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Click here to watch the livestream on Facebook. JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Tate Reeves will hold his daily briefing on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mississippi is currently reporting 10,483 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 480 deaths. State health officials say 393 new cases and 15 new deaths have been reported since May […]

Governor Tate Reeves is giving updates as coronavirus cases in the state reached 10,090 total on Wednesday.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — As businesses are allowed to slowly reopen in Mississippi, rules about tattoo parlors are causing confusion between local leaders and the state. Monday was the first day the governor’s newest safer-at-home order went into effect, specifically allowing barbershops and hair salons to open. Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite said he interprets that to […]

Note: Gov. Tate Reeves’ order specifically applied to salons and gyms, not tattoo parlors, though Southaven has interpreted that order to also include tattoo parlors. SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Businesses across northern Mississippi will begin to reopen as state health officials continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tate Reeves announced tattoo parlors, salons, barbershops and […]

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The wait is finally over for hair salons and barbershops in Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves is allowing them to open Monday. “I’m doing this because I believe that I cannot allow our small businesses to fold and for families to be destroyed simply by government order,” Gov. Reeves said. Michelle Johnson owns […]

Click here to watch the livestream on Facebook. JACKSON, MISS. — Gov. Tate Reeves extended Mississippi’s Safer at Home order Friday afternoon. The state’s Safer at Home order was set to expire Monday, May 11. In a release sent Friday, Reeves said he will be extending the state’s order for another two weeks. The order […]

Click here to watch the livestream on Facebook. JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Tate Reeves is addressing the media as Mississippi enters stage two of the governor’s reopening plan. The second stage of the governor’s plan includes reopening restaurants for in-house dining at 50 percent capacity, opening parks with limited hours and allowing outdoor gathers of […]

The group is upset because their businesses have to stay closed while Gov. Tate Reeves has allowed a majority of others across the state to reopen.

One Mississippi family said they’ve obeyed the rules for weeks by not working, but now it’s about survival.

As of May 5, Mississippi has 8,207 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Governor Tate Reeves announced Monday that restaurants in the state can again offer dine-in service, as long as they practice strict social distancing guidelines.