Weekend Picks 8-27-2021The weekend is here again, and there are lots of fun things going on in the Jackson metro area! Whether your idea of fun is listening to live music, shopping for a bargain, or getting in touch with nature, we’ve …
Mississippi Loses Sixth Child To COVID-19A sixth child has died in Mississippi due to complications from COVID-19, the Mississippi State Department of Health said Wednesday.
Mississippi Legislators Revive Talk of Erasing Income TaxSome members of the Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature are renewing an effort to eliminate the state income tax—a proposal that failed earlier this year amid concerns it would drain budgets for schools, roads and other services in one of the nation's …
Vaccine 'Conspiracy Theories' Prompt Threats, Dobbs SaysMississippi's top health official said Tuesday that he has received threats from people who are spreading lies about his family as he urges the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
JPS Considering Virtual Learning, Invites Community CommentsJackson Public Schools will hold a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. this evening, where the JPS Board of Trustees will discuss possible virtual learning options for students due to the fourth wave of increased COVID-19 numbers in Mississippi.
Contract Medical Workers Arrive for Mississippi COVID SurgeMore than 1,000 out-of-state medical workers were starting to deploy to 50 Mississippi hospitals Tuesday to help with staffing shortages as the state continues dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases.
City Council Rejects Garbage Collection Contract Twice Citing Confusion, Bad TimingThe City of Jackson has until Sept. 30 to get a new garbage-collection contract after the city council voted twice in two weeks—Aug. 9 and 19—against approving the agreements that Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba's team negotiated with the FCC Environmental …
Analysis: Reeves Now Says COVID Response is Not PoliticalMississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves stared into cameras during a news conference and said he is not advancing any political agenda in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as the state experiences a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalizations.
Weekend Picks 8-20-21Whatever you decide to do this weekend, be sure and check out the COVID safety rules at any locations you visit, as many are changing in the face of the current crisis situation.
USM Sculpture Exhibition and iGrad Partnership, MSU Poet Laureate EventThe University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art recently opened submissions for entries in its Little Things Matter: National Juried Small-Scale Sculpture Exhibition. The exhibition features small-scale sculptures by artists across the United States.
Mississippi Gov.: Try to Keep Schools Open Amid Rise in COVIDMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that his goal is to keep as many schools open as possible, even as COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply in the state, because he does not want children to lose academic advancement.
Three Senators Test Positive for COVID in Breakthrough CasesThree senators said Thursday they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.
Nearly 1,000 Mississippi Beds Empty Because of Lack of StaffMississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a shortage of healthcare workers.
Marshand Crisler New Interim Hinds Sheriff, As Mayors Honor Lee VanceFriends, family and associates of Sheriff Lee Vance, along with local leaders, gathered at the Mississippi Coliseum on Saturday, Aug. 14, the Jackson native’s burial ceremony. Vance died Aug. 4 at home after testing positive for COVID-19.
As COVID Surges, Mississippi Sets Up Second Field HospitalMississippi's only Level 1 trauma center is setting up a second emergency field hospital in a parking garage that will handle some of the sickest COVID-19 patients as the virus continues to ravage the state.
MSDH Limits Surgeries Due To COVID-19 CrisisThe Mississippi State Department of Health instituted an extended policy this weekend aimed at managing the state’s overburdened health-care system.
Duling Hall Vaccination Policy, Red 8 Kitchen and SBA FAST GrantsThe Duling Hall event venue in Jackson recently announced that beginning Monday, Aug. 30, visitors, staff and artists entering Duling Hall must present proof of a full-course COVID-19 vaccination.
Analysis: Mississippi Senators Split on Infrastructure BillMississippi's two Republican U.S. senators agree on many issues, but they split on a proposal for the federal government to spend $1 trillion on highways, water systems, broadband expansion and other infrastructure projects.
'Crazy Times': Mayor Lumumba Defends Vaccine Mandate for City WorkersJackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed an executive order Wednesday requiring all City workers to produce proof by Aug. 31 of receiving at least one vaccine dose or a negative COVID-19 test result once a week on their dime.