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• May 22, 2020

Mississippi Reports 402 New COVID-19 Cases, Admits Testing Totals Mix In Antibody Tests

Mississippi State Department of Health’s COVID-19 testing totals include both traditional viral tests and antibody tests, a metric national health experts insist must not be included in testing totals.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs confirmed at the May 21 coronavirus press briefing that …

• May 22, 2020

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• May 22, 2020

Azia’s Virtual Picks 5-22-20

I hope that you are remaining safe and continuing to follow CDC guidelines to protect your family, yourself and your community. If you’re still remaining cautious like me, check out …

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• May 22, 2020

Sean Tindell

Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Sean Tindell of Gulfport is in line to become the new public safety commissioner in Mississippi.

Some casinos in Mississippi reopened Thursday for the first time in two months, following state …

• May 22, 2020

Some Mississippi Casinos Reopen After 2-Month Virus Hiatus

Some casinos in Mississippi reopened Thursday for the first time in two months, following state guidelines to try to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus.

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• May 21, 2020

Mayor Lumumba Releases New Order of Curfew

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba released an order of curfew on Thursday, May 21.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced the nomination of Burl Cain, ex-warden of Angola Prison in Louisiana, …

• May 21, 2020

Infamous Ex-Angola Warden Is Reeves' Choice To Lead Beleaguered Mississippi Prisons

Burl Cain, the infamous ex-warden of Louisiana’s Angola prison, is Gov. Tate Reeves’ choice to lead the Mississippi Department of Corrections out of the morass in the state’s prisons that …

MSU researchers and engineering students created the sterilizer, which is a modified truck toolbox, to …

• May 21, 2020

MSU PPE Sterilizer and COVID-19 Resource Page, JSU Online New Student Orientation Page

The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at MSU recently designed and donated a device that can sterilize up to seven personal protective masks in 30 minutes to the Mississippi State …

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• May 21, 2020

Ben Williams

Robert Jerry “Ben” Williams Jr and James Reed made history as the first African Americans to receive a scholarship to play football at the University of Mississippi.

A church in Mississippi was destroyed by a suspected arson fire, about a month after …

• May 21, 2020

Mississippi Church Suing on Virus Restrictions Burns Down

A church in Mississippi was destroyed by a suspected arson fire, about a month after its pastor filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Holly Springs on gathering restrictions amid …

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he is signing a bill that creates a …

• May 21, 2020