The Mississippi State Department of Health and the University of Mississippi Medical Center have announced mobile COVID-19 testing sites for the upcoming week. Anyone can be tested who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, shortness of breath or sore … Continued
Article provided by Brett Kittredge, Mississippi Center for Public Policy Legislation to make it easier for military spouses to obtain an occupational license when they move to Mississippi will be among the item’s legislators will be able to consider when they … Continued
When the University of Mississippi Medical Center hits a new daily high on hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients, it’s a constant reminder of the complexities that go far beyond practicing medicine in a pandemic. Heidi Logan, nurse on … Continued
A Jackson teen has won an international art competition. The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes recently announced that Charles Rounds III, a senior at Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex (APAC) in Jackson, has been awarded a $6,000 grand … Continued
Friday marked the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, a federal law that supports a strong American shipping industry by requiring all goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on ships that are built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens or … Continued
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division moved destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) to Pier Four on the east bank of the Pascagoula River on Friday, signifying the reopening of a facility decimated in Hurricane Katrina. The newly reactivated, 187-acre … Continued
To prevent an additional burden on Mississippi families, no application is needed. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) and Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to … Continued
After technical problems at the Mississippi State Department of Health delayed the release of today’s numbers, the department is now reporting 209 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 16,769. 803 Mississippians … Continued
Information Courtesy of the FBI The Walnut, Miss. Police Department, the Sheriff’s Offices in Alcorn and Tippah counties, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the FBI are asking for the public’s assistance to find 14-year-old Nathan Alexander Covarrubias. Nathan was last … Continued
Due to the economic effects of COVID-19, it looks as if pay raises for Mississippi teachers is no longer possible, even after the Senate passed a bill to do just that in January. “I commend them for doing that, but … Continued