JACKSON, Miss.—Almost a year ago, residents of Jackson began voluntary evacuations as the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Pearl River. Two years before, in 2020, the Pearl ...
A water-contact advisory issued in 2019 for a section of the Pearl River near Jackson and tributaries remains in place and the message is the same years later — stay out of the water. "It's still in ...
The big blue and white banner in the Pearl River High School gym bears 15 names. The sixth one down from the top has always drawn Kelsey Miedreich's eye, as did a plaque in a showcase outside the gym.