By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Legislature has set a budget for the state Department of Marine Resources. The House and Senate voted on Monday, weeks after the state budget year started on July…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 511 new COVID-19 cases today and eight new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 78,405 confirmed cases and 2,248 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 457 cases and…
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has created a new committee that will help identify internet connectivity challenges in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. Southern District Public Service Commissioner Dane Maxwell said the pandemic has highlighted the need for more…
Here are the winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions lottery draw.
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 874 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 76,323 confirmed cases and 2,214 deaths. With one new death in George County, one new death in Harrison County, and…
Jackson MS---- Today Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that Mississippi will apply for an additional $300 of benefits a week from the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. Once Mississippi’s application is approved, MDES will implement the…
COVID-19 outbreaks have been found at two of Mississippi’s eight public universities within days of students returning to campuses. Dr. Thomas Dobbs says cases at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus appear…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 894 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 75,449 confirmed cases and 2,190 deaths. With one new death in George County, one new death in Harrison County, and…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Employees from the Beau Rivage Casino and IP Casino are set to testify before the Mississippi Gaming Commission virtually Thursday. The employees plan to testify via Zoom about workplace conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen workers…
Here are the winning numbers for tonight’s Powerball draw.
Airbus Helicopters Inc, will deliver 16 choppers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Governor Tate Reeves says today’s numbers do not fit the downward trend in COVID-19 cases that we’ve seen in recent weeks. Governor Reeves addressed the state today saying numbers have been good, however, today they’re not so good. He wants…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,349 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 74,555 confirmed cases and 2,163 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 436 cases and 17…
Pharmacists in all 50 states will be authorized to give childhood vaccinations this fall under a new federal directive.
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is reporting 34 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus and 795 new cases as of Tuesday. The Health Department said Tuesday that Mississippi has had more than 73,200 reported cases…
Here are the winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions lottery draw.
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]
Today the Mississippi Lottery Corporation completed its July transfer of more than $10 million in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This is the first deposit for fiscal year 2021 which began July 1st,…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 795 new COVID-19 cases and 34 new deaths including one new death in Jackson County. The statewide total now stands at 73,207 confirmed cases and 2,128 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area:…
The commission to redesign the Mississippi state flag reconvened this morning to vote for the final five flag designs. The five designs will be put on fabric and the commission will take public input from Mississippians to determine the final…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews on Monday recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Department Chief…
Teachers will have three options for testing across Mississippi
The Rebels will host Florida week one.
Mississippi State will head to LSU for week one.