Fatal 18-wheeler crash causes vehicle fire on I-59 in Forrest County

PHOTOS: Emergency crews are on the scene in Forrest County after an 18-wheeler crash turned fatal on Interstate 59 South Thursday morning. Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop J Public Affairs Officer, Sgt. Taylor Shows has confirmed that one person is dead following the crash. According to a traffic alert from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, a vehicle fire happened on I-59 S past Monroe Road Exit 73 at the 71-mile marker at 6:59 a.m. Around 7:12 a.m., MDOT reported that traffic was high and it would possibly take around three hours for traffic to clear.
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LCBS approves preliminary plans to rebuild Fire Station 1 in Lowndes County

Improved fire response will be coming to residents of Northeastern Lowndes County. The Board of Supervisors approved preliminary plans to rebuild the District One Volunteer Fire Station that was destroyed by a tornado in November 2022. The new firehouse will be built at the same site on Caledonia-Steens Road near its intersection with Highway 12. It will be about 3,000 square feet and will have four vehicle bays. The building will come in two stages. The shell will be constructed first, and inside finish work will come at a later date. The whole project is expected to cost a little under $500,000.
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Tupelo City Hall hosts 10 year ’reflection of tornado’ program

VIDEO: The Tupelo City Hall was filled with many people expressing how an EF3 tornado changed their lives for the worse. Jason Shelton was Tupelo’s mayor during the time. 10 years later, he along with others in the city are sharing memories of survival. “This is a remembrance program for the 2014 tornado that devastated the city of Tupelo. We were so fortunate to be spared the loss of life, we had tremendous devastation throughout the city. Today is a reflection of the city and the community’s response to how we came together,” said Shelton. Thomas Walker is the former fire chief of the Tupelo Fire Department and one of the people who shared his story about surviving the EF3 tornado. He said April 28 is a day he will never forget. “It started off as a lot of rain, and then the wind started mixing in. As I said earlier, I was actually responding to a situation in the driving rain where I could barely see the hood of my truck, much less the street,” said Walker.
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