Family: Man Turned Away by Dozens of COVID-Filled HospitalsAs hundreds of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients filled Alabama intensive care units, hospital staff in north Alabama contacted 43 hospitals in three states to find a specialty cardiac ICU bed for Ray Martin DeMonia, his family wrote in his obituary.
Analysis: Mississippi Examines Help for Departing InmatesA Mississippi law that took effect July 1 expands parole eligibility, and lawmakers are looking at programs that could help people make the transition from prison back into the free world.
Weekend Picks 9-10-2021I’ve picked a few highlights to give you a taste of what’s out there this weekend–with a focus on virtual and outdoor events, and indoor events that have COVID safety protocols in place.
Gov. Reeves Vows to Stop Biden’s New Federal Vaccine RequirementsAs part of a new federal COVID-19 action plan, President Joe Biden introduced broad new vaccine requirements for both public and private-sector workers, potentially affecting as many as 100 million Americans.
Lawsuit: Farm Hired White Immigrants Over Black US LaborersSix Black farmworkers in Mississippi say in a new lawsuit that their former employer brought white laborers from South Africa to do the same jobs they were doing, and that the farm has been violating federal law by paying the …
Mississippi Closes Field Hospitals, Reports Baby COVID DeathMississippi is closing its only remaining parking garage field hospital set up to treat coronavirus patients during the delta variant surge, but it is still relying on out-of-state workers to help increase ICU capacity in state hospitals, officials said Wednesday.
JPS Hosting Vaccination Events Today, TomorrowThe Jackson Public School District is hosting COVID-19 vaccination events at its middle schools today and tomorrow, where students over age 12 are eligible to receive their first dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.
Jackson Rescinds $1 Million Plan to Rent Misdemeanor Jail Space, Fund DeputiesThe Jackson City Council has reversed its controversial 2020 decision to use $500,000 to rent jail spaces in Holmes and Yazoo counties for people charged with low-level misdemeanors in the capital city, as well as to direct $500,000 to deploy …
Mississippi Courts Moving Slowly to Online RecordsAll Mississippi counties were supposed to have their circuit, chancery and county court records online by July 1, but only about half met the deadline.
Hospitals in Crisis in Least Vaccinated State: MississippiAs patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation's least vaccinated state.
Some Workers Protest Mississippi Hospital's COVID Vaccine MandateSome employees are protesting a Mississippi hospital's mandate that all of its workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, even as the state has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. and has experienced a sharp increase in coronavirus cases …
Ida Damages More Than 160 Mississippi HomesHurricane Ida damaged at least 164 homes in Mississippi, destroying six of those and leaving 42 with major damage, state officials said Wednesday.
MEMA Offers Assistance To Storm VictimsAs now Tropical Storm Ida travels northwest across the Appalachian Mountains, Mississippians are left taking stock of the damage the once-Category 4 Hurricane Ida incurred, and beginning repairs.
Best of Jackson: Legal Services 2021When circumstances lead you to require legal assistance, the Jackson Free Press does its part to make the road to your goals a little easier to navigate through our Best of Jackson: Legal pop-up ballot.
Tax Relief, But For Whom?Just as the realities of a fourth wave of COVID-19 sunk into the state, and just miles from a field hospital set up in the garage of the Mississippi hospital most likely to serve low-income patients, Mississippi legislators held a …