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UPDATE: David Neal Cox received a lethal injection Wednesday night at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Authorities said he was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. CST. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who killed his estranged wife and terrorized their family is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening in Mississippi and become […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gov. Tate Reeves has announced Mississippi’s State of Emergency will end in a little over a week. Reeves announced Thursday that the State of Emergency will end November 20 at 11:59 p.m. “With more than 3,000,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine having been administered in Mississippi and with COVID-19 infections and resulting […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislative leaders said Friday that they are asking Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the House and Senate into special session to enact a medical marijuana program and approve financial help for hospitals. They also want legislators during the session to authorize death benefit payments for law enforcement officers and […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The authors of Mississippi’s 1890 constitution had racist intent when they stripped voting rights from people convicted of some felonies because they chose crimes they thought were more likely to be committed by Black people, an attorney argued Wednesday in a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Members of the Mississippi Legislature held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the state’s teacher pay structure. The discussion was led by the Senate Education Committee and included testimonies and insight from experts. They said teacher pay is only a piece of the puzzle, while showing support to educators is another. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is speaking out against the new federal vaccination mandates President Joe Biden issued Thursday. During his address to the nation, Biden announced that all employers with 100 or more employees must either mandate vaccines or test weekly. Biden also said businesses with more than 100 employees will be […]

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (Mississippi Today) – A group of DeSoto County School District parents who are also physicians say their district — the largest in Mississippi — has ignored their advice on COVID-19 policies and has not been transparent or inclusive in setting its protocols, which include no mask requirement for students and teachers. These doctors […]

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held a news conference on Monday, August 30, to discuss the impacts from Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, August 29, which was the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Before Ida made landfall, Reeves declared a State of Emergency for Mississippi. Reeves announced eight […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida faced a new danger as they began the massive task of clearing debris and repairing damage from the storm: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds […]

President Joe Biden and federal agencies are promising aid is on the way after Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana over the weekend.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mississippi State Department of Health says COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites throughout the state will be closed due to Hurricane Ida. All sites will be closed Monday, August 30, and sites in central and south Mississippi will remain closed Tuesday, August 31. The state health department says further closings are possible […]