What a great idea! The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department is now offering a “Safe Exchange Location”. In a Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Department announced it has created two parking spaces in the front parking lot of the Sheriff’s Department marked as … Continued
William Nichols, DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department Director of Search and Rescue. (Image courtesy of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department) The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department (DCSD) has released the following statement regarding the tragic loss of one of their own on … Continued
For the first time this week, less than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the Mississippi State Department of Health. Today’s report of 982 new cases brings Mississippi’s total up to 48,053. With the confirmation of 13 … Continued
Ole Miss has secured the commitment of a wide receiver transfer from within the SEC. Redshirt freshman Dionte Marks will leave Gainesville to join Lane Kiffin and the Rebels. The 6’2, 178-pound WR announced his decision on social media last … Continued
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, previously passed by the Senate on June 17. The bill will now move to the President’s desk for signature into law. Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act … Continued
Earlier today, Mississippi’s flag-designing commission held its first meeting. The commission, which remains three members short as Governor Tate Reeves has yet to announce his three appointees, met at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum to begin the process of designing … Continued
(Photo Courtesy: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Archives and Records Services Division, Moncrief Collection [#466]) Charles Evers, the longtime civil rights activist and older brother of Medgar Evers, has passed away at the age of 97. Following his brother’s … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 1,547 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings Mississippi’s total number of cases up to 47,071. With the confirmation of 34 additional deaths, 1,423 Mississippians have passed away from the virus. *MSDH … Continued
Healthcare facilities that followed applicable public health guidance in good faith in treating patients are now immune from civil liability for COVID-19-related lawsuits, under recently enacted legislation. Senate Bill 3049, authored by former Senator Sally Doty, also extends protection to … Continued
“A labor of love” Dr. Rachael Morris remembers well the first pregnant woman positive for COVID-19 to give birth at the Winfred L. Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants. It was April 14. The gravely ill expectant mother was in … Continued