Entergy Mississippi rates will drop from June through September, some of the hottest months of the year when energy use is often high. The typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month will pay $9.71 less, or less than … Continued
The start of the college football season is 100 days away, and with the NCAA’s recent decision allowing voluntary on-campus workouts to begin June 1, there appears to be growing optimism that the season will start on time. The question … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health has released information related to a “cluster” of COVID-19 cases following a recent North Mississippi funeral. According to the MSDH, approximately 100 people attended the May 17th funeral in the city of Baldwyn, including … Continued
The Mississippi House and Senate gaveled back in today to start taking up items regarding the state’s budget for fiscal year 2021. They are already behind in the process because at the beginning of 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Lt. … Continued
With Governor Tate Reeves’ announcement that museums will be allowed to open come Monday, the Grammy Museum Mississippi and its director, Emily Havens, are looking forward to reopening within the coming weeks. “We are working on our reopening plan now, … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health’s latest report confirms 328 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 14,372. 693 Mississippians have passed away from the virus with the confirmation of 23 additional … Continued
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are urging President Trump to award Hershel “Woody” Williams the Medal of Freedom. The Senators say Williams, a Marine Veteran, West Virginia native, and Medal of … Continued
Recently, Governor Tate Reeves announced that longtime Angola Prison warden Burl Cain has been chosen as the next commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Senator Juan Barnett, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Corrections Committee, is … Continued
Yesterday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced that they have distributed 2.25 million masks across the state. “There’s been a lot of work that’s been done,” MEMA Executive Director Greg Michel said. “We’ve come a long way over the … Continued
Beginning on Monday, all Mississippi businesses that remain closed will be able to reopen under a new ‘Safe Return’ order issued by Governor Tate Reeves. Effective June 1st at 8 a.m. the order will take the place of Mississippi’s current … Continued