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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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Legislative Democrats Call for Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Measures and Suspension of Legislative Session

Legislative Democrats including the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses along with the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus encourage the Governor, Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor to spend this …

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AP Exclusive: Coronavirus Vaccine Test Opens with First Doses

U.S. researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.

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Mississippi Shutting Down as COVID-19 Reaches Jackson, Coast, Rural Areas

The confirmed arrival of COVID-19 in Jackson follows a weekend of growing restrictions on movement and public gatherings nationwide.

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Jackson State Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus

A Jackson State University student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student is currently isolated at home.

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URGENT: Two Hinds County Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed Today, 10 Total in State

The Mississippi State Department of Health <added four new confirmed cases of the coronavirus to its website this morning—two of them in the Jackson metro area of Hinds County

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Mississippi Governor Declares Emergency to Fight Coronavirus

Mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency to help fight coronavirus in the state and said he will work from home for two weeks after returning Friday from a family …

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UMMC to Restrict Patient Visitation to Curb Spread of COVID-19

Effective Monday at noon, the University of Mississippi Medical Center will restrict visitors at its Jackson-based hospitals in an effort to lessen the spread of the novel coronavirus and help …

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Two Mississippi Congressmen Skip Vote on COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill

Two Republican Mississippi Congressmen, U.S. Reps. Steven Palazzo and Trent Kelly, did not show up for a vote on the #FamiliesFirst Coronavirus Response Act.

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Mississippi Governor Returning from Spain as Cases of Virus Rise

Gov. Tate Reeves, who has been in Spain with his family for a daughter's soccer tournament, is returning Friday, news outlets reported.

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Trump Declares Virus Pandemic a National Emergency

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread …