Mississippi State News

Mississippi considers bill to outlaw ‘revenge porn’

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi could join most other states in punishing people for "revenge porn." A bill that passed the Mississippi Senate on Thursday would set penalties for people who share intimate visual material of another person without that person's permission and with…

Inmate at South Mississippi Correctional Institution dies

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An inmate from South Mississippi Correctional Institution has died. The state Department of Corrections says 61-year-old Timothy W. Walters was pronounced dead Tuesday at Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg. He was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty…

Governor Tate Reeves extends mask mandate executive order

JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the decision to extend Executive Order 1535 and Executive Order 1536 until Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Under E.O.1536, the following counties are currently under a county wide mask mandate after…

Vaccine supply on the rise in Mississippi

A quarter of a million vaccinations have been done in the state of Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves announced the milestone this afternoon. Reeves says we’re operating at peak capacity and working to get even more vaccines into…

Gov. Reeves: 30,000 new vaccination appointments available

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced 30,000 new appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine were available Tuesday. Coronavirus inoculations in Mississippi are being done at hospitals, community health centers, private clinics and at 21 state-run drive-thru sites.…

COVID-19 vaccine availability in Mississippi

The Mississippi State Department of Health held a news conference regarding COVID-19 vaccine availability in the state. State health leaders said Mississippi typically receives a weekly allocation of 37,000 doses which will be increased to 43,000 along with the additional…