Sunny skies are expected today with a high near 56°F and overnight lows around 36°F. There is a 50% chance of rain after after 3P on Friday and rain and snow are likely, becoming all snow after 9P on Friday night, with possible wind gusts up to 25mph and an overnight low around 18°F.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a hazardous weather outlook statement for our area. Accumulating snow is possible throughout the region on Friday and Friday night. It is too early to speculate on amounts and travel impacts at this time. There is high confidence that very cold air will overspread the region Friday night. Wind Chill values will range from zero to 10 above early Saturday morning and temperatures over much of the area may not reach freezing on Saturday.
There is a Flood Warning in effect for our area until Wednesday, March 16, at 7PM. Water levels along the lower Ohio River are slowly falling. The river is forecast to fall below flood stage at Smithland Dam this week and at points downstream next week.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
The Southern Seven Health Department wants to inform the community about Hepatitis B testing. Hepatitis B testing identifies people living with hepatitis B so they can get medical care to help prevent serious liver damage. Talk to a doctor about getting tested for hepatitis B. If you need the vaccine, call Southern Seven at 618-634-2297 to schedule an appointment.
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WMOK spoke with Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor earlier this week regarding the sentencing of Christopher Thompson, a former employee of the Massac County Emergency Management Agency who was indicted in 2020 for defrauding the county by setting up charge accounts for his personal use.
Thompson plead guilty in November of 2021 and earlier this month a federal court judge sentenced Thompson. Thompson will pay restitution and serve jail time.
Sheriff Kaylor spoke with WMOK at length regarding the incident and it’s outcome. You can hear our conversation in it’s entirety below:
On Saturday, March 19th, from 10A – 3P Metropolis Businesses will host “Splash of Spring”
On Saturday, March 26th from 4 – 7P the 2022 Scholarship Spaghetti Supper sponsored by the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Metropolis will take place at Massac Junior High School. All money raised will go toward scholarships for Massac County and Joppa High School students. Tickets will be available from Kiwanis and Rotary members and at the door. If you have tickets from the 2020 event they will be honored this year.
On Saturday, April 30th beginning at 3P, the Bridge Inn in Brookport will host a Charity Crawfish Boil. This is for Young Disciples for Christ mission organization. The organization offers free cleanup after storms for people who don’t have the means of getting it done along with missionary work in an orphanage in Haiti.
Today Is Landline Telephone Day!
Celebrated on the anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s amazing invention, National Landline Telephone Day on March 10th remembers the hayday of the landline phone it all it’s glory and makes a strong case for it’s re-adoption.
Telephone Timeline:
1876 Telephone Invented – Another inventor, Elisha Grey, actually filed a patent for the telephone within hours of Alexander Graham Bell, but Bell’s patent was approved firs.
1915 Calling Goes Bicoastal – Bell, located in New York calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco, probably to argue about who was paying cheaper rent (history cannot confirm).
1973 Fatal First Phone Call – Marty Cooper, a Motorola employee, called at AT&T employee to brag about the achievement and almost got hit by a cab.
1984 Cell Phones Weigh in at 30oz – The Motorola DynaTAC harlded itself as the “beginning of the cellular revolution”
More on the history of Telephones from Timetoast and on today’s WMOK Facebook Feed
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Don’t forget to Spring Forward on Saturday Night
Daylight Saving Time Begins at
2am on Sunday, March 13
From the National Conference of State Legislatures:
“In the last four years, 18 states have enacted legislation or passed resolutions to provide for year-round daylight saving time, if Congress were to allow such a change, and in some cases, if surrounding states enact the same legislation. Because federal law does not currently allow full-time DST, Congress would have to act before states could adopt changes.”
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