JACKSON, Miss. (AP) The state Department of Corrections said Tuesday that an inmate has died at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The department said Ronald Frederick Apgar III, 39, was pronounced dead Friday. He was serving 12 years for grand larceny and false pretense. Apgar was sentenced March 15, 2018, in Harrison County. At least 16 Mississippi inmates have died this year, according to the department. The department said last.
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Storm damage reports trickle into MEMA, next steps in disaster aid The state must meet a $4.5 million threshold in damages. (Source: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) By Sharie Nicole | February 22, 2021 at 3:12 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 10:30 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One week after mother nature pounded the state with heavy rain, which quickly turned into ice, families in Mississippi remain without food and water, the most basic necessities.
“I’m very weak and in pain and I can’t swallow my medicine,” Teresa Smith told WLBT Saturday.
Smith has since been able to get water, but electricity and utility crews are making daily progress as they work around the clock to repair infrastructure so no one has to be in the cold or dark.
MEMA: Two deaths linked to Winter Storm (Source: FOX19 NOW/file) By WLBT Digital | February 20, 2021 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated February 20 at 6:27 PM
PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is reporting two deaths related to the dangerous winter storm.
On February 19, 2021, Neshoba County Emergency Management Agency, reported to MEMA that one fatality occurred due to a car accident.
Another winter weather storm related death was reported to MEMA Saturday. It occurred in Oktibbeha County due to a traffic accident, bringing the total to two storm-related deaths statewide.
The following official damage reports have been submitted to MEMA by the following counties:
Two dead in Mississippi from winter storms
Response to ruptured gas line in Marshall County on February 20, 2021 (Marshall County Sheriff s Department)
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said a traffic accident in Oktibbeha County is the second death from the recent winter storms that paralyzed much of the Magnolia State.
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 8:44 AM
Updated: Feb 23, 2021 4:07 PM
Posted By: Craig Ford
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said a traffic accident in Oktibbeha County is the second death from the recent winter storms that paralyzed much of the Magnolia State.
The first death happened in Neshoba County with a motor vehicle accident.