coronavirus
Mississippi Middle School in Quarantine After Virus Outbreak
An entire middle school in Mississippi is in quarantine after more than a dozen students tested positive for coronavirus.
Person of the Day
Sarah Story, Mississippi Art Commission’s New Director
The Mississippi Arts Commission has named the head of the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin, Texas, as its new executive director. Sarah Story is a native of Jackson, …
coronavirus
Mississippi: 'Fake' Letter Claims Mask Mandate Abolished
A letter circulating on social media claiming to be from the office of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and abolishing the statewide mask mandate is fake, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials …
coronavirus
Mississippi Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit on Elections Amid COVID
Top officials in Mississippi are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to remove some limitations from the state's absentee voting process amid the coronavirus pandemic.
State
Jeff Davis Elementary School in Biloxi Removing its Confederate Name
Confederate President Jefferson Davis's name will be removed from a school in the city where he his final years on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
State
Sales of Mississippi Lottery Tickets Exceeding Expectations
Sales of Mississippi lottery tickets are surpassing estimates, with proceeds averaging about $10 million or more a week statewide.
Education
UM Professor James Thomas Did Not Break Law, Attorney McDuff Says
The state auditor has no justification to accuse a University of Mississippi professor of engaging in an illegal work stoppage by participating in a nationwide "scholar strike” to bring attention …
Politics
Hinds Absentee Ballots Locked in Vault, Circuit Clerk Wallace Says
An official in Mississippi's largest county says absentee ballots are kept in a locked vault after they are filled out and returned.
Politics
Analysis: Lawsuit Lingers Long After Bitter 2014 Senate Race
Six years after a contentious U.S. Senate race that divided Mississippi Republicans and more than a year after the death of the incumbent who won, a civil lawsuit connected to …
State
Mississippi Receives $23M in Federal Funds for Flood Relief
Mississippi has received nearly $23 million in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation to repair federal roadways that were damaged by severe flooding.
State
Mississippi Inmate Labor to Make Repairs at Prison
The head of Mississippi's troubled prison system told lawmakers Thursday that the Department of Corrections intends to move some inmates out of a private prison and into a state-owned facility …
State
Mississippi Highway Patrol Accepting Applications for Cadets
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is looking for new troopers. Applications for the upcoming Cadet Class 65, which will begin in early 2021, can be obtained from any MHP District Office, …
National
Dismay Over Breonna Taylor Spills into America's Streets
Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system …
Education
Majority-Black School Closer to Shedding Confederate Name
Lee Elementary, a majority-Black school in Mississippi, is one step closer to being renamed for a Black leader or activist rather than a Confederate general.
Politics
At Least Three Mississippi Legislative Races Going to Runoffs
Runoffs will be needed for at least three special elections to fill seats in the Mississippi Legislature. A fourth special election is also likely to go to a runoff, unless …
