Some Mississippi counties under burn ban as wildfire threat continues

Since Feb. 1, MFC has contained 223 wildfires that burned over 7,400 acres. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Mississippi city dedicates statue of Apollo 13 astronaut

The original ceremony was planned for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13 in April 2020 but was canceled because of COVID-19. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Who is escaped killer Michael ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Wilson? What we know

Wilson’s first escape from a Mississippi prison occurred in July 2018.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Mississippi killer escapes prison a second time. He may still be in Jackson metro area

Michael “Pretty Boy Floyd” Wilson also escaped from a Mississippi prison in 2018. He was convicted in 2014 of killing two people.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Bilbo Statue found

Statue of racist Mississippi ex-Gov Bilbo found in storage.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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First Lady Jill Biden sends a valentine to the country

First Lady Jill Biden has sent her annual “valentine to the country” at the White House Monday, celebrating Valentine’s Day with an installation on the North Lawn. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Russian skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Woman dies of gunshot wound, man’s death under investigation, HCSO says

One of the deaths have been ruled a homicide. The other cause of death is still pending results. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Hate crime probe sought in Mississippi after black FedEx driver shot at

Attorneys for a Black FedEx driver are calling for a federal hate crimes probe of the attempted shooting of the driver in Mississippi.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Jackson mayor pulls garbage contract before City Council can consider it a third time

The city has been looking for a long-term garbage collection provider since the end of 2021. Its emergency contract expires March 31.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Tracking COVID in Mississippi: 2,212 cases, 50 coronavirus-related deaths reported Friday

Since the virus hit the state in March 2020, a total of 776,717 COVID-19 cases and 11,558 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge

Police said arrests were being made and vehicles were being towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — the busiest border crossing to the U.S. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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US speedskater Erin Jackson makes history at Olympic Winter Games

The 29-year-old Jackson joins fellow American Shani Davis as the only Black athletes to win speedskating medals at the Olympics. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace amid possible Russian invasion

“The Olympic Team of Ukraine … expresses a unanimous call for peace together with (our) native country,” the Ukrainian Olympic Committee wrote on social media. The statement continues, but doesn’t mention Russia or the military situation. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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The Hinds County jail could face federal takeover. What does that mean, what would change?

Hinds County has been held in contempt for failing to fix the Raymond Detention Center, and the jail could be placed under federal control.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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House Democrats get rare win as divided Republicans approve diminished election bill

Democrats’ success at amending a bill meant to purge voter rolls was the second time this week House Republicans seemed agreeable to bipartisanship.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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7-day takeaway: Mississippi reports 35,237 COVID-19 cases, 285 related deaths in a week

Mississippi’s hospitals have seen a 30% drop in COVID related hospitalizations since the end of January.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rising inflation: 5 things costing everyone more

Food, clothing, cars, gas and electricity are things everyone spends money on, but they are also things that are largely driving this surge in consumer prices. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Hospital brings in combat veteran with hopes of helping overwhelmed nurses cope with pandemic trauma

One U.S. Army Reserve veteran said the pandemic has brought the kind of emotional trauma that will last for years. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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Multiple wildfires were reported across Mississippi Friday

One major fire that occurred covered over 100 acres in Leesburg. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID-19 oral antiviral meds are available, but Mississippians aren’t rushing to get them

Mississippi has a robust supply of oral antivirals to treat people who have COVID-19, but little of that supply has been used during the omicron wave.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘We’re still having the same problem’: Jackson water issues ongoing

Outside Yvon Lindsey’s Jackson home, water leaks through the blacktop of her street. Inside are cases of bottled water.        Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service

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