The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 578 new cases of COVID-19. Todays report brings the states total number of cases up to 102,819. With the confirmation of 23 additional deaths, 3,074 Mississippians have passed away from the virus. … Continued
On Tuesday morning, ground was broken for the multimillion-dollar expansion of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. The $3,628,930 project, which is being funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA), will include the construction … Continued
Kickoff for this Saturdays matchup between Ole Miss and Alabama in Oxford has been pushed back to 6:30 p.m. due to the projected path of Hurricane Delta. Originally set to begin at 5 p.m., Ole Miss Athletics announced the time … Continued
60-year-old Louis Joseph Normand, Jr. of Diamondhead has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bank fraud. The office of U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst said Normand owned businesses involved in the sale of trucks called National Truck Funding and … Continued
With Hurricane Delta projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast on Friday, Governor Tate Reeves has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the storms impact on Mississippi. “I have declared a state of emergency for Hurricane Delta,” … Continued
A couple of months ago, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he would be seeking re-election come June of 2021, but now it seems as if it won’t be without a little competition. Wanda Evers, the daughter of late … Continued
The first truly convoluted week of the 2020 NFL season, which saw a postponement of the Steelers-Titans game due to COVID-19, is now behind us, and even without the play of A.J. Brown, Mike Hilton, and Jefferey Simmons, plenty of … Continued
The office of Mississippi’s Secretary of State, Michael Watson, will host two public hearings regarding Initiative Measure No. 65 and Alternative Measure No. 65A (medical marijuana). The first hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 7, at the Jackie Dole … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 563 new cases of COVID-19. Todays report brings the states total number of cases up to 102,241. With the confirmation of *24 additional deaths, 3,051 Mississippians have passed away from the virus. … Continued
Last week, Mississippi State became the first university in the state to announce its truncated spring semester calendar which included canceling spring break. Now, both Ole Miss and Southern Miss have announced similar plans in an effort to limit student … Continued