News
First case of Monkeypox identified in Mississippi
On Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting its first case of Monkeypox in a Mississippi resident. The specimen was tested at the ...
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News
Incoming health officer backs postpartum Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s incoming state health officer has stated his support for expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage. The policy, which some Republican lawmakers oppose, would ...
by AP/Wire, Thursday, July 21, 2022 3:16 pm
News
Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion
The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ended a lawsuit Tuesday in ...
by AP/Wire, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 1:30 pm
Lafayette County
Lafayette County flagged as “high risk” for COVID-19
Confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to MSDH have continued to increase. Lafayette County has been recently flagged as “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19. The county ...
by AP/Wire, Monday, July 18, 2022 10:00 am
News
WIC further expands formula options to combat nationwide shortage
Starting today the Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Women, Infants and Children’s Nutrition Program (WIC) will temporarily expand its formula options for participants. This ...
by AP/Wire, Thursday, July 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Crime
Man sentenced on lesser charges in Lorenzen Wright’s slaying
A Tennessee man serving life in prison after his first-degree murder conviction in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was sentenced Friday on ...
by AP/Wire, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 10:19 am
News
Lone Mississippi abortion clinic seeks legal path to reopen
Attorneys for Mississippi’s only abortion clinic filed papers Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law that bans most abortions and to ...
by AP/Wire, Friday, July 8, 2022 3:30 pm
News
Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
As attorneys argued about abortion laws across the South on Tuesday, a Mississippi judge rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily ...
by AP/Wire, Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:15 pm
Crime
DeSoto County man pleads guilty to making threats of racial violence
A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to buy an assault rifle after making racist threats online. Aubrey Sakai Suzuki, 21, ...
by AP/Wire, Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:15 am
News
Mississippi new laws: Tax cut, teacher pay raise, equal pay, CRT, Parker’s Law
Several new laws take effect in Mississippi on Friday, July 1, which is also the first day of the new state budget year. Teacher Pay ...
by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:32 pm
News
Mississippi clinic challenges law banning most abortions
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block a state law that will ban most abortions. The lawsuit says the Mississippi Supreme ...
by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:55 am
News Main
10-day clock starts on closing Mississippi abortion clinic
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has taken a step to activate a law that will ban most abortions in the state. The 2007 state law ...
by AP/Wire, Monday, June 27, 2022 8:03 am
Events
Juneteenth holiday weekend approaches
The term Juneteenth is a blend of the words June and nineteenth. The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. Often ...
by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:15 am
News
US Sen. Wicker of Mississippi again tests positive for COVID
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has again tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday. His communications director, Phillip Waller, said Wicker took ...
by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:30 am
Garden/Outdoors
Help swallow-tailed kites come home to Mississippi
Swallow-tailed kites are among Mississippi’s most striking birds with their contrasting black and white feathers and long V-shaped tails. Researchers have asked that sightings of ...
by AP/Wire, Monday, June 13, 2022 10:10 am
Crime
Tishomingo County ER doctor sentenced to prison for tax evasion
An emergency room doctor from Golden, Mississippi has been sentenced to almost three years in prison today for failing to pay his taxes. According to ...
by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:35 pm
Elections
Mississippi election: 1st Congressional District ballot
Mississippi holds party primaries today for its four U.S. House seats, with three Republicans and one Democrat seeking reelection including Republican Rep. Trent Kelly. Polls ...
by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 9:22 am
Business
Ex-governor Ronnie Musgrove seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing ...
by AP/Wire, Friday, June 3, 2022 12:30 pm
Business
First all-female rideshare business in Mississippi launched
Troublesome incidents involving women rideshare passengers and drivers have increased enough to prompt an entrepreneur in Mississippi’s capital to come up with a new business. ...
by AP/Wire, Monday, May 30, 2022 9:16 am
Food
Inflation will make your Memorial Day BBQ more costly
The upcoming Memorial Day BBQ will be a lot harder on consumer wallets this year. Barbecue staples like hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and beer are ...
by AP/Wire, Saturday, May 28, 2022 11:22 am
Crime
Judge: Ex-cop Kinne must pay $2.2M to children of woman he killed
OXFORD (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a former Mississippi police officer to pay $2.2 million to four children of a woman whom he ...
by AP/Wire, Friday, May 27, 2022 5:33 pm
Education
Mississippi: reading test almost at pre-pandemic pass rate
A preliminary snapshot of 3rd graders’ literacy proficiency in Mississippi shows a passing rate nearly the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic, the state education ...
by AP/Wire, Friday, May 27, 2022 8:50 am
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