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Republican State Senator David Parker will not be running for re-election in an upcoming special election for Senate District 2. According to the Magnolia Tribune, two candidates have qualified to run in the Senate District 2 special election at this point--Republican Southaven Alderman Charlie Hoots and Democrat healthcare educator Theresa Gillespie Isom. The qualifying period for the special election ends on June 9, with the primary election set for August 5 and the general election slated for November 4.

Two teens who were arrested after leading police on a car chase Wednesday night are no longer in custody, and their case has been turned over to a youth court. According to the Lamar County Sheriff's Office, a 15-year-old who was reported missing on June 1 had gone to a 17-year-old friend's house, where they stole the 17-year-old's grandfather's vehicle. The suspects can't be identified publicly because of their ages. The teens drove through Mississippi and Louisiana and were arrested after leading Wiggins police on a car chase Wednesday night.

The annual Tupelo Elvis Festival is underway, and this year they're celebrating what would have been the King of Rock 'N Roll's 90th birthday. In addition to concerts at the historic Lyric Theatre, where Elvis won his first singing contest at the age of 8, there will be events across downtown Tupelo on Friday and Saturday.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/tupelo-announces-dates-for-2025-elvis-festival/

Two people have been arrested for a fatal shooting in Laurel on May 24. 17-year-old Jamal Pruitt was injured in the shooting on Marion Drive and passed away four days later. Plus, officials with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI arrested seven illegal immigrants in Long Beach on Thursday. According to WLOX, the arrests were made at a construction site.

Mississippi's first Buc-ee's will open on Menge Avenue in Harrison County on June 9 at 10 a.m.

https://www.supertalk.fm/opening-of-buc-ees-on-mississippi-gulf-coast-set-for-june-2025-report/

Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail to the size of quarters will be possible Friday afternoon and evening.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-friday-june-6/

State senator John Horhn was elected mayor of Jackson Tuesday. He says his first steps are organizing the capital city's finances and assembling a leadership team.

Newly hired Mississippi State baseball head coach Brian O'Connor has announced two key staff additions for his first year in Starkville. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/oconnor-retains-parker-as-mississippi-state-pitching-coach-adds-virginia-assistant-kirby-to-staff/

As the Saharan dust plume travels across the Atlantic Ocean and moves into the U.S., doctors in Mississippi are urging residents to brace for the impacts it could have on their allergies. Plus, Tupelo's largest shopping center is undergoing foreclosure after its owner failed to pay a loan.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/doctors-urge-mississippians-to-brace-for-sahara-dust-storm-effects/

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Gov. Tate Reeves has announced the appointment of Michael Reed to the office of circuit judge for the 12th district. Plus, Mississippi State’s new head baseball coach will be introduced to the public on Thursday night.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/reed-appointed-by-governor-to-fill-12th-district-circuit-court-post/

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