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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS
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* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 degrees expected.

* WHERE...A portion of North Mississippi.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
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Two athletes linked to Ole Miss are the latest to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics

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McKenzie Long and Raven Saunders won their spots on the US Track and Field team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

EUGENE, Ore. - McKenzie Long and Raven Saunders are the latest to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics as of Saturday, June 29th. 

Long placed third in the Women's 200m at 21.91 seconds. Saunders finished second in Women's Shot Put with a throw of 19.90m. 

Other olympic trial competitors below.

Ole Miss

Men's Discus: Brian Williams, 7th, 65.03m

Women's Shot Put: Jalani Davis, 10th, 17.86m and Akaoma Odeluga, 11th, 17.08m

Mississippi State

Women's Long Jump: Tiffany Flynn, 6th, 6.52m

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