JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi. He said officials are working behind the scenes to “eliminate roadblocks” so more people can get vaccinated quickly. The Republican governor said the state is planning to double the […]
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Focused on Mississippi: Hot art in the Delta
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) – Lee Washington is an artist who is from Rolling Fork, Mississippi. His art is not what you’d expect. His brush is a cutting torch, and his canvas is a welder. With those tools, he makes new things from old things. Washington’s artistic medium is as […]
Mother of cyclist killed in Mississippi plans to finish tour
A portrait of James Dobson, a cyclist from Dover, N.H., who was killed on, Nov. 13, 2018, on U.S. 98 in Lamar County, Miss., is held Nov. 14, 2020, near the spot where he was killed. Lici Beveridge AP HATTIESBURG, Miss. James Dobson set out two years ago to cycle […]
Children’s of Mississippi Holiday Toy Drive 2020 to be held virtually
Posted: Nov 18, 2020 / 09:56 AM CST / Updated: Nov 18, 2020 / 12:31 PM CST JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – This holiday season, Santa’s helpers are asked to order from Children’s of Mississippi’s wish list on Amazon and Walmart. “To limit the spread of COVID-19, we’re asking the many families, individuals and […]
Over 9,000 Mississippi students quarantined as virus spreads
Leah Willingham, Associated Press/report For America Updated 11:42 am EST, Saturday, November 14, 2020 Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs answers a reporter’s question at Gov. Tate Reeves’ coronavirus news briefing in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. State officials provided reporters an update on the coronavirus and the state’s […]
Dueling medical marijuana measures on Mississippi ballot
Sheldon Smith, center, holds the photographs of his children Deshawn Smith, 11, left, and Trinitee Smith, 13, both suffering from sickle cell anemia, during an Initiative 65 rally in Ridgeland, Miss., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Smith and his wife Keishawna Smith believe their children would benefit from medical marijuana treatment […]
Road trip: In Mississippi, love in the time of coronavirus
Mike Bishop poses for a portrait in his home in Byram, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. In early July, Bishop was hit by COVID-19. He was exhausted and achy, but never had to be hospitalized. But for Bonnie Bishop, his wife, coronavirus hit like a tsunami. Wong Maye-E AP […]
Mississippi virus indicators go ‘unwanted direction’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state health officer said Monday that he’s troubled by the state’s recent rise in COVID-19 cases, including a significant increase during the past week of people hospitalized because of the highly contagious coronavirus. Dr. Thomas Dobbs said six hospitals have no beds available in their […]
Doctor: Mississippi virus indicators go ‘unwanted direction’
JACKSON, Miss. Mississippi’s state health officer said Monday that he’s troubled by the state’s recent rise in COVID-19 cases, including a significant increase during the past week of people hospitalized because of the highly contagious coronavirus. Dr. Thomas Dobbs said six hospitals have no beds available in their intensive care […]
After victories, Medicaid expansion revisited in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After voters expanded Medicaid in conservative states like Missouri and Oklahoma, health care advocates are renewing a push for expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states where Republican leaders have long been opposed. They say the changing tide has followed rising income inequality, joblessness and pressure […]
Notre Dame pauses in-person classes; Chicago’s Navy Pier to close early; Mississippi reports cases in 71 counties
A second major university is suspending classes right after the start of the new academic year due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The University of Notre Dame paused in-person instruction Tuesday, a day after a similar move by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Notre Dame is putting the classes online […]
Mississippi Is What a School Reopening Shitshow Looks Like
Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP On Monday morning, hundreds of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders filed through the doors at Grenada Middle School in north Mississippi. Looking out of her classroom, math teacher Suzanne Alexander saw kids huddled together, giddy at being with friends for the first […]
Public ‘engaged’ in Confederate-free Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The public has already submitted about 600 proposals for a new Mississippi flag without the Confederate battle emblem, the director of the state Department of Archives and History said Wednesday. “People are really engaged,” Katie Blount said at the first meeting of commissioners in charge of […]