The Mississippi State Department of Health and the University of Mississippi Medical Center have announced the latest mobile COVID-19 testing sites for the upcoming week. Monday, May 25: Madison County: Madison Central High School, 1417 Highland Colony Parkway, Madison Tuesday, … Continued
Mississippi Farmers Market now open Thursdays. The Mississippi Farmers Market is extending its operating hours. Starting Thursday, May 28, the market will be open each Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. throughout the summer. This is in addition to … Continued
Two Mississippi students are among the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, which recognizes 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. Mississippi’s 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars are Vayd Sai Ramkumar of … Continued
State Treasurer David McRae says the Mississippi State Treasury has returned $1.3 million in unclaimed property during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to McRae, it is sometimes very difficult for banks, credit unions, and even retail stores to find the owner of … Continued
Information courtesy of MEMA The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering assistance to residents of Marion County following the April 19, 2020 severe weather event. Businesses and residents of Marion County can now apply for low-interest disaster loans from the … Continued
Op-Ed was written by Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Tom Downs, Dawn Erlandson Community colleges in Mississippi and nationwide have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, making contributions to enhance the capabilities of emergency responders and health care professionals. Two-year public colleges … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has announced the signing of two executive orders, extending Mississippi’s ‘safer-at-home’ order while also allowing additional reopenings and making other slight changes to the original order. The ‘safer-at-home’ order will now be in effect until Monday, June 1. … Continued
After the NCAA voted Wednesday to allow student-athletes to return to their respective campuses for voluntary workouts, the SEC has announced that “voluntary in-person athletics activities” can begin on June 8th. Much like everything else opening back up as the … Continued
Recently, Governor Tate Reeves introduced Burl Cain as the new commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs was the chairman of the search committee that was in charge of finding a replacement for Pelicia Hall, … Continued
Where is Don Lewis? That is the question that people around the world—including Jerry Mitchell—have been asking ever since the popular series Tiger King hit the screen. The longtime investigative journalist from Mississippi was watching episode three of the Netflix … Continued