While the Big Ten and the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone their fall football seasons Tuesday, the SEC is pressing on for the time being. This morning, Ole Miss AD Keith Carter and Mississippi State AD John Cohen spoke … Continued
After three straight days below 1,000, today’s report from the Department of Health lists 1,081 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings Mississippi’s total number of cases up to 69,374. With the confirmation of *45 additional deaths, 1,989 Mississippians have … Continued
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined a bipartisan effort to protect senior citizens from fraud in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fitch joined a coalition of 44 Attorneys General, led by Louisiana AG Jeff Landry and Wisconsin AG … Continued
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make farm-raised catfish producers eligible for direct relief for losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Catfish is now among the list of commodities now eligible for … Continued
A steel components manufacturer and supplier in Tishomingo County is growing and adding more jobs. Samuel Roll Form Group is investing $6.9 million to expand, creating 30 new jobs. A 67,000-square-foot addition is being constructed on the current 125,000-square-foot facility to … Continued
A Crystal Springs native returned home on August 9th, marking the end of a seven-month deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Since departing its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia in January 2020 for the ship’s Composite Training Unit Exercise, … Continued
While it has certainly been a downer of a day in college football with the Big Ten and Pac-12 announcing that they will not take the field this fall, the SEC is holding steady. In a statement posted to social … Continued
As schools across Mississippi begin to reopen, the Department of Health is beginning to track COVID-19 cases among students and staff members. During today’s press briefing, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs stated that 27 schools have reported COVID-19 cases … Continued
Lawmakers returned to the capitol Monday, and in addition to overriding the governor’s partial veto of the education budget bill and funding the teacher incentive program that led to veto, they also amended the ‘Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program’ … Continued
For the third straight day, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting less than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report of 644 new cases brings Mississippi’s total up to 68,293. With the confirmation of 33 additional deaths, 1,944 … Continued