Mississippi State News

Be on the lookout for COVID relief payments

Some Americans may have already received a second round of COVID relief payments. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted payments would arrive into some accounts Tuesday night. The direct deposit payments will continue into next week. Mnuchin said…

Update on COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi

There are over 1,300 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in hospitals and the Mississippi State Department of Health hopes that the vaccine will lower that number. Mississippi is currently still in phase one of vaccinations. 120,000 doses have…

Mississippi could alter legislative session amid pandemic

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says Mississippi legislators should consider delaying much of their 2021 session by several weeks. He says that could prevent the state Capitol from again becoming a super spreader…

Mississippi lt. governor: Teacher pay a priority in 2021

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says giving teachers a pay raise will be the most important issue he pushes during the 2021 legislative session. The state has had some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation for…

Helicopter crashes in southeast Mississippi, killing one

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead after a helicopter crashed in southeast Mississippi. Jones County Fire Council spokesperson Dana Bumgardner says emergency personnel were called to the crash site shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. The MD…

Win big with Mega Millions and Powerball

Someone could win big this week! The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, December 23rd is an estimated $321 million. This is the highest the Powerball jackpot has been since January. Also, Mega Millions has an estimated $330 million…