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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2021
Healthcare workers head to Mississippi to fill the staffing shortages in hospitals
Governor Reeves announced that over 1,000 medical professionals were arriving in Mississippi today to fill requests of hospitals for staffing. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is currently contracting with four vendors to provide personnel to 61 hospitals across the state. The Mississippi State Department of Health is also joining in to coordinate licensing approval…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2021
Congressman Guest weighs in on crisis in Afghanistan after President Biden decides not to extend evacuation date
Congressman Michael Guest spoke with Y’all Politics regarding the growing crisis in Afghanistan. Congressman Michael Guest provided insight into the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban recently took power when U.S. troops were pulled out of the country. According to Congressman Guest the situation in Afghanistan was due to a rushed job by the current…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2021
Governor Reeves says vaccinations continue to increase in Mississippi, during COVID-19 press briefing
Vaccination rates in Mississippi continue to go up amid Delta variant sweep across the state. Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the current state of COVID-19 in the state of Mississippi. He was joined by Dr. Paul Byars with the MSDH and Stephen McCraney, Executive Director, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 23, 2021
MSDH warns against toxicity of ivermectin in humans
The Mississippi State Department of Health is advising individuals not to use ivermectin as a remedy to the COVID-19 virus. The MSDH reported an increasing number of calls being made to the Mississippi Poison Control Center regarding the use of ivermectin to combat COVID-19. The medicine is intended for use on livestock and some parasitic…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 23, 2021
Mississippi’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday is being held this weekend
The 2A tax holiday will be held August 27-29. Mississippi’s 2021 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday takes place between 12:01 A.M. Friday, August 27, 2021, and Midnight on Sunday, August 29, 2021. “The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is a great time to purchase guns, ammunition and archery supplies. Whether for protection or hunting or…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 23, 2021
Pfizer receives full approval from FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has officially given full approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA has signed off on the vaccine that has been in use through emergency approval only since December of 2020. This is the first and only COVID-19 vaccine to receive full approval from the FDA. The authorization follows the…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 23, 2021
Mississippi among Republican-led states seeing more jobs, lower unemployment
Mississippi ranks 10th in nation in the percent of jobs recovered from the pandemic losses. Newly released data for July from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that Republican Governors are leading the way in getting Americans back to work. Jobs are rising and unemployment is lower in states with Republican Governors and Republican majority…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 23, 2021
Spectra Laboratories opens new facility in Southaven, Mississippi
Facility will create more than 300 jobs in the next couple of years. Fresenius Medical Care’s Spectra Laboratories announced last Thursday that it has opened a new laboratory services facility in Southaven, Mississippi. Plans for the facility were announced two years ago by Spectra Laboratories, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care North America…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 20, 2021
Dobbs issues COVID isolation order for positive cases in Mississippi
Updated Public Health Order establishes isolation criteria to be followed if exposed to COVID-19. As of today, Friday, August 20, 2021, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health, issued a statewide Order for the Isolation of Individuals Diagnosed with COVID-19. This comes after the MSDH reported today 5,048 more…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 20, 2021
Revenue reports are up for first month of the 2022 fiscal year
Revenue reports for the first month of the FY2022 year are up over sine die estimates. Total revenue collections for the month of July FY 2022 and Fiscal YTD 2022 through July are $53,326,905 or 11.11% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD total revenue collections through July 2021 are $-6,355,436 or – 1.18%…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 20, 2021
Guest announces additional grants to revitalize rural airports
Congressman Guest says more rural airports will receive federal assistance. On Friday, Congressman Guest celebrated the announcement of two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants. Today, Congressman Guest applauded the announcement of two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants. The funds will go toward the Brookhaven-Lincoln County…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 19, 2021
Reeves holds press conference on state’s response to COVID-19
Governor Reeves, Dr. Dobbs, and Executive Director McCraney will provide an update on Mississippi’s response to COVID-19. Governor Reeves addressed the current state of the pandemic in Mississippi and what officials and hospitals are doing to combat the reality of the skyrocketing numbers. During last weeks press conference, Reeves was asked seven times why he…
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Kevin Freking, Associated Press
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September 1, 2026
U.S. House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
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Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
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September 1, 2026
Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, U.S. official says
News
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Clara Turnage
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September 1, 2026
Engineering team aims to make carbon conversion simpler, more affordable
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2026
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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August 20, 2026
Solero Technologies announces $14 million expansion in Water Valley
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 2, 2026
God of the ordinary
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 1, 2026
A little bit petty, a whole lot creative: Inside Tupelo’s Petty Betty’s Art Studio
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 1, 2026
The valley of decision
Opinion
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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August 28, 2026
Reports of Mississippi momentum are true
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 26, 2026
Supreme Court to rule on 2020 Census results that negatively impacted Mississippians
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