Skip to content

Area News

Stay Safe While Cooking This Thanksgiving

At last check, there have been 58 fire deaths statewide in 2024. Unattended cooking was the cause in six of those fire deaths. There were seven cooking-related fire deaths in 2023. “Many people have family and friends over for the holiday,” said Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney. “Don’t let distractions put you and…

Read More

Smokers are 40% More Likely to Develop Diabetes

As we continue to recognize National Diabetes Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health is highlighting a major risk factor of the deadly chronic disease: smoking.   “If you smoke, you are 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone who doesn’t,” said Tiffany Johnson, Interim Director of the Office…

Read More