Wild Night Covering Weather

It has been a wild night covering weather. It has been a while since we have had to do "wall to wall" coverage like this. Was fun but tiring. Had a few "unconfirmed" touchdowns. We will have to wait a couple of days to find out if they were "real" tornadoes. I am ready for my vacation.

Tornado Watch

Get ready for rounds of storms tonight. Parts of Central Mississippi are under a Tornado Watch until 6pm...but most likely it will be extended. It has been a while since we last had to deal with severe weather so make sure you are prepared.

Christmas Parade

Body Found

Body found in south Jackson.

Afternoon Meeting

Discussing the stories of the day in the afternoon meeting.

What A Guy!

The gentleman on your right gave $10,000 to Stewpot to help them buy turkeys for this year's Thanksgiving. His name is Rick Estel and runs Rick's Pro Trucks in Flowood. This is what the holiday season should be about. I wish I had a truck so I could throw some business his way. What a guy!

What Would Happen????

As the automakers are asking for a bailout from the people of the U.S. I find myself asking what would happen if the money doesn't come? We are all sure that the three would declare bankruptcy, but what does that mean to me and you? Would that mean we couldn't find parts for our american cars? Would dealers close down? Would bankruptcy cause the american automakers to start making cars that people want at a price they can afford? Would this make them focus again on customer service? These are just questions that are crossing my mind. What would happen?

Life is Tough

Life is tough for little Napoleon!

My Baby At Six Months

Medgar Evers Home

5pm on a Friday!

Afternoon Meeting

Love these pies!!!!

I hate going to the tax office

I hate having to get my car tag.

In The Show

Working The Special

Getting Ready To Eat

Getting Ready To Eat

At The Debate

I have arrived in Oxford. About to set up for our debate coverage.

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The Puppy Missed Me

Where Stonewall Jackson Died

Where Stonewall Jackson Was Shot

Monticello

Lovely Monticello.

Trout Fishing

Doing some early morning trout fishing. Caught two so far.

The 611

The great 611! I rode behind this engine as a kid. It went from
Birmingham to Chattanooga. I am moved to tears seeing it again.

Heading Back

Heading back to my sisters in Stuart's Draft.

Appomattox

This is the McLean house where General Lee surrendered.

More VMI

The old barracks at VMI.

VMI

Attention! Now entering VMI!

Lexington, VA

In Lexington today.

Are These Things Everywhere?

A nice taste of Mississippi.

Shenandoah Valley

Nice overlook in Shenandoah National Park.

The View

The view from my Sister's House.

The Rental

The rental car. It is a Dodge Avenger.

My Sister's House

Where I am staying!

Hello Virginia!

Just landed in Richmond. Looks like Hanna was here.

First Flight Cancelled

First flight cancelled. Let's try Richmond!

In Atlanta!

Made it to my first stop in Atlanta. On my way to see my Sister and
her family in Virginia.

Getting Ready For Gustav

The newsroom gets ready.

Getting Ready To Give Away A House

Bright Lights Belhaven Nights

Having a ball!

At our Hattiesburg station today

Paying a visit to our Hattiesburg Station. Headed back to Jackson
tonight.

Off to work!

Remember This?

As hot as its been, I miss this. I have always been a Winter man.

Beautiful Sunrise

One of the good things about having to pull special duty and work the early morning shift.

Storm Damage Reported South Of Vicksburg

Authorities are reporting numerous trees and power lines down across multiple locations south of Vicksburg. The areas include Jeff Davis, Redbone and the intersection of Grange Hall and Fisher Ferry.

Thanks To My Loved Ones...

You really know how many people love and care for you when you have something traumatic happen in your life. I did have to put my beloved Whiskers put down this morning. It was the best thing to do no matter how hard it was. I was there with her as she passed. I felt it was the least I could do. She had been there during many lows of my life and offered me unconditional love.

Since this morning, I have had family, friends and co-workers comfort me as I now grieve over the loss. This will be a long process for me since Whiskers had been my companion for over 10 years. I am having her cremated and her ashes returned to me.

My brain continues to bring up thoughts of did I do the right thing? Was she going to get better? Was she really that bad off? These are thoughts that I will have to come to grips with and I will realize that yes, it was her time to go. I feel that if I was in that condition I would want someone to let me peacefully go to sleep.

I know that one day when I see the Pearly Gates, my dear Whiskers will be there wagging her tail waiting on me. Just like she always was when I came home.

My Whiskers

Farewell To An Old Friend

It is time to say goodbye to an old friend. My dog, Whiskers, is not
doing too well. Her health has gone downhill drastically over the last
few days, now it is time to say goodbye. She has been there during the
good and bad times, always giving me unconditional love. I will miss
her more then I can imagine. She has made the last 10 years a blast no
matter where I was on the roller coaster of life.

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Farewell To The White Board

The Associated Press is reporting that Tim Russert has died. He was the DC Bureau Chief for NBC News. We will miss the famous "white board" during election coverage. He was one of the great journalists and will sorely be missed.

Tornado Hits Boy Scout Camp

There are reports of a tornado hitting a boy scout camp in Iowa. KMTV is doing live coverage on their website. Check it out here.

What is Up With This Heat????

What is up with this heat? It is only June and it feels like August here in Mississippi. I am dreading the end of summer because it will only get hotter. What's the weather like in your "neck of the woods"?

Belhaven Burglaries

I am hearing that there were some car break ins in the Belhaven neighborhood yesterday. I hear that nearly 17 cars had windows smashed out. We are working on this story and I will advise with anymore information. I do know personally that police presence in the neighborhood has increased dramatically in the last 24 hours. They even had a "checkpoint" at Greymont and Poplar last night. More to come....

Afternoon Meeting

Getting ready for another day of news!

Shows Over

All done for the night!

In Weather

In weather!

In The Big Story!

In the big story at ten!

Getting Ready For The Show

10 minutes to go!

Mobile Blogging Begins

Let mobile blogging begin!

Shuttle Landing

The Space Shuttle is scheduled to land this morning. I guess I am weird because I never miss a launch or a landing. The first landing opportunity is at 8:07am central time. NASA has a landing blog set up and it is pretty neat. They are landing the shuttle early because the Feds need to shoot down a spy satellite.