Author: Randy Bell

It's been one record after another for COVID-19 case counts in Mississippi this week.  For the third day in a row, the State Health Department is reporting a number the state hasn't seen before. Thursday's total was 9,300 new cases.   Neshoba County accounted for... Read More.

The State Health Department on Thursday reported the highest one-day COVID-19 totals since the pandemic began– twice.   A delayed report for Tuesday showed 8,204 new cases– but that record stood for only a few hours until Wednesday’s report was released with 8,356 cases.   During... Read More.

The Mississippi Senate voted Thursday to approve legislation setting up a medical marijuana program.  The vote followed a series of unsuccessful amendments from senators who wanted to tweak the bill.  Senator Kevin Blackwell, who handled the bill on the Senate floor,  said " a... Read More.

The Mississippi House voted 96-12 Thursday to approve the largest tax cut in state history, phasing out the income tax and reducing taxes on car tags and groceries.  But it would raise the sales tax on many items.   Ways and Means Committee chairman Trey... Read More.

The State Veterans Home in Kosciusko will be hiring new employees on the spot Thursday.   Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board Executive Director Stacy Pickering says they have openings for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, and maintenance/housekeeping. Pickering says the pay for those... Read More.

The State Health Department finally released its COVID-19 report for last weekend showing 165 new cases in Neshoba County.  The report, usually issued on Monday, had been delayed because of data processing issues.   The Neshoba numbers represent an average of 55 new cases for... Read More.

If you’ve bought gas in other parts of Mississippi, you may have suspected that Attala County has some of the cheapest prices in the state.  In fact, AAA says only two other counties have a lower average price.  The auto club says when you... Read More.

Several local law enforcement agencies helped build a federal drug case that's sending a Louisville man to prison for more than 14 years.  It's the latest sentence handed down as part of the investigation dubbed "Operation Highlife" which targeted methamphetamine distribution in central Mississippi. ... Read More.

The State Health Department Friday reported 16 more deaths blamed on COVID-19, one of them in Neshoba County.  That makes 211 deaths in the county.   There were 6,774 new cases reported statewide including 53 in Leake County, 52 in Neshoba County and 30 in... Read More.

A Leake County man is facing a murder charge after his girlfriend's body was found on the side of a county road south of Edinburg Thursday.  Sheriff Randy Atkinson says it appears that Kerri Raspberry had been shot to death but an autopsy is... Read More.

A project to produce the first comprehensive geologic maps of areas near the Natchez Trace Parkway is proceeding toward Kosciusko.  The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Geology released maps of the Ridgeland, Pocahontas, Clinton, Raymond and Widows Creek area in Claiborne County last... Read More.