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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 3, 2021

Wicker, Hyde-Smith praise efforts to correct erosion at Natchez National Cemetery

Funds will expedite an emergency bluff stabilization project at the Natchez National Cemetery. The Mississippi lawmakers worked with the Veteran Affairs Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and city officials to secure the contract, which was expedited after federal officials in mid-July designated serious erosion at the cemetery as an emergency. Due to recent…
Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
August 3, 2021

Can Mississippi school districts legally mandate mask wearing unilaterally?

The answer isn’t as simple as you might think. According to the Mississippi Department of Health, COVID-19 cases are rising across the state, in large measure due to the Delta variant and low vaccination rates. This has led MSDH and the CDC to recommend mask wearing in schools while in-doors for both the unvaccinated and…