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One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald …

• May 6, 2020

Trump: COVID-19 Task Force Not Dismantling, Just Refocusing

One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it would continue indefinitely, but focus more on rebooting the economy.

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• May 5, 2020

2020 Session to Reconvene Thursday, Legislators Release Plan to Help Small Businesses

By agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the Mississippi Legislature will reconvene the 2020 Legislative Session at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, …

The Mississippi State Department of Health announced 32 Mississippians have succumbed to complications from COVID-19 …

• May 5, 2020

UPDATE: 32 Deaths From COVID-19 Reported In One Day As State Reopens

Thirty-two more Mississippians have died as a result of COVID-19, 18 of those from yesterday alone: the largest single-day death toll in the crisis so far.

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• May 5, 2020

Valerie Linn

Valerie Linn, executive director of Magnolia Speech School in Jackson, has held her current position since August 2014.

Two Mississippi inmates have died in hospitals after becoming ill in state prisons, the state …

• May 5, 2020

Two Inmates Die After Falling Ill at Mississippi Prisons

Two Mississippi inmates have died in hospitals after becoming ill in state prisons, the state Department of Corrections said.

A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money …

• May 5, 2020

Auditor: Brett Favre Received Mississippi Welfare Money for No-Show Speeches

A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre …

On Monday, May 4, Gov. Tate Reeves announced the next phase for Mississippi to begin …

• May 4, 2020

Gov. Reeves Amends 'Safer At Home' Order to Reopen Restaurants and Parks

On Monday, May 4, Gov. Tate Reeves announced the next phase for Mississippi to begin "slowly and safely" reopening the state's economy while continuing to flatten the curve.

Rapper Yung Jewelz talks to JFP about her debut album “MVP: Moods, Vices and Problems,” …

• May 4, 2020

Q&A: Yung Jewelz, Mental Health and Representing Mississippi

Rapper Yung Jewelz spoke with Culture Writer Aliyah Veal about her new album, “MVP: Moods, Vices and Problems.”

Gov. Tate Reeves says Mississippi will continue to reopen, though it does not meet the …

• May 4, 2020

UPDATED: Reeves: State Will Continue Reopening, Despite Not Meeting White House Criteria

The steady reopening of Mississippi will continue today, at odds with White House gating criteria and the concerns of many health experts in Mississippi and abroad.

On April 30, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced that he is extending the City of …

• May 4, 2020

Mayor Lumumba Revises, Extends Jackson Stay-at-Home Order

Last week, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed an executive order to extend the City of Jackson’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order to May 15.