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The body of a missing University of Southern Mississippi honors student who was last seen Sunday swimming on a sandbar at a Dauphin Island beach was found Wednesday.
Jeff Collier, Dauphin Island mayor, said police and fire officials found the body of 20-year-old Rob Brent, of Yazoo County, six miles west of the West End Beach parking lot. The family has been notified, Collier said in a Facebook post. Thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time. There is a big, unfillable hole in the Honors College now, said Ellen Weinauer, dean of the Honors College. Each member of the Honors College family is mourning this inexpressible loss. As we mourn, we are also keeping his friends and his family in our hearts.
Mary Means Business: New food truck coming to Columbus
Mary Pollitz
True southerner, Jeff Dudley, has finally moved back to his roots.
After living in Portland, Oregon, he’s glad to be back in the South and he’s brought a new food concept with him.
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for the Yardbird Bento traveling food truck. Dudley said while the menu isn’t finalized yet, he will serve marinated chicken on beds of rice with up to 10 sauces to choose from.
“There are a lot of food carts (in Portland),” Dudley said. “There was one particular one that was there that did this same thing, and they’ve been doing it for 16 years. I frequented the place quite a bit. … We moved back here and this is what we decided to go with.”
Search suspended for Southern Miss student missing near Dauphin Island Dauphin Island, Ala. (AP Photo/Dan Anderson) (Source: Dan Anderson) By Associated Press | May 4, 2021 at 9:33 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 10:00 PM
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) The Coast Guard says it is suspending the search for a University of Southern Mississippi student who’s been missing since Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico off the Alabama coast.
Crews searched nearly 1,800 square miles without finding any sign of 20-year-old Robert Brent of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
He was last seen while swimming off the southern shore of Dauphin Island, and a friend reported him missing after he disappeared from sight.
Sunday s storms damaged at least 175 homes in Mississippi
Drone image from Calhoun City. Source: Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) released its first preliminary damage report on Wednesday.
Posted: May 5, 2021 1:27 PM
Updated: May 6, 2021 11:39 AM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) released its first preliminary damage report on Wednesday.
So far, Lee County has reported damage to 65 homes and two businesses.
Pontotoc County reported damage to 10 homes and one business.
Hinds County reported damage to 24 homes. Yazoo County reported damage to 76 homes and four businesses.
More counties, such as Calhoun and Itawamba counties, are expected to submit additional reports.