MSDH enacts ‘COVID-19 System of Care Plan’ as surge strains hospitals
On a day that Mississippi experienced its largest one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases since late January with 1,875 cases, the state’s top health officials...
Leflore County Sheriff K-9 dies after being left in hot patrol car
A K-9 officer in Leflore County has died after being left inside of a patrol car. A report from the Greenwood Commonwealth states that ‘Baron’,...
Neshoba County Fair honored with Country Music Trail marker
Photo courtesy of Visit Mississippi The Neshoba County Fair is known for many things, including music. With that in mind, the Country Music Trail Commission...
MDOC pauses visitation at state prisons amid rising COVID-19 cases
Visitation at all Mississippi prisons has been suspended due to an increase in COVID-19 cases across the state. Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain announced today...
CDC recommends masks in schools & indoor settings for fully vaccinated
Photo courtesy of CDC With the Delta variant causing a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country once again, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Texas & Oklahoma formally request “invitations for membership” from SEC
Photo courtesy of SECsports.com/SEC Staff Texas and Oklahoma are on the doorstep of joining the SEC as the two schools have formally requested “invitations for...
Former Oxford officer to plead guilty on 2019 murder charges
The former Oxford police officer charged with the murder of a mother of four will plead guilty in a Union County Court on Friday. Lafayette...
Educators call for mask mandate in schools as academic year nears
The beginning of the 2021-22 school year is just weeks away, and with Mississippi facing rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Mississippi Association of Educators...
Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw recaps visit to Neshoba County Fair
Photo courtesy of MSGOP Chairman Frank Bordeaux The Neshoba County Fair is underway and never fails to attract big names from the political realm. This...
Civil rights leader Bob Moses passes away at age 86
Bob Moses at SNCC conference in Waveland, MS, November 1964. Photo Courtesy snccdigital.org – Danny Lyon. Civil rights leader Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ P. Moses, an organizer...