Entries by NEMiss.News

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MS Covid-19 update 18APR20: NE Miss has 4 new deaths

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

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Heads-Up for possible severe weather this weekend

Over Easter weekend, a widespread tornado outbreak in the south Saturday, April 11, to Monday, April 13, was responsible for over 900 incidents of severe weather, including over 140 tornado reports. Every state in the south experienced severe weather. The storms killed 34 people over 6 states, including, according to Governor Reeves, fourteen deaths in […]

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Spring planting is finally underway in Northeast Mississippi

After delays caused by uncommonly heavy rains, row crop farmers in Northeast Mississippi have started spring planting. Many fields have been too muddy to plant. Sunshine and breezes this week have made some Northeast Mississippi fields dry enough for modern equipment to put seed in the ground. John Walker Young started planting Thursday on land […]

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Governor extends shelter in place, slightly eases non-essential business rules

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Renae Eze April 17, 2020   JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that he is extending the statewide shelter-in-place by 7 days, while providing some ability for “non-essential” businesses to safely make sales. The Governor’s new executive order extends the expiration date of his previous order to Monday, April 27th. “I […]

MS Covid-19 update 17APR20:

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

MS Covid-19 update 16APR20: Monroe Co. cases lead NE Miss

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

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MS Covid-19 update 15APR20: MS reports highest new cases to date

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

Covid-19 update 14APR20: NE Miss has 3 new deaths

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

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The Golden Tongue Devil Speaketh!!

By Steve Holland   A few of you may remember that I spent the past 36 years of my life as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. There were hordes of you who thought I was a legislative whiz kid. Some of you thought I was the devil personified. Others belied the years […]

MS Covid-19 update 13APR20:

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. Mississippi […]

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Baptist Union Co. recognizes all healthcare workers face high COVID-19 risks

Besides the normal physical and mental stresses of caring for sick people, all healthcare workers face additional risks during the COVID-19 crisis – life and death risks. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMHUC) in New Albany is the third-largest hospital in the 15-county Northeast Mississippi area and regularly serves patients from six or seven counties. BMHUC […]