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
Schools are eligible to apply for COVID-19 Public Assistance! This program provides partial reimbursement of COVID related expenses, such as the disinfection of facilities and purchase of PPE. Click here for more information from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on … Continued
Lillie is a teenage intern who is spending a few days with us at News Mississippi. I affectionately call her “half-pint”. As a young lady in the middle of a pandemic, I wanted to know what was on her mind … Continued
Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the region, Dr. Deborah Birx, the Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, was in Mississippi to meet with Governor Tate Reeves and state health officials. During today’s press briefing, Governor Reeves highlighted … Continued
Two talented running backs in Mississippi are garnering national attention ahead of the 2020 college football season. Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill and Ole Miss’ Jerrion Ealy have each been named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is … Continued
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker announced that $16 million will be going to broadband expansion in five Mississippi counties—Grenada, Panola, Tallahatchie, Quitman, and Yalobusha. The money comes as part of the CARES Act funding that was distributed to the U.S. Department … Continued