Congressman Steven Palazzo is urging FEMA to provide more personal protective equipment to Mississippi. Palazzo says he has spoken to FEMA Administrator, Pete Gaynor, and raised the concern that south Mississippi is not receiving adequate medical resources to help with … Continued
(Information from the Mississippi Department of Transportation) To assist with the transportation and delivery of critical commodities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is waiving required weight permits and fees, allowing weight increases and suspending … Continued
Image courtesy of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Mississippi’s delegation in D.C. is requesting federal aid following the February flooding of the Pearl River. The delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of a major federal disaster … Continued
Graduation ceremonies are one of many events that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, but Southern Miss is hopeful that its class of 2020 will walk across the stage later this year. The university announced that commencement ceremonies have … Continued
Representative William Andrews of Purvis has resigned from the Mississippi House of Representatives, effective today. Andrews sent a letter of resignation to Governor Tate Reeves, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn on March 27th. Andrews … Continued
By Shelby Dean, the senior student representative on the Mississippi State Board of Education and a student at Clinton High School I don’t think anyone, especially us high school seniors, saw this coming. I keep thinking back to mid-January, a … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has signed a new executive order establishing a shelter-in-place for Lauderdale County to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of all Mississippians. The Mississippi Department of Health identified Lauderdale County as the first localized … Continued
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health the total number of cases now stands at 937. That is 90 new cases reported. The total number of deaths is at 20, with 4 new being reported. A sum of 4,454 … Continued
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has unveiled a list of airports where employees tested positive for COVID-19. While airports in Mississippi are not on the list, the TSA has confirmed airports in two neighboring states had infected employees; Louis Armstrong … Continued
You may have heard that Governor Tate Reeves is shutting down liquor stores at 3:00 pm. This information is false. Governor Reeves has issued a statement dispelling the rumor: The Mississippi Department of Revenue has also issued an official statement: … Continued