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American Idol Top 7 finalist Jamal Roberts will hit the stage at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Friday, August 8. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 13, at noon.

President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA, suggesting sending relief funds directly to states in need instead of relying on the agency to distribute aid. 18 tornadoes ravaged Mississippi on March 14 and 15, with Walthall County taking the brunt of the hit. MEMA Director Stephen McCraney expects the White House to approve a request for federal aid.

Delta State University is offering a Free Tuition Scholarship to help out students from Mississippi. If you're a Pell-Grant eligible, first-time freshman entering Fall of 2025, your scholarship will cover 100% of your tuition. It's renewable for up to four years, provided you maintain Pell eligibility and demonstrate progress toward a degree.

The heavy rainfall that began on Tuesday is expected to continue through Thursday.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-wednesday-may-7/

Team Hope Mississippi will host their annual Walk, Run, and Ride May 17 in Flowood, an event that raises funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America.

Mississippi College has punched a ticket to play in the Division II NCAA softball tournament. Belhaven and William Carey will also begin postseason runs in the coming days. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-college-softball-earns-third-straight-ncaa-tournament-bid/

State health officials report that a confirmed case of rabies has been found in a north Mississippi bat. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/bat-tests-positive-for-rabies-in-tippah-county-officials-urge-precaution/

The Southern Miss baseball team is on pace to win 40 games for the ninth season in a row, which would continue the program's nationally-best streak. We caught up with head coach Christian Ostrander to discuss the team's mindset heading into the final stretch of regular-season play.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting the White House to meet with President Donald Trump amid trade tensions. Farmers across Mississippi are hoping a deal can be reached soon, one that does not include them fronting the bill, according to Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick.

Two people are behind bars in Harrison County for allegedly breaking into a home, tying up those who were inside, and assaulting one of them with a machete before robbing the place. On Tuesday, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office announced a second arrest in the case after the first was made more than a month before. Daniel James Brown was taken into custody and locked up beside Octavia Jermaine Winters, both believed to be behind the crimes that occurred at a home on Cypress Drive Bayou in Gulfport on March 31.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/phone-left-behind-leads-to-arrests-of-men-who-broke-into-gulfport-home-tied-up-victims/