Federal funding is headed to Rolling Fork as the community continues recovering from the deadly tornado outbreak that devastated parts of the Mississippi Delta in 2023.

The impoverished small town of 1,900 in western Mississippi was clobbered by a ferocious tornado on Friday night, destroying many of the community's 400 homes.

Tommy Hengst and his wife, Pam, had just seconds to dash into their windowless utility room and throw a pillow over their heads before an EF-4 tornado began sucking the roof off their home in Rolling ...

Widespread destruction: Fourteen tornadoes damaged at least 500 homes and injured 17 people across Mississippi, with EF3 storms causing the most severe damage. Community fundraisers: Local businesses ...