Whitfield News

Two people have been transported by helicopter to the University of Mississippi Medical Center after a wreck near Pelahatchie. via The Clarion-Ledger

“Visitors often remark on the quality of the art from our Mississippi students. We should continue to promote and honor our heritage of creativity from the Magnolia State.”

U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering is announcing the 27th Annual Congressional Art Competition open to students in the 9th through 12th grade in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. via Madison County Herald

The southbound lanes between Florence and Star are closed because of a multiple-car incident on U.S. 49, the Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced. via The Clarion-Ledger

“They're greedy, they're hateful, and they're ignorant.”

OXFORD - Forty-four years ago, Ole Miss history professor James W. Silver put a tag on Mississippi that stung hard but proved true enough to serve even today as a bitter reminder of the state's not-so-long-ago ... via The Clarion-Ledger

“You go there to impact people and you come back and you say my life has been changed more than anyone I touched”

Middle school students from Pinelake Baptist Church in Brandon returned from a five day choir tour in Dallas, Texas. via WLBT-TV Jackson

“As a nonprofit organization we depend on contributions from people like Matt to put conservation on the ground.”

Venison cooks will gather in Port Gibson March 29 to decide who's the best at preparing deer meet. via The Clarion-Ledger

“He brings experience in terms of his training and his ability to execute a plan, which is essentially the purpose of this job”

After sorting through 33 applications and interviewing 10 candidates, the Rankin County Board of Supervisors has appointed Robert Wedgeworth as the county's next director of emergency operations. via The Clarion-Ledger

A new burn center has opened in Rankin County after Mississippi went nearly two years without any such treatment facility in the state. via WTOK-TV Meridian

“It will start slow, as we get the kinks worked out and people hear about us, and we'll work from there”

Rankin Medical Center's outpatient burn facility opened today, giving the state a burn clinic after more than two years without one. via The Clarion-Ledger

Some local students are getting an educational look at the outdoors. Northwest Rankin Middle School sixth graders spent Tuesday morning at the Rankin County Environmental Learning Laboratory. via WLBT-TV Jackson