Petal Mississippi

Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,454 in the 2010 census. The International Checker Hall of Fame was located in Petal until September 29, 2007 when 20,000 sq. ft. of the 35,000 sq. ft. building caught fire.

On June 23, 2004, Sports Illustrated entitled Petal as "Sports Illustrated Sportstown for Mississippi".

The City of Petal is served by the Petal School District. The district has level 6 rated schools from K thru 12. Many parents are attracted to Petal for this reason.

The first postmaster of Petal was Irving A. Polk.
The post office was established in 1903 and was named after the postmaster's daughter.

It is the only city in the U.S. with this name.

Petal separated from the city of Hattiesburg on April 4, 1974. Petal was a community filled with farmers. This is slowly changing with new businesses coming into the city.

Here is their website. PETAL

Kiln, Mississippi

Kiln is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,040 at the 2000 census.
Kiln is referred to locally as "the Kiln", with the "n" silent.

Kiln takes its name from the many kilns once found in the area that served the timber industry. During the boom years, Kiln was home to many timber mills, a hotel, and a hospital. The Jordan River Lumber Company was one of the major local employers.

"The Jordan River Lumber Company was incorporated in South Dakota in January 1913, and domiciled at Kiln, Hancock County, MS.
In January 1913, the company purchased the mill of W. W. Carre Company, Ltd., at Kiln, on the Jourdon River.
The original mill burned and was replaced in 1914 with a new mill with a cutting capacity of 150,000 feet (46,000 m) per day.

In 1922, the mills in Kiln and Lumberton were consolidated at Barth, MS.
In February 1930, the mill cut out and was dismantled."

A few older structures remain, including Annunciation Catholic Church and the original post office (later Curet's Grocery), which has since been turned into a lawnmower repair shop.

Kiln is known as the hometown of NFL quarterback Brett Favre; he attended Hancock North Central High School in Kiln.

Rainbow

Tornado Watches Issued for Four Southern States

Severe storms packing strong winds struck the South on Monday morning, putting parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida at risk for tornadoes.
A 9-year-old girl in Mississippi was believed to have been swept away in a flash flood.

Seven people suffered injuries resulting from a tornado in Covington County, Miss., the state emergency management agency said.

Half of the state was under a flood warning, flood watch or tornado warning through Monday night, according to the National Weather Service.

The young girl disappeared in Yazoo County, north of Jackson, after she was spotted playing in the floodwater at the backdoor of her home.

The child was last seen at 7 p.m. on Sunday night and crews searched until past midnight.
The search resumed and widened on Monday, and reportedly the girl cannot swim.

On Monday morning, nearly 3,000 customers in Mississippi were without power due to the tumultuous weather, according to electric companies.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tornado-watches-issued-four-southern-states-n73406

Raining Buckets!

Yesterday we had heavy rain most of the day.

Many roads flooded, our backyard was retaining water and our front road was almost completely under water.

See more here,

Rain in South Mississippi

Carnival Season!

February 22-23nd, 2014

By all accounts Carnival season got off to a great start last weekend throughout South Mississippi and the fun just gets more amped up this weekend with eight parades.

That's right, eight parades -- seven on Saturday and another on Sunday.
So grab your fish nets, put on your Mardi Gras best and get out there and grab all the throws you can get.

Saturday

Bay St. Louis Krewe of Kids: 11 a.m.
Krewe of Legacy: Pass Christian, noon.
Krewe of River City: Moss Point, 1 p.m.
Second Liners Mardi Gras Club: Biloxi, 1 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Pine Island: Vancleave, 1:30 p.m.
Carnival Association of Long Beach: 6 p.m.
Gautier Men's Club: 7 p.m.

Sunday

Krewe of Nereids: Waveland, 1 p.m.

-- Sun Herald

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2014/02/20/5356970/south-mississippi-carnival-season.html#storylink=cpy

Freezing Temps and Sleet

Sleet today, into tomorrow morning. Snow possible. Schools closed today and tomorrow.

Sunset

Jan. 20th, 2014 South Mississippi SunSet.

Hard Freeze

Freeze Warning REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ... HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING... TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL WARM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. AFTER MODEST WARMING MONDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AT SUNSET AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES... MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* DURATION... FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 TO 14 HOURS TONIGHT WITH A DURATION OF 7 TO 12 HOURS BELOW 26 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR PERSONS... LIVESTOCK AND PETS. PROPERTY LOSS POTENTIAL FROM FROZEN PIPES AND PLUMBING. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LOSSES CAN BE SIGNIFICANT WITHOUT PROPER MITIGATION MEASURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE HEATERS... THERE IS DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES.

IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE... REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOUR WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT LOSS IS THROUGH THE HEAD.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.