starkville father told Fox News his son's suicide was the result of sextortion and issued a warning to parents.
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#BREAKING : State health department recommends all Mississippi restaurants and bars suspend dine-in service immediately. Also recommending people not show up at weddings, funerals, church services if more than 10 people are expected. #WTVA9News #coronavirus
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Mississippi Gov. @tatereeves visited tornado victims in #Winona (shown) and #Amory . | @SamiWTVA
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Extreme wind in Columbus, MS from Olivia.
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. @OleMissBSB players helping @raisingcanes  in Oxford ahead of championship parade at 5:15 and in-stadium ceremony at 6.
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“The New Magnolia” flag will appear on November’s ballot to possibly become the state’s new flag.
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Tupelo's David & Sydney Schuch were in Vegas at concert: "It sounded like fireworks or helicopter. Then you heard another round." Both safe.
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