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Mississippi State News
COVID-19 Cases: 357 new cases, three new deaths statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 357 new coronavirus cases in our state and three new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 31,257 confirmed cases and 1,114 deaths. Here are the numbers for our…
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Mississippi's rules: 20 people can party indoors this 4th
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s coronavirus rules allow for crowded kitchens and family rooms this holiday weekend. The executive orders of Gov. Tate Reeves say up to 20 people can attend an…
50th inmate death in Mississippi
An autopsy will be done on an inmate who died at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The State Department of Corrections says 55-year-old Craig Brown was found unresponsive in his bed Wednesday. Efforts to resuscitate him were not successful. The department…
Governor Reeves signs new animal cruelty bill
Governor Reeves signed an animal cruelty bill into law in an effort to protect cats and dogs and to increase penalties for abuse. Now, each act of cruelty or abuse that is committed against more than one animal will count…
Hospitalizations are up in Mississippi
Mississippi is also seeing a steady increase of patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of the coronavirus. The health department says Thursday that as of Wednesday night, 602 people were hospitalized with confirmed cases and 261 were hospitalized with…
Legislature Dedicates $275M in Federal COVID-19 Funds to Rural Broadband, Distance Learning Programs
Jackson, Miss. — Rural broadband expansion and K-12 distance learning initiatives will receive almost a fourth of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, under a package appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature. Mississippi received $1.25 billion in unallocated federal aid to soften the pandemic’s…
Mississippi bans abortion based on race, sex, genetic issues
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law Wednesday that bans abortion based on the race, sex or genetic anomalies of a fetus, adding new limits in a state that…
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Governor Tate Reeves addresses COVID-19 spikes
The full reopening of the state of Mississippi has been put on pause. For weeks, Governor Tate Reeves said the plan was to fully reopen the state of Mississippi by July 1st. That is no longer happening now that Mississippi…
Dept. of Marine Resources shutdown as legislators battle for funding for agency
The State Department of Marine Resources is shut down as legislators in Jackson fight over funding for the agency. Today was the first day of the new fiscal year and without the appropriations bill passed by the state Senate and…
State flag taken down for retirement ceremony
Mississippi officials held a ceremony today to retire the former state flag, a day after Governor Tate Reeves signed a new law to remove it from the state. The new law required a ceremony for the ‘prompt, dignified, and respectful…
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Autopsy to be done for deceased inmate
The Mississippi Department of Corrections says an autopsy is in order for an inmate who died in a Jackson hospital. The inmate, identified as 58-year-old Herman David Wiley, was taken to the hospital from a correctional facility in Rankin County.…
Governor Reeves delivers remarks at Bill Signing Ceremony for Mississippi Flag Bill
JACKSON — Tonight, Governor Tate Reeves held a ceremony to sign House Bill 1796, which retires the current Mississippi state flag and creates a commission to design a new one that will be voted on in November. Delivering brief remarks, Governor Reeves…
COVID-19: 680 new cases, 14 new deaths statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 680 new coronavirus cases in our state and 14 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 27,247 confirmed cases and 1,073 deaths. Here are the numbers for our…
Governor Tate Reeves Signing Ceremony for Mississippi Flag Bill
After the Mississippi Legislature voted to adopt a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem Sunday, the bill now needs approval from Governor Tate Reeves to move forward. Today at 5 p.m., Governor Reeves is holding a ceremony to…
COVID-19: 675 new cases, 20 new deaths statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 675 new coronavirus cases in our state today, along with 20 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 26,567 confirmed cases and 1,059 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County…
Mississippi lawmakers vote to surrender Confederate symbol from state flag
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the…
Bill proposes $50M to expand broadband access for students
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Legislation in the Mississippi House proposes using $50 million of the state’s federal coronavirus relief funding to improve broadband access for students in underserved areas during the pandemic. “These kids have…
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Governor Tate Reeves extends Safe Return Order to protect public health amid rising cases
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves extended his Safe Return order an additional week to protect Mississippians and limit transmission as cases rise in the state. Consulting with Dr. Thomas Dobbs and our state health experts, Governor Reeves signed a new executive…
Health officials report first human case of West Nile Virus in Mississippi for 2020
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) for 2020. The case was reported in Claiborne County. In 2019, Mississippi had a total of 15 WNV cases and no…