‘Open Arms’ offers incentives for vaccine recipients
For the first time on the Coast, a $50 incentive is given to new COVID vaccine recipients. Open Arms Health Care Center is offering $50 to persons receiving their…
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Ocean Springs Rotary Club teams up with SRHS for COVID vaccine event
With COVID cases rising rapidly in the U.S. and along the Coast, the Ocean Springs Rotary Club partnered with Singing River Health System and…
NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
By KAREN MATTHEWS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN NEW YORK (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor…
Mississippi vaccinations increase for 1st time in 3 months
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi increased last week for the first time in three months as numbers of new cases surge in the state. Around 53,000 people received either…
Mississippi weekend virus cases increase sixfold in 3 weeks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s department of health reported Monday that the state saw almost 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as the virus surges statewide. That’s an increase of more than six times the number of…
Walmart closes D'Iberville store for 'deep cleaning'
Walmart is closing its D'Iberville store at 2 p.m. today in order to allow for a deep cleaning of the building. Corporate affairs spokesman Brian Little said in an email that the store at 3615 Sangani Boulevard is undergoing the…
Biloxi closes fire stations to the public because of COVID outbreak
Biloxi Fire Department has had to close its stations to the public because of a spike in COVID-19 cases among its employees. Last week, the department had five firefighters out after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to their Facebook post.…
Backpack safety for kids
Kids are heading back to school along the Coast and with that comes carrying heavy backpacks filled with school supplies and textbooks. Improper backpack use can cause long term injuries to children.…
Extreme heat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi’s Southern six counties are currently under a heat advisory. Temperatures are expected to hit the mid90s Friday, but if you’re outside, it might feel more like 110 degrees.…
USM offers chance at tuition break, other incentives for students who are vaccinated
The University of Southern Mississippi is offering incentives to students who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. USM made the announcement Wednesday as a way to encourage students to get vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester. Through the program, fully vaccinated…
Beau Rivage updates mask policy, now requires all employees to wear face covering
Beau Rivage and Gold Strike casinos are now requiring all employees to wear masks on property, according to the parent company of MGM Resorts. Mary Cracchiolo Spain, spokesperson for the company, said in an email that beginning today, the policy…
Spokeswoman: Mississippi governor won’t mandate masks in schools
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves does not plan to issue a mask mandate for schools, even as COVID-19 cases are proliferating…
Local parent advocates for mask policies in schools
Given the new evidence on the delta variant, today the CDC is recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools. One local…
Rapid increase of Delta Variant cases in Mississippi
Mississippi is seeing a rapid increase in positive COVID cases throughout the state. The increase is happening as some schools are starting classes and as thousands of people…
CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reversing course on some masking guidelines. The agency announced new recommendations Tuesday that even vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.…
Mississippi sees big jump in COVID-19 positive test results
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi health officials say the state is seeing its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread. The state is…
MSDH reports 1,317 new COVID-19 cases
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 1,317 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and eight deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 333, 180 with 7,502 deaths. Among cases and…
UPDATE: COVID cases in the community
Just like the entire nation, health care systems on the Coast are seeing new cases of COVID pop up in the community. Memorial Hospital currently has 24 COVID patients, seven…
Thirty-five COVID patients at Singing River Hospitals
Mississippi’s increasing COVID patient numbers are causing a change in safety protocols at Singing River medical hospitals. The need to keep visitors, patients, and staff safe from coronavirus was…
COVID cases rise, delta variant spreads among unvaccinated in Mississippi
Today, Mississippi is reporting 961 new COVID cases. This comes as the state faces an explosion that’s crippling local hospitals and a rise in delta…
Top doctor: Mississippi faces ‘rough few weeks’ with COVID
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi state health officer on Tuesday implored people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a highly transmissible variant of the virus is spreading a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S.…
Health officer: Mississippi seeing ‘4th wave’ of COVID cases
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote…
Judge: Monitor to oversee Mississippi mental health system
By LEAH WILLIAMSON JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent monitor be put into place to oversee Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system. The monitor will be tasked with verifying data submitted by the state…
MSDH reporting large spike in COVID-19 cases
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting a spike in reported COVID-19 cases today. The latest daily total released by the department says there are 641 new COVID-19…