The Jackson Public School (JPS) District has announced the cancellation of all fall 2020 sports and co-curricular activities due to COVID-19 concerns. As the state of Mississippi now stands at fifth per capita in positive cases, the decision to cancel … Continued
Image courtesy of USM Athletics Southern Miss’ schedule has been reduced to 11 games following the cancelation of their matchup with Tennessee Tech. The matchup becomes a casualty of the Ohio Valley Conference’s decision to cancel all of its fall sports. The Golden … Continued
With the high school football season just a week away for the MAIS and a few weeks away for public schools, Governor Tate Reeves has signed an executive order limiting crowd sizes across the state. The governor’s order will allow … Continued
It’s understandable. Teachers, students, and parents are a little uneasy as the new school year gets underway. We know change can be somewhat uncomfortable, but due to COVID-19, everything around us has shifted dramatically – especially in the classroom. From … Continued
3,000 submissions have now been narrowed to nine following Friday morning’s meeting of the Mississippi flag commission. Today’s meeting was originally supposed to produce a final five voted upon by the nine-member commission, but they decided to delay that vote … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 944 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report — the 4th day this week with under 1,000 new cases — brings the state’s total up to 70,930. With the confirmation of *32 additional … Continued
Detailing the results of two separate reports, State Auditor Shad White says that some public school records may be incomplete or contain errors, potentially skewing school program assessments or affecting local school district funding. In an announcement Thursday afternoon, White … Continued
Due to possible salmonella contamination, a variety of cheese dips and spreads sold at Kroger are being recalled. Kroger says the recall is due to onions being an ingredient in the dips and spreads which may be contaminated with salmonella. … Continued
The USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced that the deadline to apply for has been extended to September 11th. … Continued
Rolls-Royce is already at work on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, but soon it will grow to add new jobs and better equip the Navy. Rolls-Royce and the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III office will invest millions to upgrade the company’s … Continued