Baby’s Death Blamed on COVID
The death of a Mississippi infant is being blamed on COVID-19. The State Health Department says the baby is the second in the state under one year of age to die from the virus... Read More.
Author: Randy Bell
AAA: Gas Prices Drop After 19-Cent Christmas Jump
The price of gas is starting to come back down across Mississippi. AAA says the average price statewide peaked Saturday at just over $2.90 a gallon and has been falling slowly since then. The... Read More.
COVID Update: 91 New Cases Locally
This part of central Mississippi has seen 91 new COVID-19 cases in the past week. The State Health Department says that includes 43 in Neshoba County, 34 in Attala County and 14 in Leake... Read More.
Flu Cases Rebounding in Some Parts of MS
Some Mississippi communities are seeing an increase in flu cases again. The State Health Department says flu reports peaked in early November with about ten per cent of patients visiting their doctors complaining of... Read More.
AAA: Gas Prices Creeping Higher in MS
After six straight weeks of falling prices, it's getting a little more expensive to fill up your car across Mississippi. AAA says the average price for gas statewide has climbed more than seven cents... Read More.
MSDH: Third COVID Death in Attala This Month
The State Health Department, for the third time this month, is reporting a COVID-19 death in Attala County. That makes 123 since the pandemic began. Leake County has had 125 and Neshoba County 247,... Read More.
Flu Cases Down but Christmas Spike Looms
State health officials are worried that flu activity across Mississippi will spike as a result of holiday travels and family gatherings during Christmas. The flu levels statewide remain high although there's been a downward... Read More.
NWS: Record Breaking Cold for MS–“Extreme Threat” Locally
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON:
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 7 degrees fahrenheit
in the north to as low... Read More.
NWS: Long-Track Tornado Confirmed in East-Central MS
The storm surveys following this week’s tornado outbreak in Mississippi have just begun. And already, the National Weather Service has confirmed the state’s second-longest tornado this year. The EF-2 storm was on the ground... Read More.
Two Police Officers Killed in Bay St. Louis
Two police officers responding to a call at a motel in Bay St. Louis were shot and killed early Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the woman who shot Sgt. Steven Robin... Read More.
Two Tribal Members Facing Prison for Federal Crimes
FROM THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN JACKSON:
A Red Water man pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of... Read More.
Flu Cases Down Some But Still High
Flu cases in the public health district which includes Attala County have dropped but remain at the highest level in Mississippi. The State Health Department's latest report shows more than 35 per cent of... Read More.
