Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco passes away at age of 50
A second Mississippi sheriff has passed away from COVID-19 in as many weeks. Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco passed away this afternoon at the age...
Category : COVID-19
Health officials report zero available ICU beds in Mississippi
Mississippi’s healthcare system continues to be stretched thin as the latest wave of the pandemic, fueled by the Delta variant, causes rising case numbers and...
Mississippi teacher suspended for boycotting mask mandate
Tyler Kuntz is a teacher in the Oxford School District that was suspended for two days without pay for taking a stance against the district’s...
Think the COVID vaccine happened overnight? LSU Doctor says it took years of research
by Andi Davis
Dr. Catherine O’Neal is chief medical officer of Our Lady of the Lake hospital system in Baton Rouge, Louisana. She is also an assistant professor...
MS Supreme Court allows judges to postpone trials as COVID surges
With the continued spread of the Delta variant, the Mississippi Supreme Court has issued an emergency order implementing COVID-19 safeguards in all courts in the...
Despite recent criticism, State Health Officer receives public support from Senate leader
by Andi Davis
Over the last seven days, 14,000+ new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi. As state health officials continue to warn of the rapid spread...
Coast Hospital System reaches new peak as COVID cases surge
Hospital’s across the state are dealing with the surge in COVID cases, and nursing shortages. Singing River Health System on the coast is almost at...
Vicksburg Mayor: “I just apologize for being so stupid.”
by Andi Davis
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs recently contracted COVID-19, however, during an interview with Paul Gallo on SuperTalk Mississippi Thursday, he revealed he was not vaccinated. Flaggs...
$1,000 offered to African American-owned barbershops to host vaccine events
Mississippi will participate in an initiative backed by the White House aimed at increasing vaccinations in the African American Community. Thursday, MSDH Senior Deputy and...
MSDH guidance leads to mask mandates at Mississippi universities
Following new guidance from the Mississippi State Department of Health, several universities across the state have now implemented mask mandates as the fall semester approaches...