By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is ruling that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court…
GULFPORT, Miss. — Alcohol sales in Mississippi are seeing a big increase during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mississippi Department of Revenue announced the increase in a social media post last week. Officials say that the department's division of Alcoholic Beverage…
The latest number of COVID-19 cases has been released today after technical problems. As of today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 608 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 13 deaths. The statewide total stands at 19,091…
Educators across the Coast are reacting after a proposed pay raise for state teachers died in the legislature yesterday. The Senate passed a bill in February to give most teachers a $1,000 pay raise and a larger raise for newer…
Governor Reeves has extended the ‘Safe Return Order’ until Monday, June 29th at 8 a.m. with a few new amendments. However, under the executive order, restaurants and bars that serve alcohol will no longer need to close by 10 p.m.…
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…
Here are the Mega Millions Numbers for June 5th: 35, 47,32, 37, 55, 22
(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…