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...
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Can doctors determine which COVID-19 patients may be more at-risk before symptoms develop?
by Andi Davis
Image above: Some of the UMMC researchers teaming up with scientists at Harvard and MIT to study the early cellular response to COVID-19 and what...
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...
New “Destructive” severe thunderstorm warning category to trigger wireless emergency alerts
by Andi Davis
Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same. Hazardous conditions range from tornadoes, large hail storms, and widespread straight-line winds...
Columbia man sentenced for child exploitation
by Andi Davis
39-year-old William Andrew Chapman, who pled guilty to one count of child exploitation, has been sentenced to 10 years in the custody of the Mississippi...
‘Christmas at the Mansion’ competition underway
by Andi Davis
First Lady Elee Reeves has launched her second annual ‘Christmas at the Mansion’ competition. In preparation for the 2020 holiday season, the First Lady asked...
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...