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Two Mississippi National Guardsmen were killed in a helicopter crash near Booneville, Mississippi, when their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down around 2 p.m. local time. Governor Tate Reeves expressed gratitude for their service and stated that Mississippi will never forget them. Safety crews are currently at the scene of the crash, which is located in the northeast corner of the state near the Alabama and Tennessee borders.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, in his second inauguration, expressed a desire to reverse the trend of young people leaving the state for better opportunities elsewhere, emphasizing the need to retain local talent. Reeves highlighted the state's achievements in education and economic growth while acknowledging the challenge of population stagnation. He aims to address this issue by focusing on job creation, tax cuts, and educational improvements to create momentum for the state's future.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has won his reelection bid, defeating Democratic rival Brandon Presley. Despite national Democrats investing millions of dollars in Presley's campaign, Reeves emerged victorious in the reliably red state. Presley attempted to tie Reeves to corruption allegations, but Reeves' team dismissed them as "nonsensical." Although Mississippi has the largest Black population of any state, Presley's efforts to engage and turn out Black voters were not enough to secure a win. Reeves campaigned against Presley as a member of the "radical" Democrats, while both candidates identify as "pro-life" on the issue of abortion. Mississippi was one of three states with gubernatorial elections this year, and Reeves was considered the favorite to win due to the state's partisan lean.
Mississippi state offices remained open during the Juneteenth federal holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, despite closing for the Confederate Memorial Day state holiday in April. Efforts to make Juneteenth a state holiday have failed, while the governor has issued annual proclamations declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month. Black residents make up 38% of Mississippi's population, but the state has only one Black representative in Congress and has not elected any Black leaders to the U.S. Senate or statewide office since before the end of Reconstruction in the late 1800s.
At least seven people died in a "destructive" tornado that rolled across Mississippi late Friday, leaving a trail of damage for more than 100 miles. Search and rescue operations were underway in Sharkey and Humphreys counties, Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency said late Friday. Governor Tate Reeves activated medical support and other emergency assets for those affected. The tornado was reported at about 8:50 p.m. local time in Silver City and Rolling Fork, and rolled on to the northwest side of Tchula and along Highway 49.