Meridian MS Now

The Texas A&M softball team laid a couple eggs on Easter, but Julia Cottrill made sure the Aggies celebrated the day instead of lamenting over missed opportunities. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/julia-cottrills-homer-propels-texas-am-softball-over-mississippi-state

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

Denise Frazier was busted in MS after a video surfaced showing her engaging in in*******se with a male dog. It got her arrested. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/no-true-words-mississippi-police-appalled-arrest-woman-accused-of-filming-disgusting-sexual-acts-with-dogs

Ramón Urías hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, then made a sparkling play at third base in the eighth to help Baltimore outlast the New York Yankees 7-6 in the Orioles' home opener. Ron Marinaccio allowed a leadoff… https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-local/with-bat-and-glove-urias-leads-orioles-over-yankees-7-6

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

There are 125 different species of fish in the Mississippi River,’ said Ross Geerdes, executive director of the center, in Lansing. ‘We can’t have all of them, but we’d like to have a dozen or maybe more. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/new-driftless-center-aquarium-lets-visitors-look-at-the-underside-of-the-mississippi-river

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

At least 26 people are dead after tornadoes touched down and caused wide-spread destruction across Mississippi and Alabama. "My mom is actually from the area that was hit with a tornado, so this church has its roots in Mississippi, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/local-church-donates-to-residents-in-tornado-struck-mississippi

Another day, another severe threat. After a last-minute upgrade and expansion last night, we now have another risk area today. Today’s Level 1 threat covers parts of eastern and northern regions with the border stretching from Greenwood to Philadelphia to Meridian. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/mississippi-skies-severe-threat-added-for-today