Category: Mississippi

Seven Mississippi Children Hospitalized With COVID-19, Two on Life Support

Seven children in Mississippi were in intensive care for COVID-19, including two who were on ventilators, according to State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs. “Please be safe and if you are 12 or older—please protect yourself,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter on July 13. News of the children’s hospitalizations arrived as Mississippi grappled with the spread of…


7 Mississippi Children Hospitalized With COVID-19, 2 on Life Support

Seven children in Mississippi were in intensive care for COVID-19, including two who were on ventilators, according to State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs. “Please be safe and if you are 12 or older—please protect yourself,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter on July 13. News of the children’s hospitalizations arrived as Mississippi grappled with the spread of…


Supreme Court to Consider Mississippi’s 15-week Abortion Ban

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a Mississippi case that could allow states to ban abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. The case will probably be heard in the fall of this year. It comes as Democrats and President Joe Biden intensify their push to expand the Supreme Court from its current 9 members, in…


Mississippi River Traffic Resumes Under Damaged Bridge

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. The Arkansas Department of Transportation, meanwhile, said a video taken by an inspector two years ago…


Tornadoes Cause Damage in Mississippi; Tupelo Hit at Night

TUPELO, Miss.—Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon and into the nighttime hours. Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas. Meteorologists urged residents to take cover. “Damage has been…


US Drop in Vaccine Demand Has Some Places Turning Down Doses

JACKSON, Miss.—Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste….


Family Blames COVID-19 Vaccine After ‘Healthy’ Father of 7 Reportedly Suffers Stroke

The family of a Mississippi man said he experienced a blood clot and stroke after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Brad Malagarie, 43, of St. Martin, suffered a stroke after he got the J&J shot, his family members told local station WLOX. “They called me and said he had that vaccine and something is…


Supreme Court Refuses Stay in Mississippi Schools Case

The Supreme Court refused to put on hold a decision by a federal court in Mississippi that found the state’s public education system provided inadequate education to the state’s black children. The case is Reeves v. Williams, court file 20A126. The application to recall and stay the mandate of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…


Storms Moving Eastward, Leave Trail of Damage in Deep South

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as forecasters said the threat of dangerous weather would move up the south Atlantic seaboard. About 20,000 homes and business were without power and the weather service said at…


Mississippi Governor Says Government Overreach Should Be Limited at ‘Virtually All Costs’

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said government intervention should always be limited unless it is needed to protect the integrity of the healthcare system. “We should do everything possible to limit government intervention at virtually all costs,” Reeves told Just The News AM when asked about his philosophy on when government intervention is appropriate. “The only exception to…