Author: Randy Bell

Another plan at the State Capitol to provide some tax relief.  Tuesday, a $446 million proposal was unveiled in the Senate that would include: An immediate ​reduction in the grocery tax from 7 percent to... Read More.

The National Weather Service says heavy rain this week could touch off some localized flash flooding and minor river flooding across much of Mississippi.   Two to four inch rainfall amounts are expected on Thursday.

The State Health Department on Monday reported 104 more COVID-19 deaths across Mississippi, including four in Neshoba County and one each in Attala and Leake counties.   Most of the deaths occurred during the first... Read More.

The Silver Alert issued Friday night for 86-year-old Edward Gatewood of Coila, MS, in Carroll County has been cancelled.  The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Gatewood has been located and is safe.

Two Attala County residents and one from Leake County are among the 25 deaths reported in Friday's COVID-19 update from the State Department of Health.   The deaths occurred between January 14th and January 27th. ... Read More.

A tenth Mississippi child has died of COVID-19.  The State Health Department doesn't release any details about pediatric deaths including the exact age or home county.  So far, one infant under one year of... Read More.

The Mississippi House and Senate both voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a bill that establishes a medical marijuana program in Mississippi.  The Senate passed the bill 46-4 with one member voting present.  And... Read More.

Just when it looked like COVID-19 cases in Mississippi might be starting to peak, the numbers have jumped again.  The State Health Department reported 6,596 new cases Wednesday, including 99 in Neshoba County, 43... Read More.

Even though gas prices in Attala County have climbed an average of nine cents a gallon in the past week, it's still cheaper to fill up there than in any other county in Mississippi. ... Read More.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says, in the past month, Mississippians who were fully vaccinated including a booster dose accounted for only two and a half per cent of the COVID-19 deaths in... Read More.

The State Health Department on Monday reported 12,711 new COVID-19 cases for the three-day period ending Sunday-- and 13 more deaths including one in Leake County.   That's an average case count of 4,237 a... Read More.

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON.....   ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI... BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST AFFECTING HOLMES AND ATTALA COUNTIES.   ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY... Read More.