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A cold front freezes the pine belt area momentarily.

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2 years ago

October 18, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-10-18 13:47:33

National Weather Service issues Elevated burn threat due to dry conditions.

The Hattiesburg area is experiencing a serve early cold weather snap as well as the potential for strong winds as the first freeze of the year makes its way through the pine belt area, according to the National Weather Service.

As a result of the windy conditions, there is an elevated fire danger threat and open burning is discouraged in several counties, officials said.

Alan Campbell, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service said the cold front started Monday evening.

“We are experiencing a cold front push and essentially behind that front, a lot of colder and drier air is filtered…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.