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DESOTO CO., Miss. — While Shelby County residents continue to wait hours for their COVID vaccination, things are different in Mississippi. The process at the Landers Center is simple: check in, sit in line a minute or two for your shot, wait 15 minutes for any adverse reaction and then drive home happy. Related: Health […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Thursday that four state senators are in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus. Two of the four had already been diagnosed last week, and two more have been added to the list. House Speaker Philip Gunn said last week that at least one House […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves announced the current executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will retire. Greg Michel has served as the executive director of the agency since June 2018. According to Gov. Reeves, MEMA Deputy Director Stephen McCraney will succeed Michel as the executive director. He started […]

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he wants to increase coronavirus vaccinations rapidly in the month of February.

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.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves delivered his annual State of the State address on Tuesday. The Republican discussed his priorities for the legislative session. He also talked about the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the transcript below: Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Hosemann and Speaker Gunn.  To members of the legislature […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Monday is a vaccine distribution deadline for a program that affects nursing or assisted living homes. CVS and Walgreens are supposed to vaccinate at most nursing and assisted living homes in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas as part of the federal pharmacy partnership. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office had said they expected the […]

The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Senate Minority Leader Derrick T. Simmons (D-District 12) and House Minority Leader Robert Johnson III (D-District 94) sent a letter to Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) asking him to send members of the Mississippi National Guard to the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021. Dear Governor Reeves, We respectfully request that you […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV/AP) – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves received the coronavirus vaccine Wednesday on a video streamed to Facebook Live. The Republican governor said he wanted to take the vaccine publicly to demonstrate his “confidence in its safety and efficacy.” “We’ve heard from a lot of Mississippians who are concerned about taking the vaccine and what […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is holding a press conference to provide the latest updates on the coronavirus.