… and then there were 147. The Mississippi State flag commission has narrowed down their choices to 147 after almost 3,000 submissions were sent in. RELATED: State flag commission holds first meeting The commission includes Reuben Anderson, Cyrus Ben, Sherri Carr Bevis, … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting just 476 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report — the second straight day well below 1,000 new cases after 576 were reported Sunday — brings Mississippi’s total up to 67,649. With the confirmation of *16 additional … Continued
Lawmakers were last at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 1st. Shortly thereafter, over 40 members in both the House and Senate were diagnosed with COVID-19 and several were hospitalized. Among those who tested positive for the virus were Lt. Governor … Continued
Photos courtesy of Ole Miss/MSU Athletics The 2020 college football season appears to be hanging by a thread with dominos beginning to fall following an emergency meeting between the Power 5 Conference commissioners held on Sunday. This morning, the Big … Continued
photo courtesy of sanderson farms championship The 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship will go on, however, it will be without fans in attendance. On Monday morning, the annual PGA event’s official Facebook page announced the decision. The decision does not come … Continued
After Madison County police issued a traffic stop on 2 men for driving with an expired tag, they ended up seizing 400 lbs of marijuana. The driver, Aaron Abernathy and passenger, Esteban Molina-Torres, both have a $100,000 bond. Both men … Continued
Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Michigan Senator Gary Peters, introduced the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support (FLOODS) Act to establish a National Integrated Flood Information System. “Flooding is a … Continued
Mississippi lawmakers will make their way back to the capitol on Monday. A post on the Mississippi Legislature’s website confirmed that Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn have agreed to call legislators back to Jackson … Continued
Three suspects are in custody in connection with the shooting death of off-duty state trooper Lieutenant Troy Morris. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, 24-year-old Treyon Washington was taken into custody in Jefferson County and charged with murder. Washington … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed an additional 1,210 cases of COVID-19 with 26 deaths induced by the virus. Mississippi, which stands at 5th per capita in most COVID-19 cases, has now seen a total 66,646 cases … Continued