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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: Yesterday evening (Saturday) we observed clusters of people in Northeast Mississippi neighborhoods and other public places, standing around in groups shoulder-to-shoulder, openly ignoring social distancing guidelines. Although everybody from the president on down has been warning against such irresponsible behavior for many days, it’s still going on. If these ignorant people were […]
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