State Auditor Shad White alleges that millions of dollars of grants from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) were misspent, converted to personal use, spent on family members and friends of staffers and grantees, or wasted. White held a … Continued
A new executive order signed by Governor Tate Reeves will amend Mississippi’s current ‘safer-at-home’ order to allow for restaurants and parks across the state to reopen under specific health guidelines. “I don’t want to wait if there are steps that … Continued
Photo courtesy of MHP After a rigorous 22 weeks of training, 24 new troopers have joined the ranks of the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Like many others celebrating graduation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cadet Class 64’s swearing-in ceremony had a different … Continued
On Friday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for 2-year-old Noah Greenwood of Hattiesburg. Noah is described as a black male, 2 feet tall, weighing 20 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. The Hattiesburg Police Department … Continued
As testing efforts continue across the state, the Mississippi State Department of Health and the University of Mississippi Medical have announced mobile COVID-19 testing sites for the upcoming week. Monday, May 4: Adams County: Adams County Safe Room, 323 Liberty … Continued
On Friday, Mississippi lawmakers reconvened and voted to remove Governor Tate Reeves’ authority to spend $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funding. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann said, “The funds the Legislature began appropriating Friday according to its constitutional duty were … Continued
The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 229 new cases of coronavirus in the state. There are 10 more victims of the virus bringing the state’s total number of deaths to 291. Since March 1st, 7,441 people have tested positive … Continued
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During Friday’s press briefing, Governor Tate Reeves was planning on announcing that more Mississippi businesses could begin to reopen. That was until the Department of Health reported the state’s largest one-day spike in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19. … Continued
This budget bill has brought the 2020 session back to Jackson a little earlier than expected to make an amendment changing the authority of who can spend the CARES Act funding from the Governor to the Legislature. The day started … Continued