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Gov. Tate Reeves adds seven counties to mask-wearing mandate for COVID-19
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves listens as state emergency management executive director Greg Michel speaks during his news briefing at the Mississippi Emergency Management Headquarters on Aug. 24, 2020....
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Gov. Reeves budget: Eliminate income tax, skip teacher pay hike, create...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaGov. Tate Reeves released his Fiscal Year 2022 budget recommendation on Monday. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday his budget priorities include...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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Teachers, parents share concerns about how districts communicate COVID-19 cases
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today School buses are parked near Neshoba County Central Middle School during the school’s first day of class on Aug. 5, 2020. When the Greenville Public School District...
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Most Mississippi nursing homes haven’t completed Medicare’s COVID-19 training
17 November 2020, Bavaria, Krailling: A resident of the Maria Eich nursing home walks across a corridor with his walker. Photo by: Sven Hoppe/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Just 14% of Mississippi’s...
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Thomas Hudson named new JSU president
Jackson State UniversityThomas Hudson Interim Jackson State University president Thomas Hudson has been named president, the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees announced Thursday. “As a...
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Officials remain mum on suspension, investigation of Mississippi’s chief...
Larrison Campbell, Mississippi TodayChief Medical Examiner Dr. Mark LeVaughn Mississippi Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mark LeVaughn is being investigated by the attorney general’s office and has been...
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Alcorn’s Giles and Young, JSU’s Bacon join Black College Football Hall of Fame
The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2021 on Thursday, and three of the six inductees played college football in Mississippi. Jimmie Giles and Roynell Young of Alcorn State...
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Jackson Public Schools to resume in-person classes and sports in January
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaSuperintendent Dr. Errick L. Greene speaks during a public meeting about the findings of the student based study on the school district during a...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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Mississippi is one of the most under-connected states in America. Why is that?
Charlie Riedel / Associated Press / File Well into the pandemic, Jackie Courson’s doctor wanted to set up a telehealth appointment. Courson was skeptical. He’s on a costly satellite internet plan with...
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Schools across the state close their doors as COVID-19 infections spike
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today Neshoba County School District students get board school buses after the district’s first day of school on Aug. 5, 2020. Schools and districts across Mississippi are...
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‘Keep Thanksgiving small’: COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations near records as...
Vickie D. King/Mississippi TodayState Health Officer Thomas Dobbs urged Mississippians in a Nov. 21 press conference to follow safety protocols as positive COVID-19 numbers spike. Health officials are...
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Gov. Tate Reeves has resisted statewide mask mandate despite warnings from...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaGov. Tate Reeves and Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs speak to the media about the coronavirus during a press conference at the...
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Gov. Tate Reeves adds 19 counties to mask mandate
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayCustomers and employees wear masks at the Corner Market on Northside in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Gov. Tate Reeves added 19 counties to the mask...
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Embattled mental health agency puts message-crafter in charge
Wendy Bailey, formerly deputy director of administration for the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, was named director of the agency last week. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) The Mississippi Board...
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Wicker searches for voter fraud as Mississippi Republicans won’t acknowledge...
Sen. Roger Wicker is among the congressional Republicans from Mississippi who have not publicly acknowledged that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)...
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Civil rights activist James Meredith announces plans to open museum
Vickie D. King/Mississippi TodayJames Meredith announces future plans to open the James Meredith Museum and Bible Society , located at 217 W. Griffith Street in Jackson, on Nov. 25, 2020. Author and...
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Hopes of opening Lake Hico fizzle as Entergy closes power plant, drains lake
Revitalizing Lake Hico and the surrounding area to be a viable economic asset for metro Jackson has been bandied about for years, but dreams of bringing the area back to life have officially come to an...
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Yazoo Pumps proposal released with new research, but concerns over wetlands...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaFlood waters surround Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in the Goose Lake community of Issaquena Count on April 5, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of...
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