The Mississippi Department of Health reported 853 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths including two new deaths in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 89,175 confirmed cases and 2,670 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock…
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JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that a milestone of over 2,000 Mississippians have enrolled in the ReSkill Mississippi initiative (ReSkillMS) within the first 30 days of the program. ReSkillMS is designed to help ease the economic burden and…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 517 new COVID-19 cases and 33 new deaths including one new death in Jackson County. The statewide total stands at 88,322 confirmed cases and 2,656 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock…
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The number of people in Mississippi’s hospitals with COVID symptoms continues to dwindle. State health officials report 426 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 39 deaths. 683 people are in the hospital with confirmed or suspected symptoms, that’s the first time that number has been below 700 in months. 185 patients […]
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Child care facility workers in Mississippi can now receive free drive-thru COVID-19 testing at selected Mississippi State Department of Health Community testing locations conducted at many county health departments and the West Street Farmers Market in Jackson. K-12 teachers, staff,…
Today, the Medical Marijuana Campaign of 2020 with Initiative 65 met in Gulfport for a briefing on the upcoming options for the November election. Initiative 65 proposes to amend the Mississippi Constitution to allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions,…
Shifting his focus to the national stage, Governor Reeves said it is “unfortunate” that the coronavirus pandemic broke out during an election year. He believes the upcoming election has made conversations about the virus overly political. Reeves said initiating those…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 426 new COVID-19 cases and 39 new deaths including two new deaths in Harrison County and three in Jackson County. The statewide total stands at 87,805 confirmed cases and 2,623 deaths. Here are the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says autopsies have been set for two inmates who died in custody in the last week. Albert Smith, a 69-year-old inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County, was…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A police officer in Louisiana has been placed on administrative leave and two others have been temporarily pulled from their regular duties after videos posted on social media showed an officer punching a Black teen during…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's death toll from Hurricane Laura has risen to 26. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the latest death attributed to the Aug. 27 hurricane at a news conference Tuesday. The health department and the state fire…
Very disappointed–that’s how State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs describes his reaction to a recent college block party.
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – It was a deadly Labor Day weekend across Mississippi, with seven deadly accidents and over 9,400 tickets written. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says there were 184 DUI arrests in the state. 519 of the tickets were for a seat belt violation. Troopers investigated 121 accidents. In our area, a head-on crash in […]
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The Mississippi Department of Health reported 249 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. The statewide total stands at 87,379 confirmed cases and 2,585 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 520 cases and 20 deaths…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kanye West will appear as a presidential candidate on Mississippi's ballot in November, after being approved as a qualified candidate by the State Board of Election Commissioners. The…
CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issues a state-wide alert asking for help in a death investigation. Clarke County deputies and MBI investigators found a cross on a silver chain on an unidentified man’s neck. Law enforcement hope someone will recognize the cross because no one has been able to identify […]
Mississippi Department of Corrections said 64-year-old Charles E. Wilson died at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility Sunday night.
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Hot air balloon pilots from across the southeast spent their Labor Day weekend in the All America City for a high flying festival. Before the balloons take flight, crew members unfurl the balloon, also called an envelope, , attach the wicker basket, with propane canisters, and fill the balloon with cool […]