Singing River Health System has had six positive tested cases of COVID-19. Four have been inpatients in isolation with one soon to be discharged and two are isolated at home. So far the health system has performed 70 total tests,…
As local residents continue to stay home and practice social distancing, many are trying to mentally adjust to the several quick lifestyle changes that may come with it. Since the Coronavirus outbreak in Mississippi, Gulfport Behavioral Health System has seen…
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the expansion of the state’s telehealth coverage to increase and further care for Mississippians and slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Reeves instructed the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to expand and allow additional use of…
A South Carolina man wanted for five counts of attempted murder has been captured in Jackson County. Sheriff Mike Ezell says a nationwide release was issued Wednesday on 33-year-old Jonathan Emilien. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday night, the Jackson County Emergency…
PASCAGOULA, MS- All branches of the Jackson-George Regional Library System will suspend all on-site services beginning Friday, March 20, 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic until further notice. This suspension will be reviewed on Friday, April 17, 2020, by the…
To protect staff, visitors and community and minimize the spread of illness, Memorial Hospital is closing onsite operations. Alternatives for requests or communication are as follows: Health Information Management (Medical Records): Patients seeking access to medical records from any Memorial location…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the first death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi. The case was a male 60-65 years old from Hancock County with chronic underlying conditions. He died in a Louisiana hospital. “As the…
Two inmates who escaped from a community work center were captured. Twenty-three year-old Bobby Morgan and 20-year-old Caleb Johnston were captured after escaping from the Wilkinson County Community Work Center in Woodville on Tuesday. Officers located the two men in…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 with 18 total cases in the coastal counties. Seven counties now have their first case of Coronavirus including Holmes, Jones, Smith, Walthall, Wilkinson, Winston, and Yazoo counties.…
The Biloxi Police Department needs your help finding a missing person. Thirty-eight year-old Donald Holden reportedly went missing after he told the reporting party he was going to an unknown location in D’Iberville to ‘hang out with some guys.’ The…