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Mississippi counties included in the tornado watch include Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Washington, Webster, Yalobusha and Yazoo.

Tornado watch issued until 11 p.m.

Updated 20 hours ago

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Can Iran be made great again?
By JOHNATHAN KETTLER
Thu,03/12/26-11:20AM , 299 Reads 6,702 Statewide
In 1971, a royal celebration was held in Iran. It was the 2,500th birthday of the Iranian monarchy, a rule which began with King Cyrus the Great of Persia in 539 BC and continued (with a few interregnums) to the reign of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi in the 20th century.
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Super Bowl gifts are super wrong
Wed,03/11/26-2:28PM , 285 Reads 11,216 Statewide
Mississippians who believe in good government should take no comfort that House Speaker Jason White’s freebie trip to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans was financed by a utility monopoly rather than, as initially suspected, a sports gambling giant.
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Magnolia Mornings: March 12, 2026
By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Thu,03/12/26-10:02AM , 244 Reads 5,455 Statewide
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Business Alliance urges Senators to oppose PBM reform amendment
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,03/12/26-1:30PM , 235 Reads 7,772 Statewide
The Mississippi Business Alliance warns lawmakers that mandating high dispensing fees will contribute to already skyrocketing health care costs.
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Today's Weather

Clarksdale, 38614, MS

Current Temp

39°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 44°F
Min Temp: 0°F
Feels Like: 31°F
Dew Point: 33°F
Humidity: 73%
Sunrise: 7:11 AM
Sunset: 7:11 PM

Wind Speed: 15 to 20 mph
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 31 mph
Sky Cover: 52%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 33°F
Moon Rise: 5:53 AM
Moon Set: 4:55 PM

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

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Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

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