Photo Courtesy of MSU Athletics Story by SportsTalk Mississippi MSU Beat Reporter Brian Hadad Mississippi State’s women’s basketball took a huge blow on Sunday, as Vic Schaefer has been named as the new head coach at the University of Texas. … Continued
Two mobile testing sites will open in Ripley and Moss Point on Monday as Mississippi continues to expand its testing capabilities. The Mississippi State Department of Health and the University of Mississippi Medical Center will operate the sites with assistance … Continued
Mississippi State University researchers are working to convert over 550 ventilators from battery power to AC power so they can be used in the state’s medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. MSU’s Paul B. Jacob High Voltage Laboratory was contacted by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning to discuss converting the battery-powered ventilators, which are designed to … Continued
Overnight, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi grew by 183 with 8 additional deaths related to the virus. The latest update brings the state’s total to 1,638 cases with 43 deaths. All but three counties in Mississippi … Continued
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 97 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi. Six new deaths have also been confirmed, in Coahoma, Harrison, Lauderdale, Pearl River, and Wilkinson counties. The state total of cases since March … Continued
Courtesy of Senator Roger Wicker’s Office The entire Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent … Continued
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning about Coronavirus-related scams and schemes tied to economic impact payments. The IRS is urging taxpayers to watch out for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These … Continued
The COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a lasting impact on Mississippi’s economy. Around this time during a normal year, the Mississippi Legislature is beginning to wrap things up at the capitol, but this is not a normal year. The 2020 … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has sent a letter to President Trump requesting a ‘Presidential Major Disaster Declaration’. According to the Governor’s office, the request is a procedural step to acquire necessary federal assets and resources to support Mississippi’s COVID-19 response. Upon … Continued
The ‘shelter-in-place order’ issued by Governor Tate Reeves will take effect this afternoon at 5 p.m. With the order set to last until at least April 20th, here is the information that you need to know. Why Now? The Mississippi … Continued