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The open enrollment period for Medicare begins tomorrow and will run through December 7. During this time, you can change your Medicare health or prescription coverage for the upcoming year.

Mississippi Valley State is increasing security measures ahead of its homecoming celebrations. The announcement comes after a string of shootings across Mississippi last weekend that were tied to homecoming celebrations. Six people were killed in a mass shooting on Friday at a block party following the homecoming football game at Leland High School.

A total of four suspects are now charged with a deadly homecoming night shooting at Heidelberg High School on Friday night.

Jabari Deshaun Collins is charged with possession of a deadly weapon on school property. Jadarius Quartez Page was charged with accessory after the fact. Damarin Starks was arrested Monday and charged with one count of accessory after the fact and one count of tampering with physical evidence. Tylar Jarod Goodloe was arrested Saturday and charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of possession of a deadly weapon on educational property.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/4-suspects-in-custody-after-deadly-shooting-at-heidelberg-high-school/

Cruisin' the Coast shattered records this year, with the final tally of registered vehicles at 10,334. The event, which wrapped up on Sunday, has been voted best car show in the U.S. for six straight years. Executive Director Woody Bailey told us over 1,000 vehicles have already registered for next year!

The Southeastern Conference has released its list of preseason honors and rankings ahead of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. Ole Miss is predicted to finish 8th in the conference, while Mississippi State is predicted to finish 10th. Plus, a Hernando man is charged with aggravated assault/manifest extreme indifference to life and tampering with evidence. 40-year-old Carlos Devell Scott allegedly shot an unnamed victim inside the city limits.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/sec-preseason-honors-rankings-announced-for-mens-basketball/

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced the launch of a new program called "Classroom to Commission." The student outreach initiative will invite high schools and colleges to come to docket meetings, interact with the commissioners, and get resources on career pathway opportunities in the fields of utilities, government, and economic development. The first school to take advantage of the "Classroom to Commission" program will be Hinds Community College, which will have participants at this Thursday's PSC docket meeting in Jackson.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/new-program-launched-to-connect-students-to-mississippi-public-service-commission/

Pearl River Central Water Association customers have experienced issues with sand in their tap water, low pressure, and prolonged boil water notices. State lawmakers, including Sen. Angela Burks Hill, are considering new legislation to strengthen oversight of rural water associations and improve customer complaint processes.

A second person believed to be connected with a shooting at Heidelberg High School that left two dead, including an expectant mother, has been taken into custody. 19-year-old Damarin Starks was arrested Monday and charged with one count of accessory after the fact and one count of tampering with physical evidence. Tylar Jarod Goodloe was arrested Saturday and charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of possession of a deadly weapon on educational property.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/second-arrest-made-after-2-killed-including-expectant-mother-at-heidelberg-high-school/

A Natchez man who allegedly broke into a home in Adams County and assaulted a woman inside was arrested on Friday. 37-year-old Jonathan Stampley reportedly forced his way into a house on Cottage Drive on October 5 at approximately 1:37 a.m. and physically assaulted a woman who had been asleep inside. Plus, a driver arrested in Gluckstadt on October 11 has been charged with receiving stolen property. According to police, Francisco Maxwell Hernandez Gomez was driving a stolen U-Haul truck along Interstate 55.

Four people were arrested and charged in connection with a weekend shooting that left six dead and at least a dozen injured in Leland, the F-B-I announced Monday night. Gunfire erupted at the intersection of Fourth Street and North Main Street around midnight Friday when a large crowd was gathered for a block party following the homecoming football game at Leland High School.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/4-arrested-in-connection-with-mass-shooting-in-leland-that-left-6-dead/