Mississippi State issues indoor mask mandate as fall semester approaches
With students returning to campus ahead of the fall semester, Mississippi State University has announced an update to its COVID-19 polices. This includes universal masking...
Category : COVID-19
UMMC warns of “breaking point” as short-staffed hospital faces surge
Health experts at one of Mississippi’s largest hospitals are warning that the healthcare system is rapidly approaching its breaking point as hospitalizations continue to increase...
Mississippi School Superintendents forced to make tough decisions amid COVID spike
School Superintendents across Mississippi are being forced to make some tough decisions because students are returning in the midst of a spike in COVID cases. ...
Pregnancy and COVID-19: “How many other mothers do we have to lose?”
by Andi Davis
When COVID-19 descended on Portia Hayes’ Jackson home, its first prey were her two preschoolers and the children’s father. Its next victims were Hayes and...
Group of Mississippi parents want governor to ban school mask mandates
A lot of school districts that were going to let parents decide whether their children wear masks in schools are issuing mask mandates. During an...
More Mississippians getting vaccinated amid Delta surge
While the Delta variant is causing a surge in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, it may be the driving force behind an increasing number of...
Singing River Health CEO: In the COVID-19 war, “Remember the forgotten soldiers”
by Andi Davis
On Sunday, Singing River Health CEO Lee Bond took to Facebook to deliver sobering message. As the cases of COVID-19 rise across the state, Bond...
Two Pine Belt high schools shift to virtual learning due to COVID-19
While school districts across the state continue to set their COVID-19 policies as we enter the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year, two schools in...
FDA says don’t “horse around” with Ivermectin to treat COVID
by Andi Davis
The following information has been provided by the FDA COVID-19. We’ve been living with it for what sometimes seems like forever. Given the number of...
USM offering big incentives for students to get vaccinated
by Andi Davis
As schools are ramping up for the fall semester, fully vaccinated students are now eligible for incentives through a new vaccine incentive program at the...