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MS Covid-19 update 9APR20: 2 new deaths in Northeast MS

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 […]

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How Mississippi’s governor undermined efforts to contain the corona virus.

Editor’s note: Mississippi is once again the subject of unfavorable national press attention. This time it’s the result of the actions (or inactions) of one man. Alert Mississippians have already read here and elsewhere about the tardy and inconsistent statements and orders of Mississippi Goobernor Tate Reeves related to the COVID-19 pandemic. New Yorker writer […]

Presley: AT&T endangers Tippah County customers

Editor: Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Brandon Presley is “hopping mad” at AT&T. That company has placed customers’ (in one of Mississippi’s hardest-hit  by Covid-19 counties) lives in danger and is being generally unresponsive to their duties. And its not the first time. From Brandon Presley: LONG POST WARNING: I’ve spent 36 minutes on the phone […]

MS Covid-19 update 8APR20: Worst day so far for new US 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 […]

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Tupelo Restaurants Will Sell Drive-Thru Alcohol

Tupelo- The Tupelo City Council met on Tuesday April 7, with a smaller than usual attendance. Mayor Jason Shelton, President Nettie Davis, and a few more council members were present. The remaining members attended the meeting by phone. Council members present in the council chambers practiced social distancing by using seating usually occupied by the […]

MS Covid-19 update April 7, 2020: Lee Co. up 8 cases

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 […]

Covid-19 Hurts Blue Springs Economy

Union County- Covid-19 has drastically affected Blue Springs businesses. Blue Springs Grocery and Grill, a local gas station, relies heavily on traffic from the Toyota factory and East Union Attendance Center. “I’ve lost 80% of my business since the factory and school closed,” said manager Joe Irar. “It doesn’t make sense for me to be […]

Lee County Board Meeting Was Phoned In

Tupelo- The Lee County Board of Supervisors met on April 6, in what was a first for the county. Although several of the members were present the meeting was held by teleconference. All other participants called a central phone number to join the meeting. Lee County is Officially a 2nd Amendment Safe Haven Lee County […]

Officials now saying what others long knew: We all should be wearing masks.

MSDH News: COVID-19: Masks Now Recommended for Personal, Public Protection Mississippi State Department of Health   JACKSON, Miss. – Given the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, and the increased risk of exposure to both the healthcare provider and the patient, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) now recommends that healthcare workers […]

MS Covid -19 update for April 6, 2020: Lee Co. has second death

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 […]

Searching for Sylvia, Michigan cat lost in New Albany

Animal lovers in New Albany and Tupelo are hoping to rescue Sylvia. She is a gray and cream Siamese cat who escaped from a truck on the New Albany Pilot parking on March 23. Michigan truck driver, Melissa Rojas, says Sylvia somehow got out of her truck last week, at about 2:30 AM. Sylvia is […]

First Baptist Church Makes Donation to Lee County Sheriff Department

Lee County- First Baptist Church of Plantersville has donated hand-made stuffed animals and blankets to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. The items are used when deputies go on calls that involve children. The donations were made by a group called Women on Mission along with a local sewing group. “I can tell you this, these […]