Vancleave High Class of 2020
Here is the Class of 2020 for Vancleave High School. Sydney Salter is the valedictorian and Cheyenne Strickland is the salutatorian. According to the…
Mississippi
Governor Tate Reeves announces Safe Return for Mississippi in final stages of reopening economy
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced his Safer At Home order will be ending on June 1 to be replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery for Mississippi. In his new Safe Return order, Governor Reeves…
Slow economic recovery expected for Mississippi
The state economist says Mississippi can expect a long, slow economic recovery from the shock of job losses and the steep decline in commercial activity tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Darrin Webb spoke to legislators Tuesday. He says that at…
Ocean Springs High Class of 2020
Here is the Class of 2020 at Ocean Springs High School. Kaekoa Siangco is the valedictorian and Aydin Elise Virga is…
Mississippi sees spike in reported COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths
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…
Reeves announces storm disaster assistance from SBA
Governor Tate Reeves on Friday announced disaster assistance for Mississippi businesses and residents hit by the severe storms and tornado on April 19, 2020. Working to help Mississippians recover from the devastation, Governor Reeves sent a letter to Administrator Jovita…
State Legislature to reconvene Tuesday; economy is on agenda
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…
Christian Collegiate Academy Class of 2020
Here is the Class of 2020 for Christian Collegiate Academy in Gulfport. Braden Harrison Martinelli is the valedictorian and…
Coast counties report only seven new cases of COVID-19
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…
Biloxi Police make arrest in commercial burglary case
Biloxi Police Department arrested a Gulfport man in connection with a commercial burglary case. John Brown, 25, was charged with burglary of a commercial building on Wednesday. The arrest stemmed from an investigation where Brown allegedly entered into a room…
South Mississippi reports no deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday
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…
Port of Gulfport executive director resigns
Jonathan Daniels, the executive director and CEO of the Port of Gulfport, has resigned his position in Mississippi to take a similar position in Florida. The resignation, accepted by the Mississippi State Port Authority Board of Commissioners, is effective June…
First child inflammatory syndrome case reported in Mississippi
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…
Lottery Corporation transfers $9.7M to state for April
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation on Monday completed its April transfer of $9,709,843.36 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total amount deposited to the state to more than $47.2 million since…
Evictions can restart June 1, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says that as of June 1, landlords can again start evicting tenants. He suspended evictions several weeks ago because people were losing jobs during the coronavirus…
Total cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi surpasses 10,000; over 450 deaths reported
(WXXV) — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 182 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 8 new deaths as of Tuesday, May 12. Seven of those deaths were from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation. Mississippi's…
Gyms, salons, barbershops allowed to reopen in Mississippi with restrictions
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says barbershops, salons and gyms can start reopening Monday but must take steps to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Reeves made the announcement Friday. Reeves also extended his “safer at home” order by two…
South Mississippi trucker among hundreds in Washington asking Trump Administration to support trucking industry
One local trucker is among hundreds in Washington, D.C. asking the Trump Administration to support the trucking industry during the COVID-19 crisis. Charles Claburn is a D'Iberville resident and has been a trucker for 30 years. He says the trucking…
COVID-19 cases spike in state with nearly 400 reported and 20 deaths
Cases of COVID-19 spiked in the state on Thursday, with 397 reported to state health officials. The Mississippi Department of Health also reported 20 deaths, although 11 of the deaths occurred between March 29 and April 16, and are based…
Mississippi unemployment claims remain high during pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi processed fewer unemployment claims last week than the week before, but the state is still seeing dramatically more claims than usual as businesses struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. A federal agency says Thursday that Mississippi processed 201,890 claims…
Mississippi health officials report 227 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths on Tuesday
Eleven more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 250. There were 227 more cases reported on Monday; the state now stands at 6,569 cases statewide. In South Mississippi, there were 11 new…
Mississippi inmates, prison staff given masks to try to slow spread of COVID-19
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All inmates and employees in Mississippi prisons have been given masks to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, the state Department of Corrections said Monday. Advocates have repeatedly raised concerns…
Mississippi Legislature to resume 2020 session on May 18
By agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the Mississippi Legislature will reconvene the 2020 Legislative Session on Monday, May 18. The Legislature recessed its 125-day Session temporarily on March 18, following the Governor’s…
COVID-19 cases in Mississippi surpasses 6,000; two deaths reported Sunday
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 229. There were 183 more cases reported on Sunday; the state now stands at 6,094 statewide. In South Mississippi, there were 16 new cases…