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Vaccine, booster still best defense against COVID-19 variants
As Mississippi cases of COVID-19’s Omicron variant grow, experts say some things won’t immediately change: The Delta variant…
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MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain vows to transform shuttered Walnut Grove prison
If Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain has his way, a shuttered prison will become a haven of hope…
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Is the pandemic driving superintendents out of schools?
Superintendents, the chief administrative leaders of Mississippi’s 138 traditional public school districts, have in recent months been left…
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Lawmakers wanted input on spending $1.8 billion in pandemic stimulus. They got $7 billion in requests.
In multiple days of hearings held over several weeks, lawmakers asked local governments, state agencies, universities and nonprofits…
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First case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in Mississippi
On Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 omicron…
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State agencies give lawmakers wish lists for federal pandemic dollars
State agencies and other groups pitched lawmakers for hundreds of millions in federal pandemic stimulus funds in hearings…
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Booster eligibility expanded as Omicron revives fears
All Mississippi residents over the age of 18 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot…
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Making a difference for domestic violence victims in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG — Dressed in neat scrubs, Akima Adams, 23, stood small and slight before the judge. “This is…
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State to get $4.4 billion from federal infrastructure package
After months of negotiations, Congress passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package in early November, sending about $4.46 billion…
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith join other Republicans in opposing Biden vaccine mandate
Additional political leaders from Mississippi, the state with the nation’s highest COVID-19 fatality rate and one of the…