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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 29, 2021

Commissioner Willie Simmons speaks at 2021 Neshoba County Fair

The Transportation Commissioner for the Central District spoke on Wednesday. Central Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons said, financially, Mississippi is in very good shape right now. Various federal funds and others like the lottery have allowed for the state to see over $1 billion in revenue from FY2021. However, while many saw huge budget increases, he…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 29, 2021

MSDH recommends schools return in August fully masked regardless of vaccination status

The Mississippi State Department of Health provided an update regarding the current impact COVID-19 is having on Mississippians. According to MSDH, 93 percent of current cases are coming from the new Delta variant. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says that at this time 95 percent of those cases are still being found in unvaccinated…