Mississippi Weather Outlook for Saturday, January 30th
Image courtesy of the City of Hattiesburg Here's a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, mostly cloudy with a chance of morning and afternoon showers. Highs in the…
MEMA awarded $32 million to aid vaccine distribution
Photo courtesy of CDC.gov A large chunk of federal funding will aid Mississippi’s vaccination distribution efforts. $32 million in grant funding has been awarded to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency…
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Madison’s Initiative 65 challenge
The Mississippi Supreme Court has set a date for oral arguments to be heard in the city of Madison’s lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of Initiative 65—the medical marijuana program approved…
Businessman pleads guilty to dumping waste in Jackson’s sewer system
A local businessman has admitted to dumping over three million gallons of waste into the City of Jackson’s sewer system. Andrew Walker, owner of Rebel High Velocity Sewer Services, pled…
MS House Republicans call for investigation into treatment of guardsmen
After 25,000 National Guardsmen were deployed to D.C. for the inauguration of President Biden, several thousand soldiers were later forced to relocate from the Capitol complex to a nearby parking…
MSDH confirms 2,186 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 2,186 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report brings the state’s total up to 272,662. With the confirmation of 38 additional deaths,…
Mississippi Weather Outlook for Friday, January 29th
Image courtesy of Gary O'Cain/SuperTalk Mississippi Here's a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50's. Cloudy tonight with lows in the…
MEMA Director Greg Michel retires, governor updates vaccine distribution
Photo courtesy of MEMA/Twitter During today’s press briefing, it was announced that, after serving since June 2018, Colonel Greg Michel will retire from his role as the Executive Director of…
C Spire invests $1 billion to speed deployment of 5G, fiber broadband in Mississippi & Alabama
C Spire is ramping up an unprecedented growth project with a $1 billion investment over the next three years. This is the largest capital spend in company history and will…
Hosemann provides latest on session, COVID-19 cases at capitol
With more and more meetings being done virtually, COVID-19 cases continue to cause concern at the capitol. During a press briefing, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann explained that four Senators have…
