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Opinion: Bat coming home to roost

By Kelley Williams, 5,989 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 3:41 PM
The Bat Lady is a researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China. Her name is Dr. Shi Zheng-li. She goes on virus-hunting expeditions in bat caves and does “gain of function” genetic manipulations on coronaviruses to make them more infectious and more deadly to humans.
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The Pfizer-BioNtech covid vaccinations are prepared for injection. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi has returned or rejected nearly 872,000 COVID-19 vaccines due to low demand

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 5,844 Reads
Mon, 06/07/2021 - 5:45 PM
Due to the low demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Mississippi, the state has returned 871,950 of the doses it was allocated to the federal vaccine pool, sent them to other states or rejected the federal allotment.
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The ‘height’ of my gardening days

By Tim Beeland, 5,802 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 1:56 PM
When the rain set in this past weekend it really set in and unfortunately it would have been our first weekend to sit around outside and do nothing and, well, that didn’t happen.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph used a 2012 law to quietly award pay raises to himself and the state's judges earlier this year. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Supreme Court chief quietly gave pay raise to himself and other judges without legislative approval

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 3,856 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 5:55 PM
Supreme Court Justice Michael Randolph used a little-known provision in a 2012 law to quietly — and without legislative approval — award pay raises to himself and all of the state’s judges earlier this year.
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COVID-19 grant program promised to prioritize minority businesses. Did it?

By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 3,114 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 4:51 PM
An emergency grant program for small businesses during the worst of the pandemic last year was supposed to give priority to minority and women-owned businesses in Mississippi in giving out grants up to $25,000 each from federal COVID-19 relief passed by Congress.
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A.F. Branco for Jun 07, 2021

By Editorial Cartoonist - A.F. Branco, 2,262 Reads
Mon, 06/07/2021 - 2:00 AM

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Special master says state is making progress toward mental health goals, but needs monitoring

By Steve Wilson, 2,214 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 1:03 PM
The special master in charge of helping the state Department of Mental Health meet federal requirements says the state is making progress, but it needs outside monitoring for compliance.
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A.F. Branco for Jun 06, 2021

By Editorial Cartoonist - A.F. Branco, 2,210 Reads
Sun, 06/06/2021 - 2:00 AM

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Travis Hilton "Butch" Chambers, Jr.

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On Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:02 PM
Memorial services for Travis Hilton “Butch” Chambers, Jr., will be held Saturday. June 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Forest United Methodist Church with Revs. David J. Slaughter and Trey Harper officiating.
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MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain

MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain Talks Prisons at Rotary

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On Tue, 06/08/2021 - 1:35 PM

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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, 21,177 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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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, 20,823 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

By Emmerich Videos, 18,853 Reads
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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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 17,289 Reads
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 4:41 PM
Senate Republicans, including Mississippi’s delegation, on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Six Republicans voted to advance debate on the commission, but the final 54 to 35 vote fell six votes shy of the 60 votes needed to prevent a procedural filibuster.
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Mississippi State’s Tanner Allen won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy as the state’s most outstanding college baseball player. (MSU Athletics)

State, Ole Miss split C Spire Awards

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 8,091 Reads
Mon, 05/24/2021 - 4:41 PM
Mississippi State and Ole Miss split the C Spire Outstanding Player Awards announced Monday in a virtual awards program co-sponsored by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and C Spire.
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Watchdog reviews Mississippi’s dilapidated, troubled state parks

By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 7,893 Reads
Tue, 05/18/2021 - 2:05 PM
The state’s legislative watchdog agency has released a report on Mississippi’s troubled, dilapidated state park system after lawmakers this year debated but failed to reach agreement on funding and fixes.
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Exceedingly rare breakout COVID-19 cases reported in Mississippi LTCs

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 6,990 Reads
Thu, 05/27/2021 - 4:55 PM
Ten fully vaccinated nursing home residents in Mississippi have been infected with the South African B.1.351 variant strain of COVID-19, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Thursday.
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Lakes of blood have been spilled to protect freedom

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On Mon, 05/31/2021 - 9:37 AM
Memorial day marks the start of the summer, the Big Bake as I call it.
For me, Mississippi has the ideal climate. The average temperature for the entire year, day or night, summer or winter, is 68 degrees. You can’t get more perfect than that.
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"I support the governor calling us into a special session to protect this important right of the people," Speaker Philip Gunn said of the ballot initiative process. - Photo credit to Mississippi Today

Speaker Gunn supports special session to fix ballot initiative process

By Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 6,267 Reads
Mon, 05/17/2021 - 3:37 PM
House Speaker Philip Gunn says he supports Gov. Tate Reeves calling a special session to allow legislators to reinstate the state’s initiative process after the Mississippi Supreme Court struck it down in a landmark 6-3 decision last week.
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Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson speaks to the Indianola Rotary Club this week.

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Video: Secretary of State Visits Indianola Rotary

By Bryan Davis, Emmerich Newspapers, 6,162 Reads
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 4:51 PM
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson visited the Indianola Rotary Club this week.
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Continued assistance for unemployed workers announced

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 2:00 PM
On December 27, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) was signed into law.
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Residents look forward to Presidential action on Anti-COVID vaccinations, end to pandemic, and economy

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On Fri, 01/29/2021 - 11:14 AM
A beautiful memorial was held for Mrs. Ethel Lee “Mama” Taylor Saturday, January 23rd at the Scott County District Building with Rev. Willie Jones officiating and delivering her eulogy. Rev.
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Wicker Hails $2.377 Million Award for UMMC Connected Care Pilot Program

By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, 23,699 Reads
Fri, 01/15/2021 - 5:01 PM
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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 21,848 Reads
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 3:49 PM
A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.
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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, 21,178 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, 21,162 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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Opinion: Debtors’ prisons alive and well in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich, 21,091 Reads
Sat, 02/13/2021 - 8:51 AM
There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system.
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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 21,022 Reads
Fri, 04/09/2021 - 4:15 PM
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.
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Waste Management resumes normal collection schedule in central Mississippi

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On Sat, 02/20/2021 - 2:16 PM
All Waste Management collection services, including residential, commercial, and roll-off, will resume regularly scheduled service to our valued customers beginning Monday, February 22, safety and road conditions permitting. Waste Management expects extra heavy volume along all routes, which may precipitate some delays in service.
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Harperville News

By Sheila Sanders , 21,011 Reads
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 11:40 PM
Spring Break is next week
Congratulations to our Lady Rebel Softball team on their recent victories over McLaurin and Forest. Additionally, our Rebel Baseball team also defeated Forest and our Archery team won their meet at Neshoba Central.
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Continued assistance for unemployed workers announced

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 2:00 PM
On December 27, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) was signed into law.
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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

By Bryan Davis, 42,812 Reads
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:30 PM
When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.
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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 30,452 Reads
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 4:52 PM
On paper, Elon Musk’s Starlink venture, an offshoot of SpaceX, appears to have the advantage over other internet providers. The company can launch their own satellites, it has billions of dollars to invest in new technologies, and their product is winning hearts and minds around the world. Add in the recent announcement by the FCC awarding $9.
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Residents look forward to Presidential action on Anti-COVID vaccinations, end to pandemic, and economy

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On Fri, 01/29/2021 - 11:14 AM
A beautiful memorial was held for Mrs. Ethel Lee “Mama” Taylor Saturday, January 23rd at the Scott County District Building with Rev. Willie Jones officiating and delivering her eulogy. Rev.
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Governor Tate Reeves Makes Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine

By Governor Tate Reeves, 25,377 Reads
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 9:01 PM
Today, Governor Tate Reeves made a statement in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine plan:
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Wicker Hails $2.377 Million Award for UMMC Connected Care Pilot Program

By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, 23,700 Reads
Fri, 01/15/2021 - 5:01 PM
U.S.
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Vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain detected in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 21,849 Reads
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 3:49 PM
A more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant strain of COVID-19 was detected in Mississippi on Friday. One person in Harrison County was found to be infected with the B.1.351 variant, which was discovered in South Africa in December and reached the United States in January.
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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, 21,179 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, 21,163 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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Opinion: Debtors’ prisons alive and well in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich, 21,092 Reads
Sat, 02/13/2021 - 8:51 AM
There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system.
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