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Wildfires continue to run rampant across Mississippi despite the recent rainfall that has spread across the state over the past week, according to the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC). Mississippi’s partial statewide burn ban was lifted one week ago by Governor Tate Reeves after nearly three months of extreme drought conditions, leaving 27...
Nearly three months have passed since Mississippi officials called for a burn ban to be issued in the majority of counties across the state, with only 12 counties currently being exempt from the list due to extreme drought conditions. According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC), approximately 85 percent of Mississippi is under a...
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) contained a wildfire spanning across 70 acres on the Simpson-Smith County line two days after officials called for a partial burn ban to become effective throughout the state. MFC released a video of the fire on social media on Sunday evening, saying that the wildfire...