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City & County
Lumumba Extends Curfew for Five Days, Hinds County Workers Resume Tuesday
As a precaution against the spread of COVID-19 in Jackson, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba has extended the 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. citywide curfew for five more days through Monday, …
coronavirus
Governor Tate Reeves Extends Safer At Home Order to Continue Flattening the Curve
On Friday, May 22, Governor Tate Reeves announced the next steps for Mississippi to continue safely reopening the state's economy and getting people back to work while protecting public health.
City & County
OPINION: Mayor Lumumba Remains Silent on Predatory Culture of Jackson Police
Recently, at a press conference Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said that none of the “outside agitators” who opposed the disarming of Jackson’s overwhelming black population cared enough about the issue of …
coronavirus
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.
City & County
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 …
Crime
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 …
coronavirus
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 …
Politics
Reeves: New Corrections and Public Safety Leaders, Still No Nursing Home Names
Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to announce new leadership for the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety today, bringing new oversight to the two state agencies.
City & County
Hinds, Jackson, Byram Forming Joint SWAT to Militarize Response to Crime
Hinds County is forming a new special weapons and tactics, or SWAT team, in response to violence and crime in parts of Jackson, including the Queens in west Jackson.
Person of the Day
Krista Shows, 'Prone to Wander'
While she now resides near Asheville, N.C., Krista Shows is a Mississippi girl at heart. The 31-year-old music artist who called Jackson her home from the time she was 5 …
coronavirus
Governor Tate Reeves Releases Guidelines for In-Person Worship Services
Today, Governor Tate Reeves released social distancing and sanitation guidelines for in-person worship services to safely resume across Mississippi.
Biz Roundup
Feed the Front Lines, SB 2772 and Mississippi Casinos Reopening
The Mangia Bene restaurant group has partnered with the Junior League of Jackson to send food to the healthcare workers at the VA Medical Center in Jackson through a program …
coronavirus
OPINION: Virologist on Vital COVID-19 Safety Changes, from Toothbrushes to Nose-Picking
Dr. Cedric O. Buckley, a virologist working with Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, warns that the way we usually store our toothbrushes could result in COVID-19 infection.
coronavirus
Reeves to Help 'Safely Resume' In-Person Church Services, 27 New COVID-19 Deaths in MS
Gov. Tate Reeves will provide guidance to the state’s churches today, in an attempt to help “safely resume” in-person services, the governor tweeted this morning.
coronavirus
HHS Delivers $91,086,258 to Expand Testing Capacity in Mississippi
The Department of Health and Human Services is delivering $91,086,258 in new funding to Mississippi to support testing for COVID-19.
City & County
City, Businesses Offer $12,500 Reward for Arrest, Conviction of Jackson Child’s Killer
Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes led the effort for the City of Jackson to offer a $2,500 award for the arrest and conviction of those who killed 5-year-old Qeenyanna Davis …
coronavirus
Press Sues MSDH for Nursing Home Names As COVID-19 Cases Top 11,000
Mississippi saw 136 official new coronavirus cases and seven deaths as of 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, bringing the total number of statewide cases to 11,432 and deaths to …
coronavirus
May 17: Average COVID-19 Cases Down Overall, But Week Ends With High Numbers
The day after Gov. Tate Reeves announced a path for reopening tattoo parlors, Mississippi hit milestones of more than 11,000 cases of COVID-19 and passed 500 deaths.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Eases Restrictions on Businesses; Urges Continued Vigilance
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is slowly re-opening the Capital City following months of lockdown due to COVID-19, while acknowledging that data does not yet reflect that Jackson or the State …
coronavirus
Governor Tate Reeves Amends Safer At Home Order to Safely Reopen Tattoo Parlors
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the next step for Mississippi to continue safely reopening the state's economy and getting people back to work while flattening the curve of COVID-19.
