Mississippi reported a spike in reported COVID-19 cases, even as restrictions are easing and more people are getting out and about. There were 402 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths on Thursday, the Department of Health reported today. Three…
Mississippi senators will receive a full briefing on the economic outlook of Mississippi and revenue projections when the 2020 Legislative Session reconvenes next week, according to a press release from Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann. State Economist Dr. Darrin Webb and…
Mississippi reported 255 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths on Wednesday, the Department of Health reported today. That brings the state totals to 12,222 cases reported as of Wednesday and 580 deaths. Of those numbers, 1,590 cases reported are…
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning passed a resolution at its meeting today stating the Board’s intention that the campuses of all eight public universities make plans to resume traditional operations on their campuses in the…
Mississippi reported 263 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths on Tuesday, the Department of Health reported today. That brings the state totals to 11,967 cases reported as of Monday and 570 deaths. Of those numbers, 1,568 cases reported are…
The Jackson County branch of the NAACP will be in Moss Point on Saturday to give away masks for those who need them. Members of the NAACP will be at the corner of MLK and Main Street in Moss Point…
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting its first pediatric flu death of 2020. The death was in a child from Central Mississippi. The child did not test positive for COVID-19. This is the first…
Margaritaville Resort announced that it is reopening all venues on the Biloxi property on Thursday. The resort said in a press release that additional safety measures have been put in place in preparation for the re-opening. "Our goal is to…
The state reported its first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children on Tuesday, the Department of Health reported. The child lives in Central Mississippi and tested positive for COVID-19. The child has been discharged from the hospital, the MSDH…
Hollywood Gulf Coast and Boomtown casinos will re-open their doors on Thursday, the company announced. Boomtown will open at 10 a.m., followed by Hollywood at noon. "While the amenities our customers have come to know and love may be somewhat…
MGM Resorts International announced Tuesday that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will open June 1 in Biloxi. MGM also owns Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, which will open May 25. Both properties will open with a limited capacity and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. President Trump told reporters Monday that he has been…
U.S. News & World Report this year ranked William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine No. 3 nationwide in producing the highest percentage of primary care residents. The 2020 rankings are based on data from 2017 to 2019 and included…
Only three new cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Coast on Sunday and no deaths, according to the state Department of Health. Mississippi on Monday released its new COVID-19 numbers, with 136 reported on Sunday, along with seven deaths…
A few organizations are preparing to host two free COVID-19 testing sites in the City of Moss Point. The Moss Point Visionary Circle has partnered with Coastal Family Health to provide testing to the community as part of the Moss…
Your next trip to the dentist will look slightly different now as dental offices in Mississippi continue to open in phases. Today begins phase three, allowing offices to resume non-essential visits for patients not at high-risk for COVID-19. While procedures…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 404 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 13 new deaths, three of those deaths are from prior weeks. The state total now stands at 9,090 cases and 409 deaths. Here’s a look…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 404 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 13 new deaths. Three of those deaths were from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation The state total stands at 9,090 and…
Mississippi's Supreme Court issued an executive order on Thursday that allows for some counties to resume jury trials. The state had suspended those trials on March 13 through an executive order in an effort to promote social distancing in the…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 262 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 22 new deaths. The state total stands at 8,686 and 396 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area…
Today is designated as the National Day of Prayer and at least one group has found a way to observe the day without violating the social distancing regulations in place because of COVID-19. The first Thursday in May has been…
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 217 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 32 new deaths. The state total stands at 8,424 and 374 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area…
May is ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ and now more than ever there is a renewed emphasis on the state of mental health in Mississippi. Licensed psychologist Dr. David Gavel with Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates says the onset of the COVID-19…
The world has completely changed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some people are still looking for a place they can get tested for the disease. Today in Gulfport, a free COVID-19 mobile testing unit was set up at Feed…