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City & County
How Local Businesses are Handling COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing mass temporary closures of local businesses across the spectrum. Fortunately, plenty of those businesses have stepped up to help their employees and their communities in …
City & County
JPD Will Not Change Arrest Policy Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
The Jackson Police Department is not making changes to its arrest protocols in the wake of COVID-19, even as other departments across the country are rethinking their own policing strategies …
Health Care
Rankin, 10 Other Counties Join List of 80 Cases of COVID-19 in State, One Dead
This morning, The Mississippi State Department of Health added 30 new cases to its daily roster of COVID-19 cases in the state, considered “presumptive” until the Centers for Disease Control …
State
UMMC Experts Offer Advice on Dealing with COVID-19 Stressors
Take a step back and focus on what’s in your power, not what isn’t, experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center say.
Health Care
50 COVID-19 Cases Now as UMMC Works to Develop Own Test for 'Tidal Wave' Virus
“We are ramping up all of our contingency planning to be prepared for a tidal wave of patients that we know is about to hit us,” UMMC Department of Emergency …
Education
Mississippi Schools Closed Until Mid-April to Slow Virus
Mississippi public schools will be closed until at least April 17 to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday.
National
Trump Taps Emergency Powers as Virus Relief Plan Proceeds
Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic.
Person of the Day
Dak Prescott
The Dallas Cowboys placed the exclusive franchise tag on quarterback Dak Prescott, meaning he can’t talk to any other teams and that Dallas has until July 15 to try to …
Crime
Hinds, D.A. Evaluating Release of Some Pretrial Detainees Due to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and globe, advocates warn of the unique health risks the easily contracted virus poses for the 19,000 people serving sentences inside …
State
10 Tips for Keeping Your Family Happy and Healthy During Coronavirus Isolation
With the outbreak of COVID-19, it's a stressful time for parents and kids, but there are things you as a parent can do to make this time more safe, emotionally …
City & County
JPS Begins Food Distribution Programs for JPS Scholars and Families
Jackson Public Schools and the Mississippi Food Network will administer two feeding programs in support of our scholars and their families during extended school closures.
Food
Jackson Restaurants Offering Curbside Service
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of restaurants and businesses in Jackson and throughout Mississippi have temporarily closed down. The following restaurants are still open and offering …
Food
Review on Tap: LD’s BeerRun
If you walk into (LD's BeerRun) with any level of beer enthusiasm, you will find a beer you like, because they follow a similar motto to my own, "If you …
Cover
COVID-19 in Mississippi, Indepth: A Primer
COVID-19 is here. And as the United States virtually shuts down amid fears of an overwhelmed health-care system and an unchecked pandemic, understanding the virus, its history, and how to …
Jacksonian
Sandra Shelson
Sandra Shelson has served the Jackson area, and Mississippi at large, in her position as executive director of The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi for the last 16 years. However, …
State
MDE Secures Waivers to Expedite Approvals of School Meal Programs
The Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Child Nutrition has secured two waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist school districts in establishing meal programs at this time.
State
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 21 with 6 in Hinds, National Guard Activated
The day after Gov. Tate Reeves activated the National Guard to help, the number of officially confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Mississippi rose to 21 on the Mississippi State …
City & County
City Responds to COVID-19 with Emergency Measures, Scales Back Operations
Today, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared a state of civil emergency in the City of Jackson due to the coronavirus outbreak, signing additional executive orders to limit the number of …
Politics
Governor Tate Reeves Signs Executive Orders Furthering Mississippi's COVID-19 Response
Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed two executive orders to further the state's response to COVID-19 and aid Mississippians being impacted.
State
Mississippi Orders Casinos to Close Amid Virus Concerns
All of Mississippi's state-regulated casinos were ordered to close by midnight Monday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.
