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JACKSON, Miss. — All Mississippians will be eligible for COVID vaccine appointments beginning Tuesday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday. Reeves said almost 10,000 appointments would be available statewide over the next three weeks. “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians. Get your shot friends – and let’s get back to […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived in Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday to visit a COVID-19 vaccination site. While in Jackson, the first lady toured the COVID-19 vaccination site at Jackson State University (JSU). The clinic is organized in partnership with the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center. The first lady encouraged everyone in […]

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. […]

Click here if you cannot view the video JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi governor Tate Reeves held a media briefing on COVID-19 in the state Thursday afternoon.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Governor Tate Reeves has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through Mississippi Friday night and into Saturday morning. The governor has requested an expedited timeframe for a Major Disaster Declaration due to the severity of the damage and loss of life. Gov. Reeves issued the proclamation on Saturday after initial […]

Mississippi will officially have a new state flag next week, with a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.”

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 […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The opinion comes […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – 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. “Y’all, we’re going to have a rough few weeks,” State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs […]

PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and sexually assaulting her young daughter as her mother lay dying was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the first inmate executed in Mississippi in nine years. David Neal Cox, 50, abandoned all appeals and filed court papers calling himself “worthy […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves have been tapped for leadership roles within the Republican Governors Association.