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Three suspects are facing up to 40 years in prison for drug trafficking in Harrison County. Deputies discovered more than 70 pounds of marijuana and a handgun during a traffic stop on Shriners Boulevard. After arresting the three individuals in the car, law enforcement officers got a warrant to search a home in the 2000 block of Trailwood Drive in Biloxi, where they discovered more drugs and firearms. 26-year-old Terence Benard Benjamin, 24-year-old Isiah James Smith, and Marving Bryan Brumfield are charged with felony trafficking of a controlled substance. Plus, there was a minor earthquake in Mississippi on Saturday, but it was so small residents may not have felt it. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred about five miles northeast of Magee around 1:49 p.m.

Six Mississippians were killed in a tornado outbreak that ravaged 21 counties on Friday and Saturday. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is on the ground in Tylertown, where three people lost their lives and the destruction is widespread. The storms have claimed the lives of more than three dozen people across 10 different states.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/governor-reeves-declares-state-of-emergency-following-deadly-weekend-storms/

Governor Tate Reeves and leaders in the state House have made the elimination of the state income tax a priority. Last week, Reeves expressed concerns that if the Senate doesn't take up the bill by a Tuesday deadline, HB 1 will die. The legislation would phase out the state income tax and cut the state grocery tax over the next decade.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/senate-announces-counter-tax-reform-citing-more-conservative-approach-than-house-bill/

The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board of Trustees has awarded a new round of competitive grants. More than $13.4 million was awarded for 28 conservation and outdoor recreation projects in communities around the state. Mississippi's $8 billion outdoor recreation economy supports more than 79,000 jobs.

If you're planning to submit an absentee ballot ahead of the April 1 municipal primary elections, you'll be able to cast your vote at local municipal clerk offices the next two Saturdays. Municipal clerk offices will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on March 22 and March 29 for those who cannot vote absentee in person during the weekdays. Otherwise, eligible voters can cast in-person absentee ballots on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/saturday-in-person-absentee-voting-in-mississippi-begins-this-weekend-2/

For the first time ever, both men’s and women’s basketball teams from Mississippi State and Ole Miss are heading to the NCAA Tournament. On the men’s side, Mississippi State came in as an eight-seed and will play nine-seed Baylor on Friday. Ole Miss, a six-seed, will play Friday as well but will have to wait to see who they play. In the women’s bracket, nine-seed Mississippi State will play eight-seed California on Saturday. Ole Miss landed in the tourney as a five-seed and will play the twelfth-seeded Ball State on Friday.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/selection-sunday-heres-where-mississippi-state-ole-miss-basketball-teams-landed-in-ncaa-tournament-bracket/

As many as 12 tornadoes touched down in multiple regions of the state Friday and Saturday. Six deaths have been reported, one in Covington County, two in Jefferson Davis County, and three in Walthall County.

Governor Tate Reeves says over 200 Mississippians have been displaced.

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It will be a beautiful St. Patrick's Day across Mississippi, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the 70s.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-monday-march-17/

Ole Miss men's basketball suffered a 5-point loss to No. 3 Auburn Friday. The Rebels now turn their focus to the NCAA Tournament.

With the entire state of Mississippi under some threat of severe weather this weekend, MEMA Executive Director Steven McRaney has some words of advice.