JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several policies today to give local school districts scheduling flexibility for the 2020-21 school year to deal with the impact of COVID-19. State law requires schools to provide 180 days…
A proposed teacher pay raise has died at the Mississippi Capitol because of budget concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. In early February, the Senate passed a bill to provide a $1,000 pay raise to most teachers and teacher assistants during…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that applications for the Back to Business Mississippi grant program will be live tomorrow, Thursday, June 11 at noon and available on the website, backtobusinessms.org. "We need to always remember: the pandemic was not just…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 374 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 21 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 18,484 cases and 868 deaths. Here’s a look at cases by county in our…
In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, there were plenty of other big winners in the June 9 Mega Millions drawing. Four of the Match 5 winning tickets are worth $2 million each because they included the optional Megaplier, which was…
By Associated Press MAGEE, Miss. — Two teenagers were killed and a third person was injured in a shooting in Mississippi’s Simpson County. Sheriff Paul Mullins said deputies were called to a home around 3:30 a.m. Monday. A 17-year-old was…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with a work group of nine superintendents from a diverse range of school districts to outline the key issues districts need to address to reopen schools. The issues are…
Two prisoners died in Mississippi over the weekend, bringing the number of inmate deaths in the state’s troubled prisons to at least 46 since December. Seventy-five year-old Jessie Minnifield died Friday night at Merit Health Center in Jackson where he…
Mississippi is seeing its largest influx of coronavirus cases since the first positive case on March 11th. Governor Tate Reeves today announcing the importance of following guidelines to prevent another outbreak. In today’s briefing, Reeves stressed that threats still remain…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 498 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 new deaths (9 of which were from May 13 to June 1 and identified from death certificate reports) Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since…
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(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is now reporting the names of long-term care (LTC) facilities that are experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19. Long-term care facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina aid. The…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services has agreed to pay the federal government $5 million to settle claims that it manipulated reporting within a food assistance program and received undeserved performance bonuses. The…
By Associated Press MOODY, Ala. (AP) — A police officer was fatally shot Tuesday night when responding to a call at a motel in Alabama, local news outlets reported. He was identified as Moody Police Sgt. Stephen Williams, 23, who…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been suspended with pay after he allegedly used a racial slur against a fellow officer. Meridian Police Officer Joey Lawn is accused of calling a black officer the n-word. Lawn is…
JACKSON, Miss. – After reviewing the recent Hinds County Chancery Court ruling regarding the release of possible protected patient information, the Mississippi Attorney General’s office has recommended that the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) release the names of current long-term…
Today, all businesses in the state of Mississippi are allowed to reopen, but at today’s press briefing, Governor Tate Reeves discussed the ongoing protests happening across the country following George Floyd’s death. Reeves said he heard the chants outside his…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the launch of the Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program website to help small businesses receive financial support quickly to recover from the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19. Since establishing the Back to…
The State Health Officer says large social gatherings are spreading the coronavirus in parts of Mississippi. Dr. Thomas Dobbs says every county is ‘one wild weekend from falling off the cliff.’ He says COVID-19 cases have increased rapidly in Wayne…
Governor Tate Reeves today addressed the increase in COVID-19 cases which now seems to be jumping to the 300 mark daily. Governor Reeves said there is a resource for all of our hospitals and long-term care facilities that is not…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 328 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 23 new deaths. The state total now stands at 14,372 cases and 693 deaths. Here’s an updated list of cases by county in our…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — The 2020-2021 shrimp season has officially opened in Mississippi state territorial waters, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The MDMR says that all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp from Mississippi waters must…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are studying plans to ban cars in the city’s French Quarter and transform the area into a pedestrian-only zone, the city’s mayor said. Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement Wednesday during a town…
