Here’s everything you need to know going on in the Mid-South:
- Memphis Light Gas and Water says that the boil water advisory announced last week is still in place until further notice after last week’s historic winter storm. Water distribution events are scheduled throughout this week to help local families.
- As the Shelby County Health Department is resuming coronavirus vaccine appointments, a new variant has been discovered in the county. Local health leaders have confirmed that one person has tested positive of the South African COVID-19 variant after a trip to Colorado.
- Investigators are looking into a shocking quadruple shooting of an entire family in Fayette County that included a mother, father and two teenage daughters. Authorities arrived at the scene on Thursday and say evidence shows one family member killed the other family members before dying by suicide.
- Shelby County firefighters responded to a desperate call from a local family. Their 2-year-old dog had fallen into a frozen pond. Thankfully, the firefighters were able to rescue her!
