(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 238 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 4,512. MSDH is also confirming 10 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
Coast beaches are reopening as a result of revised stay-at-home guidelines for Mississippi and that means other state recreational areas will follow suit. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will reopen state lakes and state park lakes to…
Over Easter weekend strong storms ravaged Mississippi and damaged areas in Northern Louisiana, but of those storms none caused more extensive damage than the tornado that wreaked havoc in South Mississippi. The National Weather Service reported that it was the…
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Mississippians, according to Governor Tate Reeves in a press conference this morning. However, Governor Reeves says we are still in the eye of the storm and has decided to…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s governor has formed a commission of private-sector business leaders tasked with making recommendations on how the state can economically recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tate Reeves announced the creation of the Governor’s Commission for…
JACKSON, Miss. - A 5-year-old girl is dead and at least three adults injured during a shooting at an apartment complex in Mississippi's capital city. Jackson Police investigators said someone shot into an apartment at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bullets hit…
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Sherwin Williams has donated 5,000 N95 masks to first responders across Mississippi. The masks are being distributed through ‘First Responders of Mississippi,’ a non-profit organization that helps police, fire, and rescue workers and agencies…
(WXXV) — Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Sherwin Williams, a leading American manufacturer of paints, has donated 5,000 3M N95 masks to first responders across Mississippi. The masks are being distributed through First Responders of Mississippi (FROM), a non-profit…
Effective immediately, the statewide burn ban has been lifted. County burn bans remain in effect. The Mississippi Forestry Commission announced the lift on their Facebook page. Mississippians are encouraged to continue to use caution when burning outdoors. The Mississippi Forestry…
The University of Mississippi Medical Center will conduct several clinical trials on potential treatment options for people infected with Coronavirus. Leaders of the medical center announced the trials today. Among the drugs being tested is an antimalarial medication that President…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 273 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 3,360. MSDH is also confirming 11 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves today toured parts of the state that were hit hard by severe weather on Sunday. Soso was one of the areas in Jones County that suffered heavy damage. Drone video shows homes with roofs ripped off…
(WXXV) — Governor Tate Reeves announced Tuesday afternoon that schools in Mississippi will remain closed for the remainder of the school year to slow the spread of COVID-19. To ensure that Mississippi students' education continues through the remainder of the…
JACKSON, Miss. – Fraud schemes become more common, according to State Auditor Shad White, during emergencies. To help combat that fraud, the Office of the State Auditor today released information on the best authorities to contact if Mississippians see a fraud…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 145 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 3,087. MSDH is also confirming 13 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections on Monday night made its first announcement of a coronavirus case in one of the state prisons. An inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary was…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — The first woman to serve as a Mississippi Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 88. The court said in a news release Monday that retired Justice Lenore Loving Prather died Saturday at her…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections on Monday night made its first announcement of a Coronavirus case in one of the state prisons. An inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary was found to have had to the…
The first wave of stimulus relief checks were deposited into some Americans’ bank accounts over the weekend, according to the IRS. The one-time payments were approved by Congress as part of an emergency relief package intended to combat the economic…
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 161 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 2,942. MSDH is also confirming 2 new deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. The death toll in…
MISSISSIPPI (WXXV) — There are 11 confirmed deaths and multiple injuries throughout the state due the severe weather that hit Mississippi on Sunday, according to emergency management officials. Counties Reporting Fatalities: Carroll – 1 Fatality Jefferson Davis – 4 fatalities…
The rampage of COVID-19 continues throughout the country, leaving no stone unturned including in our jail and prison systems. With the initial news of the Coronavirus outbreak the entire world stopped including the court systems. “All the court cases were…
Today Mississippians eligible under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program will begin seeing the $600 stimulus funding deposited on either their debit cards or into their bank accounts, announced today by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, April 10, 2020. This…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 209 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and six deaths. The state total now stands at 2,496 including 82 deaths. Hancock County has 37 cases and five deaths, Harrison County has…