State
CDC Suggests Double Masking as Walmart Begins Mississippi Vaccinations
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that under certain circumstances, wearing two masks can provide more protection than simply wearing one.
Sports
Alcorn State Opts Out of Spring Season
The overwhelming favorite to win the Southwestern Conference East title won’t play a spring 2021 season. Alcorn State University decided to opt out of spring football when the school made …
Education
Belhaven Builds COVID Center, JSU Business Partnership and USM VET Program
Belhaven University recently announced that it has completed construction on its own COVID-19 testing center to track asymptomatic students, faculty and staff.
State
Mississippi Appointing 8 Judges to Help Reduce Hinds County Case Backlog
Mississippi is spending $5 million of federal coronavirus aid to appoint eight senior judges to help reduce the backlog in the Hinds County court system.
Politics
GOP-Led Mississippi Senate OKs Faster Purge of Voter Rolls
A sharply divided Mississippi Senate voted Wednesday to speed up the process of purging inactive voters' names from election rolls. proposed legislationproposed legislation. The bill passed 36-16, with all the …
City & County
City Gets Art, Climate Change-Mitigation Grants, Fitness Court
Seven Jacksonians will explore the intersection of arts and social justice to create change and to address prevailing arts grantmaking inequities.
Person of the Day
Tiffany Graves
Raised in Winchester, Va., Tiffany Graves cherished dreams of becoming a pediatrician, but when she reached the advanced courses in her high school science curriculum, she began contemplating a change …
Politics
Four Nominees Are Confirmed to Education Boards in Mississippi
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday confirmed three people to the state Board of Education and one to the state Charter School Authorizer Board.
Politics
Mississippi Pushes to OK College Athletes' Earning on Image
Mississippi legislators are pushing forward with proposals to let college athletes earn money from their own name, image or likeness.
Politics
Mississippi Senate Rejects 2 Proposals to Expand Medicaid
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday rejected two proposals to expand Medicaid to people who work low-wage jobs that don't provide private health insurance.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Extends Civil Emergency, Curfew Order
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba extended the Proclamation of Civil Emergency and Mayoral Curfew Order for minors under the age of 18 years initially issued last week.
Person of the Day
Brian Pugh
Mississippi Business Journal recently named Jackson State University alum Brian Pugh, executive director of the Stennis Center for Public Service, as Top Person of the Year for Mississippi's Top 50 …
State
Mississippi: 2% of COVID Vaccines Go to Out-of-State People
About 2% of the COVID-19 vaccinations given so far in Mississippi have gone to people with out-of-state addresses, state health officials said Monday.
National
New Boost for Minority Businesses in Underserved Communities
Small minority-owned businesses have often struggled to gain access to capital and other tools to grow, a challenge made more daunting by the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. But …
Biz Roundup
Virtual Ignite the Night, New Museum of Art Exhibit and Boychoir Virtual Valentines
The Mississippi Children's Museum recently announced that it will hold its annual fundraiser event, Ignite the Night, virtually for 2021.
City & County
Caught in Water-Billing Hell: Jackson Citizens Seek Justice for Enormous Bills
Barbara Tadley wants the water to her hotel turned back on for her to start receiving guests again after shutting down in June 2020.
Politics
Analysis: Capitol Action Could Affect Wallets and Leisure
Mississippi legislators are making decisions that could affect people's wallets and change some of their leisure activities.
State
No COVID-19 Variant Cases Found Yet in Mississippi
Health officials have not yet identified any cases of the new and highly contagious U.K. coronavirus variant in Mississippi, even as the variant has appeared in neighboring states, State Epidemiologist …
Politics
Mississippi Could Erase Licensing for Some Types of Jobs
Mississippi could do away with licensing requirements for certain professions, a move supporters say could eliminate barriers to more people entering the workforce.
City & County
Violence Experts: Mayor's Youth Curfew Order May Prove Counterproductive
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba imposed a five-day curfew order for those under age 18 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to rising crime in the capital city.
