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COVID cases still above 4,000 in the state

The Mississippi State Department of  Health is reporting today an additional 4,085 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 36 deaths. One of those deaths reported was in Harrison County. Two were reported from Jackson County. Twenty-six deaths occurred between July…

Health official: 20,000 Mississippi students in quarantine

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A top Mississippi health official says about 20,000 students are currently quarantined for COVID-19 exposure in the state. That's 4.5% of the public school population. The data comes from…

Remembering Hurricane Camille

Today marks 52 years since Hurricane Camille made landfall on the Mississippi Coast. The year was 1969 when Hurricane Camille slashed through the Mississippi Coast. Biloxi Library Historian Jane Shambra said, “It was…

Ocean Aero moving operations and headquarters to Gulfport

Ocean Aero, manufacturer and service provider of ocean-going autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, is relocating its manufacturing operations and headquarters from San Diego to Gulfport, the Mississippi Development Authority said in a press release today. The project is a $4.65…