A new school year began this week in some communities across the United States, bringing with it the first glimpse at how the COVID-19 pandemic will shape education. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Retired Hattiesburg judge tapped for trial in killing of 2 Mississippi officers
A retired judge will preside over the capital murder trial of a man charged in the 2018 shooting deaths of two Mississippi police officers. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID-19 in Mississippi: Record 52 deaths, 1,168 new cases reported Friday
On Friday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,168 new cases and 52 new deaths. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
UPDATE: Crash victim identified as 18-year-old who had finished first day on job
The vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old after his first day at a new job, hit an 18-wheeler near an active construction zone, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Positive COVID-19 tests force MLB game between St. Louis and Milwaukee to be postponed
The Milwaukee Brewers have confirmed Friday’s opener against the St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed because of COVID-19. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
‘We just want to see love and peace’: Choir reunites after 20 years to lift viewers’ spirits
Fifteen members of the Kentucky choir, including the former directors, recorded themselves singing “Let there be Peace on Earth” in their own homes. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Confirmed: Starbucks is officially bringing back the Pumpkin Spice Latte this year
Hope is not lost. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Tate Reeves addresses Mississippi COVID-19 pandemic Thursday
Gov. Tate Reeves is holding a press conference on the spread of coronavirus in Mississippi. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Belhaven University offering free online master’s programs to full-time students
“In the midst of this dramatic rise in COVID-19 infections, we cannot operate in normal ways and expect a good outcome,” university president says. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID-19 in Mississippi: Record number of new cases, deaths reported Thursday
On Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,775 new cases and 48 new deaths. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19
The former GOP presidential candidate was first hospitalized at an Atlanta-area hospital in early July after developing serious symptoms and testing positive for the virus, according to his Twitter account. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
1,505 new COVID-19 cases, 20 additional deaths, according to MSDH latest report
As people are getting tested, the number of positive cases of the coronavirus is increasing. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
LIVE: The funeral for John Lewis begins in Atlanta
At least two former presidents will attend John Lewis’ funeral as he is mourned, revered and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Former FCAHS band director sentenced for sexual battery on teen. She apologizes in court.
A former Forrest County high school band director was sentenced in circuit court for sexual battery. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID-19 in Mississippi: 1,505 new cases, 20 deaths reported Wednesday
On Wednesday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,505 new cases and 20 new deaths. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Lindsey Daniels apologizes to victim, court
Lindsey Daniels read letters to her victim and the court before she was sentenced Wednesday, July 29 2020, in Forrest County Circuit Court. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
The world’s most powerful tech CEOs are about to be grilled by Congress. Here’s what to expect
Congress is preparing to grill the tech titans of our time: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google’s parent company, Alphabet. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Report: Large fire burns after train derails in Arizona, portion of bridge collapses
Thick black smoke can be seen for miles as a large fire burns on a derailed train on a bridge in Arizona. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
‘Help me’: Man rescues children from crash after mother shot, killed while driving
A man in California was arrested after shooting and killing a woman while she was driving with four kids in the vehicle, leading to a crash in a river, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Tate Reeves addresses Mississippi coronavirus pandemic Tuesday
Reeves was scheduled to discuss the state’s latest efforts to combat the spread of the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Coronavirus in Mississippi: 1,342 new cases, 42 deaths reported Tuesday
Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,342 new cases and 42 new deaths. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Here’s how Mississippi’s flag commission plans to narrow down more than 1,000 submissions
Commissioners learned about flag design from a vexillologist. Texas’ banner was hailed as the best in the country. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
