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Health Care
MSDH Implores Use of Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Pills amid Monoclonal Antibody Shortage
The Mississippi State Department of Health warned that the state’s allocation of COVID-19 antiviral pills are being under-utilized, while previously relied-upon monoclonal antibody treatments are in short supply.
Crime
Justice Attorney: 'Ongoing danger' in Mississippi Jail
The failure of Mississippi's largest county to follow federal orders to improve jail conditions has “caused people to die, suffer injuries and live in ongoing danger," a Justice Department attorney …
State
Mississippi City Dedicates Statue of Apollo 13 Astronaut
The City of Biloxi has unveiled a statute to honor Fred Haise Jr., an Apollo 13 astronaut who grew up there.
Crime
Escapee Captured, Some Mississippi Prison Staff Suspended
A Mississippi inmate who escaped from prison over the weekend was captured Tuesday in a county where he had been convicted of murder, and about a dozen prison employees were …
Civil Rights
Interior Secretary Tours Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland toured Mississippi civil rights sites Tuesday, seeing the crumbling rural store that's part of the history of the 1955 lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till and …
City & County
Mississippi Capital City Replacing Faulty Water Meters
Mississippi's capital city is installing new meters to try to correct one problem with its water system.
Education
JSU Women’s Business Center and FedEx Program, MSU COVID-19 Pandemic Funding
Jackson State University recently hosted an official grand opening for its new Women’s Business Center located in the College of Business Rotunda.
City & County
‘No, I Can’t Lose’: Mississippi Rappers Pass Mic, Change Narrative at Jackson Indie Music Week
Jackson rapper Navihon was the first artist to hit the stage at “The Culture Rap Concert,” part of the seventh-annual Jackson Indie Music Week held at Hal and Mal’s.
National
Abortion Rights Funds Brace for Impact Ahead of Court Ruling
Texas has tightened abortion restrictions over the past two decades, leading women there to increasingly seek out-of-state abortions.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Declares Local Emergency Amid Garbage Quarrel
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba issued an emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal as a temporary measure to fix the City of Jackson’s garbage-distribution woes.
Politics
Mississippi Legislators Push 1st Round of Budget Proposals
Mississippi legislators are working on proposals to fund state government for the year that begins July 1.
Politics
Janus, Former Mississippi Lawmaker, Dies of Cancer at 55
Funeral services are Monday for former Mississippi state Rep. Michael Janus, who died Tuesday. He was 55.
Education
Media Training Program Will Focus on HBCU Students
A company is creating a media training program focused on students at historically black colleges and universities in Mississippi.
Politics
Income-Tax Phaseout Up for Debate in Long-Poor Mississippi
Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts: It's one of the poorest, unhealthiest states in the nation, with public schools that are chronically underfunded. Some Republican leaders say a …
LGBT
‘I Was Shocked’: Ridgeland Aldermen Proposing New Library Contract After Raucous Meeting
Amid pleas against censorship and claims of pornographic “filth,” a Ridgeland Board of Aldermen meeting scheduled to address the city’s library contract quickly morphed into a raucous referendum on LGBTQ+ …
Health Care
‘Fear the Virus, Not the Vaccine’: Leadership Urges Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
The current wave of COVID-19 is on the decline in Mississippi, but state health leadership is urging residents—especially vulnerable populations like pregnant women—to get vaccinated, and to keep up with …
Politics
Mississippi Senate Committee OKs Bill to Cut Some Taxes
A Mississippi Senate committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would phase out part of the state income tax and reduce the sales tax on groceries.
Education
Mississippi HBCU Gets $10M from Netflix CEO and Wife
Tougaloo College, a private, historically Black college in Mississippi, is getting $10 million from the head of Netflix and his wife, a film producer.
Education
USM Economic Outlook Forum, Grants and Online Degree Program at MSU
The University of Southern Mississippi is set to host its annual Economic Outlook Forum on Thursday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Thad Cochran Center Grand …
Crime
Gangs Control Who Eats at Mississippi Jail, Monitor Says
Elizabeth Simpson testified Tuesday that staffing shortages are so severe at Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center that gangs and “inmate committees” control certain aspects of life, including whether some inmates …
