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JACKSON, Miss.--Lawmakers met at the state capitol Wednesday to discuss the possible elimination of the state's income and grocery taxes. The state legislature attempted to pass a bill that would have done that last year, but it did not pass. That bill would have eliminated... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--A Mississippi child has died from COVID complications, said state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, at a Wednesday update. Byers did not say where the child was from, but said the child was under the age of five. The child is the sixth person under... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Relief from the heat comes in about one day. The National Weather Service predicts central Mississippi will have a better chance for thunderstorms by Thursday and the heat and humidity won't be quite as bad. ""It'll still be humid. But, in terms of being... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--At least 61 hospitals across the state that have asked for help will be getting it, at least to some degree, with about 1,000 contract workers being brought in. They are expected to increase hospital capacity, which has been strained because of the... Read More.

PHILADELPHIA, Miss.--Despite Mississippi reporting its highest number of deaths in one day, there are signs that the pandemic could be levelling off, said state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, in a news conference Tuesday. According to the Miss. Dept. of Health, 111 people have been reported... Read More.

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.--It's going to be sunny and hot with almost no chance for relief from rain this afternoon. A heat advisory is in effect for central Mississippi. "Heat indices will be right around 105 to below 110," said David Cox, a forecaster with the National... Read More.