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In response to increased spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tate Reeves has issued mask and gathering …

• October 20, 2020

Gov. Reeves Issues Mask Mandates For 9 Counties, No Election Changes

Gov. Tate Reeves reinstated a mask mandate and other restrictions in nine Mississippi counties yesterday, in the wake of a sharp uptick in transmission of COVID-19 across the state and …

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• October 20, 2020

Scott Crawford

Scott Crawford, a retired clinical neuropsychologist and a member of Jackson’s ADA Advisory Council, has spent years advocating on behalf of people with physical disabilities in the City and working …

Andrea Sanders, general counsel and principal deputy executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human …

• October 20, 2020

Mississippi Names New Child Protection Services Commissioner

Andrea Sanders, general counsel and principal deputy executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, has been named the new commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, …

The Mississippi Museum of Art recently announced that it will host the Mississippi Invitational, which …

• October 19, 2020

Mississippi Invitational, New Stage Virtual Events and Fiber Internet for State Libraries

The Mississippi Museum of Art recently announced that it will host the Mississippi Invitational, which features contemporary artwork from around the state, in the fall of 2021.

The Mississippi State Fair closed late Sunday after 12-day run, but state Agriculture Commissioner Andy …

• October 19, 2020

Mississippi State Fair Will Reopen for Extra Days as COVID-19 Cases Rise Again

The Mississippi State Fair closed late Sunday after 12-day run, but state Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson says officials will take the unusual step of reopening the fair this coming weekend.

“A Critical Piece Is Missing” In COVID Strategy, State Health Officer Warns

As Mississippi’s fragile control over the coronavirus pandemic crumbles for the third time, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs and State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers held a press event on …

As Mississippi’s fragile control over the coronavirus pandemic crumbles for the third time, State Health …

• October 16, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental …

• October 16, 2020

Engineers' Report Bolsters Proposed Mississippi Pump Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement that supports a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of …

The gang is a violent, race‑based organization that was started in the mid‑1980s within the …

• October 16, 2020

24 Indicted in Probe of White Supremacist Prison Gang

Twenty-four people, including alleged members of a white supremacist prison gang, have been indicted in federal courts in Texas, Kentucky and Mississippi on charges related to shootings, stabbings and killings, …

Effort to change the name of the Power APAC Elementary School is underway. Photo courtesy …

• October 16, 2020

Power APAC Elementary Dropping Confederate’s Name; Students to Vote for New One

Changing the name of Jackson schools that reference past Confederate soldiers is not about erasing the past but giving the students a way to be proud, Power APAC Elementary School …

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• October 16, 2020

Azia’s Picks 10-16-20

Whatever you decide to do to unwind this weekend, I hope my picks for the upcoming week pique you interest. Don’t let another day past this week without doing something …