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Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he is working to address the recent surge in COVID cases without issuing a statewide mask mandate. Friday, Mississippi reported more than 5,023 new COVID cases, its largest single day increase in cases since the start of the pandemic. “This current wave seems to be more and more […]

A lumber company is expanding in north Mississippi. Hankins Lumber is investing more than $12 million into the Grenada County sawmill that will be called Hankins Timbers.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — More than 1,000 Desoto County students are quarantined after hundreds of positive cases at schools, more than 3 percent of the county’s student body. While that seems like a small number, parents and educators say time spent in quarantine could have long-term impact on learning. At Southaven Middle School, 232 students are […]

Mississippi health care professionals are the first to sign petitions that would put Medicaid expansion on the November 2022 ballot. They signed in support of Initiative 76 on Tuesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — To Democrats championing the White House’s student loan forgiveness plan, it was the long-awaited delivery of one of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises. To Republicans — and even some in the president’s own party — it was an ill-advised move that was unfair to those who had diligently paid back their […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All capacity restrictions on indoor and outdoor events in Mississippi have been lifted under a new executive order that goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced executive order 1551 Friday afternoon. It also applies to K-12 school events. “Getting our kids back in school last August was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As hospitals across the Mid-South are strained by the rising number of COVID patients, the governors of Arkansas and Mississippi on Tuesday addressed the crisis, and what help could be on the way in the Memphis area.  In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves says more than 1,000 out-of-state medical workers are being deployed this […]

Starting this summer, Mississippi will allow home delivery of liquor, beer, wine or light spirits from local package stores or retailers.

Mississippi will join a growing number of states and the federal government in banning the use of restraints on women giving birth in a jail or prison.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with the near collapse of its water system, prompting emergency declarations from President Joe Biden and Gov. Tate Reeves. Jackson has dangerously low water pressure this week, and many of the city’s 150,000 residents have been without water flowing from their faucets. Problems started days after […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi’s governor held a news conference on Friday, one day after he announced the extension of Mississippi’s State of Emergency for 30 days. During the news conference, Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced he has no intention of issuing a statewide mask mandate at this time. He also said he will not […]