Pending confirmation from the Mississippi Senate, the new pick for Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner brings decades of experience as a warden at Angola in Louisiana.
As a young child, Liza was diagnosed with pleuropulmonary blastoma, a condition that the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital had seen only once before.
It was while their 54-year-old grandmother was bound in the bedroom that officials say Keith Reeder of Brandon allegedly tied up and raped the two children.
"I be like, uh, they need to have their masks on too. If we have our masks on, they need to have theirs on too," said Andrea Smith, Brookhaven resident.
Cameron had a medulloblastoma, the most common type of cancerous brain tumor in children. But the treatment he received at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital made all the difference.
We first met Londyn and her dad Justin more than a year ago, at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Now she's at home in North Mississippi, and introducing us to her new friend.
"The trees were starting to not so much explode, but the bark on the trees were popping and if you’ve ever been in the woods, when you start seeing the fire climbing the bark, it means the fire is getting intense," said dozer driver Korey Williams.
“All I can remember him saying, ‘I don’t do nothing to no one, I had nothing to do with this, what is going on?’” Smith said. "And that’s when he told my brother, ‘I’ve been shot.’”
These Disaster Assistance Centers will serve the residents in Jefferson Davis, Covington and Jones Counties as they apply for individual assistance from FEMA.
First Baptist Church of Moss in Jasper County has been demolished due to Easter Sunday’s storms, but their pastor, Tony Johnson, said this is just a bump in the road.
Bryant Johnston, who is currently fighting the Coronavirus, remembers Betty, his wife of around six decades. She died Tuesday of CoViD-19. Quarantined in his home while she was hospitalized, he didn’t get to be with her in her final hours.
On Sunday night in Rankin County, representatives of the family of first responders gathered at the county’s Emergency Operations Center to show love for their medical counterparts in the fight against the coronavirus.
“Well of course we’ll have to shutdown completely, and it will be difficult, but honestly I feel like it’s something that needs to be done," Lisa Hayman said.
“Right now there are no plans, there are no discussions that we’re aware of taking place, of any kind of border checkpoint or closures or anything like that."
A lot of Mississippians have taken to wearing nitrile or latex gloves to battle against the spread of the coronavirus. Medical professionals say, however, the gloves won’t save you if you don’t wear them right.
The teachers at Ann Smith and Highland Elementary Schools wanted to make sure their kids knew how much their teachers miss them. They saw the idea of a teacher parade on Facebook and wanted to make it theirs, hoping it would be a fun way to reconnect with their kids after weeks out of class.
They are boxes where people can bring books to donate or take books they want to read. Now, they’re little grocery stores. If you see something you need, take it, and hopefully in a few weeks when you’re able, you can replace it.
Sgt. Jeff Thames said he cleans out his car multiple times a day now with sanitizer and wipes, and he washes or sanitizes his hands even more than that. It has to be done that way during today’s coronavirus scare.
Now families are staying home instead of going to school, work, church, and numerous other activities because of the dangers of coronavirus. Sandy Middleton, director of the Mississippi Center for Prevention of Violence, says some homes could be at risk for domestic violence flare-ups.
Around the state, medical first responders are responding to 911 calls for minor AND major situations. With Coronavirus on the way, it's probable that those volunteers could be responding to someone who is infected.
Self-reporting your damage gets attention to your area more quickly than in the past because EMA workers don’t have to hunt for visible wreckage as they can see it on a map.
Dr. Jennifer Salerno developed the “TEEN SPEAK” series to help adults connect with teens on common risk behaviors like substance use, sex, and mental health concerns.
If you buy your ticket on March 19, you will also be eligible to win a stunning pair of 2.62 carat diamond stud earrings, courtesy of Juniker Jewelry Company in Madison.
"This community will never be the same, but through God’s grace and through God’s love and through the love of our people in this town, we’ve come together,” said Tressie Durr, wife of fallen Lincoln County Deputy William Durr.
