MEMA releases preliminary damage report from winter storm
All week long, Mississippi has been dealing with the surge of winter weather. As efforts continue to restore power across the state and icy road...
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Fitch joins effort to reverse Biden’s cancellation of Operation Talon
Mississippi’s Attorney General is pushing back on a Biden Administration decision to cancel a nationwide operation that she says is aimed at stopping sex predators. ...
How are Mississippi prisons faring during the winter storm?
by Andi Davis
Well before the arctic blast enveloped much of Mississippi this week, prison officials were planning for what was coming. Commissioner Burl Cain said, “Fortunately, we began...
Most MSDH vaccination sites to remain closed Friday
With icy conditions still prevalent across the state, most MSDH-run vaccination sites will remain closed on Friday. Here’s the latest straight from the MSDH: Due...
Senate passes bill to rewrite state’s business incentive offerings
The Mississippi Senate has approved an overhaul of the state’s business incentive offerings. The ‘ Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act’— more simply identified as ‘M-Flex’...
Power outage numbers surge as winter weather continues
As Mississippi enters day five of the winter weather event, power outages are mounting once again. After outages had dropped to around 20,000 at one...
Gov. Reeves gives update as second round of winter weather nears
Four days in and the winter weather impacting Mississippi doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Governor Tate Reeves took to Facebook Live to provide the...
Update: USPS resumes normal operations in all Mississippi ZIP Codes
Photo courtesy of USPS Update: The USPS has resumed normal operations in the 11 Zip Codes where service was interrupted on Tuesday as a result...
State Fire Marshal warns of rising fire risk with freezing weather
In the midst of the persisting ice storm, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating several heating-related fire deaths. The office states that the...
Beware of black ice as melted spots refreeze overnight
While you may have seen some ice beginning to melt on the roadways Tuesday, many of those same spots have now refrozen—creating patches of black...