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If you’re Entergy customer or Electric Co-Op customer and lose or have lost power please read this message from the PSC: PUBLIC NOTICE: Entergy customers in Mis...sissippi and customers of electric co-ops in south and west MS WILL see forced outage of power for hopefully just one hour tonight in various areas across the systems. It may last longer, but for now plans seem to show a one hour time period. Please continue to help do your part by conserving energy as best you can. These outages will occur in different areas of south and west MS to preserve the electric supply system. Hospitals and critical care facilities will not lose service but other customers will. This is not a failure of any power plant in MS, but other plants in the South.

Dangerous Cold Expected Through Wednesday Morning We urge you not to drive if you don’t have to. Sliding off into a ditch could easily become a life-safety... issue if you’re left in the extreme cold temperatures for too long. Continue to protect your pipes, drip water and keep your pets and plants indoors and check on the elderly. Another Winter Storm Expected Wednesday through Thursday

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Everyone, we will be rolling out the Pfizer vaccine starting this week. We are awaiting a shipment early this week. We will post a phone number on the Lackey ...Memorial Hospital Facebook page. I expect that we will post the number Monday. We will also be listed on the MSDH website as well. You MUST have an appointment to receive the vaccine. We will provide a similar service as the testing clinic and will be a drive through on the same property, located on Airport Road in Forest. Right now the vaccine is reserved for the medical community and anyone 75 years old or older. We are required by law to follow the state's rollout plan. We are still at 80-90% capacity in the hospital. There are more and more healthcare workers contracting the disease. We have several employees in various stages of the disease. We have seen more very ill over the last week or two. There are available treatments that seem to be very successful. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE see your doctor if you have a positive diagnosis or have the symptoms. We have the Monoclonal antibody medications available that seem to be helping a lot in certain stages of the disease. Only your doctor can order these and once again there is strict guidelines that we must follow. If your provider suggest treatment of one of these drugs please don't hesitate to get it. It is available at most hospitals in limited supply. We have seen no real side effects and we have given over 100 doses. These are administered in a hospital outpatient setting only and will take you about 3 hours from start to finish. These drugs were not available just a few months ago, they are a great tool to fight against this thing. Please keep wearing your mask, GET VACCINATED, distance and wash up often!

Mississippi's vaccination phases balance the protection of those most at risk from COVID-19 with those who maintain essential functions of the community. We are currently in Phase 1a, vaccinating healthcare workers and long-term care residents and staff. Healthcare workers include a broad range of physicians, nurses, and clinical and facility staff in any setting where COVID-19 exposure is a risk. Find out more about free vaccinations for healthcare workers at https://msdh.ms.gov/c19vaccination

Tropical Storm #Sally is making its way into the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to pick up strength. Landfall is projected for Tuesday, however southern portions of Mississippi could feel impacts on Monday. All Mississippians should be prepared to feel the effects of this storm.

This Friday, September 11th, here at the Forest Fire Department! Every donation will receive a free Covid antibody test. Click the link below to make your res...ervation. Walk ins are welcome as well. Let's keep those phlebotomists busy Friday!! Fire departments, law enforcement, EMS, we of all people understand the importance of donating so let's do this! - JT https://www.mbsonline.us/don/schedules/drive_schedule/12762

No, you're not seeing double. Two hurricanes are forecasted to move into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week. Now is the time to make sure you have a plan in ...place if you live along the Gulf Coast or in a vulnerable inland area. To put this rare event into perspective, there have never been two hurricanes in the Gulf at the same time in recorded history. See more

Learn CDC guidelines for gathering your essentials and stay safe. https://www.cdc.gov//daily-l/essential-goods-services.html

EASTER WEATHER ALERT: A high risk for "strong long-track" tornadoes exists across the Deep South today in multiple waves of severe storms. The environment is ...very favorable for supercells, though exactly where storms develop will determine the corridors for strong rotation. The Level 4 "Moderate" risk continues to due exact uncertainty in where strong tornadoes develop -- this remains a serious situation. Join me on WJTV 12 News until 7 AM for updated future radar and timing for your neighborhood. See more

Cough & Fever (COVID-19) Drive-Thru Testing Clinic One Medical Lane, Forest, MS 39074 Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.... 1. This clinic is for people experiencing cough, fever, or shortness of breath or have had exposure to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19. 2. Call before coming to the clinic. When you call, you will be screened and given an appointment, if necessary. 3. Upon arrival, keep in mind, this is a drive-thru clinic. Please do not get out of your vehicle at any point during the process. We will come to you. 4. Upon check-in, please make sure your contact information is correct. It is important for us to have a reliable way to contact you with test results. 5. Once you are seen by a provider, you may be asked to stay on the premises for further information. If so, follow the direction of staff to a designated parking space, put your vehicle in park, and remain in your vehicle. 6. After you are tested and released, you will be asked to go directly home and a elf-isolate until you receive your test results in approximately 3-5 days. #Lackey #COVID-19

NWS Jackson has issued a Tornado Watch for,Multiple Counties THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CARROLL GRENADA MONTGOMERY WEBSTER IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI LINCOLN IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN