Author: Randy Bell

The State Health Department reported 48 more COVID-19 deaths Friday, including two in Neshoba County and one in Leake County.   Death certificates from last month are being reviewed and some of the 48 deaths date back to early January.    Friday's total of new... Read More.

The State Health Department on Friday released new information on the medical marijuana program that's being established under a new state law:   The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is committed to meeting the statutory requirements of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act recently enacted by... Read More.

This part of central Mississippi got some rain Thursday but the showers were much heavier in the southeastern part of the state where streets were flooded.  Hattiesburg got more than four inches of rain breaking a record.  And the storms produced wind gusts that... Read More.

Another death from COVID-19 is being reported in Leake County but it's not clear when it happened.   The State Health Department says the death is among about two dozen that occurred between November 8 and January 27.   The county has seen a total of... Read More.

Governor Reeves has made his decision on legislation establishing a medical marijuana program in Mississippi.   He took to Facebook Thursday afternoon to issue a statement:   The “medical marijuana bill” has consumed an enormous amount of space on the front pages of the legacy media outlets... Read More.

As the State Health Department continues to play catch up on COVID-19 deaths,  it reported 126 more on Wednesday-- four of them in Leake County and two in Neshoba County.  Some of the deaths were recent but others could date back months, discovered during... Read More.

As the State Heath Department combs through death certificates from January, it's finding more that are being linked to COVID-19, pushing Mississippi's total since the pandemic began to 11,044-- including eight more deaths in the local area.   Four deaths in Attala County and two... Read More.

Another plan at the State Capitol to provide some tax relief.  Tuesday, a $446 million proposal was unveiled in the Senate that would include: An immediate ​reduction in the grocery tax from 7 percent to 5 percent, An immediate elimination of the state car tag... Read More.

The National Weather Service says heavy rain this week could touch off some localized flash flooding and minor river flooding across much of Mississippi.   Two to four inch rainfall amounts are expected on Thursday.

The State Health Department on Monday reported 104 more COVID-19 deaths across Mississippi, including four in Neshoba County and one each in Attala and Leake counties.   Most of the deaths occurred during the first half of January and are just now being reported after... Read More.

The Silver Alert issued Friday night for 86-year-old Edward Gatewood of Coila, MS, in Carroll County has been cancelled.  The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Gatewood has been located and is safe.

Two Attala County residents and one from Leake County are among the 25 deaths reported in Friday's COVID-19 update from the State Department of Health.   The deaths occurred between January 14th and January 27th.   Since the pandemic began, 93 deaths in Attala County and... Read More.