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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : September 13, 2021

By Press Release - MSDH, 1,109 Reads
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:12 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

New cases of COVID-19:

3,763*

* New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH for the three-day period September 10 through September 12 as of 3 p.m. yesterday *
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Portion of Hwy. 35 closed

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On Wed, 09/15/2021 - 6:21 PM
A portion of Hwy. 35 is closed near the Smith County line. The repair work is taking place between Wicker Mill Road and West County Line Road in Scott County. The closure, for an emergency slide repair will remain in place until the repairs are complete.
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Arrest Report

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On Thu, 09/16/2021 - 1:09 PM
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between September 1, 2021 and September 9, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
09/01 Alonso Francisco, 520 Hillsboro St., Forest, MS – DUI/1st Offense
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9/11 Remembered in Forest with walk/run

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On Tue, 09/14/2021 - 1:50 PM
Many Forest businesses remembered the events of 9/11 by decorating their store fronts with red, white and blue, displaying American flags, and participating in the 9/11 20th Anniversary Run/Walk on Saturday morning.
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Arrest Report

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On Thu, 08/19/2021 - 1:16 PM
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between August 6, 2021 and August 12, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jefferson, Fieldon Wayne. 134 Bell Rd., Choctaw, MS. PUblic Drunk.
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First, it was Common Core. Now, critical race theory is the ‘biggest threat’ to Mississippi schools.

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,639 Reads
Tue, 09/07/2021 - 11:24 AM
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:
A few years ago, many in the state argued that the enactment of Common Core national education standards would result in the ruin of Mississippi’s public education system.
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Opinion: Mississippi herd immunity by December?

By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 1,583 Reads
Fri, 08/20/2021 - 3:48 PM
Robert Wise: David, Mississippi’s outbreak of the Delta variant looks out of control.
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Arrest Report

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On Thu, 09/09/2021 - 11:09 AM
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between August 25, 2021 and September 2, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
08/25 Jaquavious Ratcliff, 5359 8th St. Meridian – Simple Domestic Violence, 1st/2nd Offense
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Michael Guest is speaks by supporters during an election watch party after winning the U.S. House District 3 Primary Runoff election Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

Michael Guest breaks Republican ranks to support Bennie Thompson’s Jan. 6 commission

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 33,062 Reads
Fri, 05/21/2021 - 11:43 AM
Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest was one of the 35 Republicans to break party ranks on Wednesday and vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 31,637 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 2:47 PM
When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs discusses distribution of COVID-19 vaccines during a press conference at the Woolfolk Building in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Dr. Dobbs: Get vaccine or get COVID-19

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 25,560 Reads
Fri, 05/14/2021 - 3:47 PM
As Mississippi continues to rank last in the nation in the share of its population that has been vaccinated, the message from the state’s top health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs is clear: get vaccinated or get COVID-19.
COVID is not gone.
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Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.

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Video: Bobby Rush Talks The Importance of Youth and the Blues

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Fri, 06/04/2021 - 5:43 PM
Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday
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