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March 18, 2020
MDOT authorizes temporary weight increase for COVID-19 response
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today authorized temporary weight increases for commercial vehicles providing direct support for emergency pandemic response. The maximum gross weight under this allowance is 90,000 pounds on a five-axle commercial vehicle with a minimum 51-foot outer bridge measurement. The maximum tandem limit is 40,000 pounds. All other dimensions must be…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 18, 2020
SALTER: From polio to influenza to COVID-19, nation’s history offers lessons in perseverance
By: Sid Salter As a child in the mid-1960s, I remember standing in a line out the door and into the parking lot of the school building where my twin sister and I received our oral polio vaccine. We stood with hundreds of rural Mississippians in the hot sun, waiting on that magic sugar cube.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2020
Legislative Democrats Call for Bipartisan Emergency Measures & Suspension of Legislative Session in Response to COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi
Legislative Democrats including the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses along with the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus encourage the Governor, Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor to spend this week working with us on a host of bipartisan emergency measures that tackle two immediate concerns. First, the Legislature must ensure health care providers have…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2020
Governor Tate Reeves Signs Executive Orders Furthering Mississippi’s COVID-19 Response
Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed two executive orders to further the state’s response to COVID-19 and aid Mississippians being impacted. Addressing Mississippians via Facebook Live, Governor Reeves announced the ongoing efforts working with state and local agencies to proactively prepare for and respond to the changing circumstances surrounding COVID-19 in the state. For the Governor’s full…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2020
Reeves, MEMA and Department of Health give update on state’s response to COVID-19
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, State Health Department and Governor Tate Reeves joined together on Monday to update the public on the state’s preparedness and response to COVID-19, or Coronavirus. Reeves joined the presser via video conference due to his current quarantine after returning from Spain. The quality was difficult to understand so he appeared…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2020
Attorney General Fitch warns of scams during coronavirus outbreak
Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who is serving on the Governor’s committee for Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Planning, is urging all Mississippians to be particularly vigilant right now about scams and frauds that are emerging in the wake of the current emergency circumstances. “Emergencies bring out the best in some people, but sometimes they bring out…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 16, 2020
PERS temporarily suspends guest visits
PERS temporarily suspends guest visits In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) is temporarily suspending visitors to the PERS building and will conduct retirement counseling via telephone. “PERS is working to ensure that our critical tasks of paying benefits and processing retirement applications continues,” said PERS Executive Director…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2020
Governor Tate Reeves Announces Mississippi Disaster Declaration from Trump Administration
In response to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that impacted Mississippi on January 10-11, 2020, Governor Tate Reeves announced that President Donald Trump declared a major disaster exists in Mississippi and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The counties declared as federal disaster areas on Thursday, March 12,…
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March 12, 2020
MDOC Suspends Inmate Transfers as Part of Response to Coronavirus
Effective immediately, the Mississippi Department of Corrections is suspending the transfers of inmates from all county jails to MDOC custody until further notice. The action is in addition to the temporary suspension of visitation at all facilities with MDOC inmates as the MDOC establishes sanitation and prevention protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There…
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March 12, 2020
MDOC Takes Steps to Protect Staff, Inmates, Public against Coronavirus Exposure
Effective immediately, visitation at all facilities where Mississippi Department of Corrections inmates are housed is temporarily suspended until further notice in order to establish sanitation and prevention protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This is a precautionary measure to protect staff, inmates, volunteers, and visitors from potential exposure to the coronavirus. Attorneys and essential…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 12, 2020
VIDEO: State Health Department addresses Coronavirus threat in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Health Department Held a press conference just one day after the first case was reported in the state. In attendance were Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn. Governor Reeves is still out of the country in Spain with his family but Director of MSHD Dr. Thomas Dobbs…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 11, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: President Trump bans travel from Europe to USA effective Friday
In the wake of the Coronavirus, President Donald Trump has banned travel for individuals from Europe to the United States for 30 days, effective Friday March 13, 2020. pic.twitter.com/YioC9eARdP — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2020 Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf clarified the European travel restrictions as the “Schengen Area” which includes the following:…
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Daniel Tyson
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July 3, 2025
Launch of Mississippi’s America250 Commission announced
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
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Frank Corder
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July 3, 2025
Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court coming to address “very narrow, legal issue” in court-ordered legislative redistricting
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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July 4, 2025
The timeless allure and bayou elegance of Gulf Hills Hotel and Resort
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 4, 2025
Follow Rahab’s example
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 3, 2025
The rise of downtown Amory: A Mississippi story of heart and grit
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
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Kelley Williams
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July 3, 2025
Why do utility monopolies exist?
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Ashby Foote
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July 2, 2025
Is Iran poised for disruption?
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