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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.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has awarded over $3 million in grants to preservation and restoration projects across the state including one in Neshoba County and another in Holmes County.   Booker T.... Read More.