Author: Staff Report

Mississippi's leaders continue to express concern over rapidly increasing cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations. The Mississippi Department of Health reported that 490 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 on June 27, followed by 602 on July 1. This week, 942 people were hospitalized with the... Read More.

Charles Evers, the older brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers and a longtime figure in Mississippi politics, has died in Mississippi. He was 97. A coroner says Evers died of "natural causes" Wednesday in Brandon. Medgar Evers was a Mississippi NAACP leader... Read More.

Today is Friday, July 24, the 206th day of 2020. There are 160 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 24, 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to... Read More.

Today is Thursday, July 23, the 205th day of 2020. There are 161 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 23, 1829, William Austin Burt received a patent for his "typographer," a forerunner of the typewriter. On this date: In 1885, Ulysses S.... Read More.

Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 210th day of 2020. There are 156 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 28, 1945, the U.S. Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2. On this date: In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, a leading... Read More.

Today is Sunday, July 26, the 208th day of 2020. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 2002, the Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the biggest government reorganization in decades. On this... Read More.

Today is Saturday, July 25, the 207th day of 2020. There are 159 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 25, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the... Read More.

  Mississippi has set another new record for a single-day increase in reported cases of COVID-19. Tuesday marked the first time the Health Department reported 1,635 new cases. The state has recently had several days with increases of more than 1,000 cases. The state health... Read More.

Today is Wednesday, July 22, the 204th day of 2020. There are 162 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented to his Cabinet a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. On this date: In 1587, an English... Read More.