On August 29th, the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi Aquarium will open its doors in Gulfport. The 80,000 square foot, $93 million facility has been in the works for years and was … Continued
A second Mississippi representative has been admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. On Thursday, Rep. Tom Miles of District 75 went to Twitter to inform people that his fellow legislator, Rep. Earle S. Banks of District 67, … Continued
An Amber Alert has been issued for two Greenville children. Zaikeith Horn and Zyairah Hampton The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER ALERT for 3-year-old Zaikeith Horn of Greenville, MS. Zaikeith Horn is described as a black male, … Continued
Antibodies are the body’s defense system against viruses like the novel coronavirus. However, we don’t know yet how effective they are in fighting COVID-19 infection. UMMC researchers are trying to find out. (Getty Images) Story written by Karen Bascom, UMMC If … Continued
The Southern Athletic Association (SAA), which Millsaps is a longtime member of, has officially announced the cancellation of all sports for the fall semester. The Southern Athletic Association’s Presidents’ Council has decided to suspend all conference athletic competition through the … Continued
Mississippi Representative Manly Barton has been checked into an ICU after testing positive for COVID-19. On Thursday, Representative Becky Currie broke the news of Barton’s health status while urging people to pray for the representative from District 109. “My friend … Continued
Photos courtesy of Ole Miss and USM Athletics While we anxiously await the beginning of the college football season, #WatchListSZN continues. Just one day after Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill and Ole Miss’ Jerrion Ealy were named to the Doak Walker … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting Mississippi’s largest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases with 1,230. Today’s report represents the second straight day that the number of new cases has surpassed 1,000, and it brings the state’s total number … Continued
A couple that was wanted in connection to the disappearance of Willie Jones has been arrested in Colorado. According to Assistant Police Chief Dustin Moeller, the U.S. Marshal Service arrested Dustin and Erica Gray at 7:43 p.m. in Pueblo County, … Continued
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, which is the largest hospital in the state of Mississippi, is running out of hospital beds due to the recent uptick in COVID-19 case numbers. “We have been full for a couple of weeks,” … Continued