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In this file photo from md-2020, Nurses work inside the COVID-19 unit at the North Mississippi Medical Center last month in Tupelo. Nursing shortages have plagued hospitals like NMMC for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the need for trained nursing professionals.
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Chief meteorologist emeritus Dick Rice passes away at age 80
Dick Rice, the longest-serving meteorologist on local television in Northeast Mississippi, died from the coronavirus Saturday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 80.
Posted: Jan 16, 2021 7:50 PM
Updated: Jan 18, 2021 1:29 PM
Posted By: Craig Ford
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) Dick Rice, the longest-serving meteorologist on local television in Northeast Mississippi, died from the coronavirus Saturday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 80.
Rice first appeared on local television in 1979 when WTVA hired him after his more than two decades in the U.S. Navy to do the weather for the morning and midday newscasts.
VERONA - A head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on Highway 145 in Verona claimed the life of three men.
According to Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green, two cars traveling on Raymond Avenue collided head-on Jan. 12. The drivers of the cars, Cedric Montgomery, 33, and Xavier Williams, 23, of Tupelo, were pronounced dead on the scene.
A passenger in one of one of the vehicles, Dante Elliott, 21, of Starkville, was transported to the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo and pronounced dead from his injuries at 10:18 p.m.
The cause of the wreck is still under investigation.
As we started the new year reporting on the urgency of hospitalizations in our region, we were also able to update the community on vaccine distribution across the state.
North Mississippi Health Services reported 113 hospitalized in-patients last week, a record for the system, while the facility in Tupelo is expanding an older, unused wing of the hospital for COVID-19 patients. North Mississippi Medical Center President David Wilson said he does not think weâve seen our peak yet.
As we reported this news, the Mississippi State Department of Health opened 18 drive-through COVID-19 vaccination locations throughout the state to provide the vaccine for health care workers. According to data provided by State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs on Friday, 5,499 appointments were made, 5,102 shots administered with 366 no shows/cancellations. Dr. Dobbs expressed encouragement with the progress of vaccinations and said itâs continuing to expand.