Once upon a time in Brookhaven, Mississippi, there was a pandemic, but the people at the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce still wanted to crown a Miss Merry Christmas.
Just one little dinner.That’s how 34-year-old Timothy Hudson describes what happened that led to a week-long hospitalization with COVID-19, fever spiking at 104 degrees, debilitating body aches, an alarmingly fast heartbeat and spasms of coughing.
“Not so happy,” said 9-year-old John Gordon, describing the feeling of being told he has to wear his mask. “Because it’s just not fun wearing them, and they’re hard to breathe through."
Mississippi voters will not be required to wear a mask when they vote in the November election. Secretary of State Michael Watson says no voter should be denied the right to vote for not wearing a mask.
Less than a week after Mississippi became the first state nationwide to let its mask mandate expire, the Mississippi State Department of Health reports a surge in coronavirus cases not seen in seven weeks.
Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are conducting clinical trials with the same experimental drug used to treat President Donald Trump for COVID-19 days ago, meaning Mississippians could also get the chance to experience that same treatment.
Crafters and artists are currently in the homestretch of their work season, with holiday markets and crafts fairs being the finish line on what has been a very long year.
Since Friday, President Trump has been given a synthetic antibody treatment, the experimental drug Remdesivir, and a corticosteroid known as dexamethasone to tackle his COVID-19 infection.
The Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) and American Medical Association (AMA) are urging Mississippians to vote “NO” on Initiative Measure No. 65 this November.
Last week, the Mississippi State Department of Heath conducted mass testing at the facility in Hernando after 11 other inmates initially tested positive for the virus.
“I was sad because I lost my hair, but my daddy told me that hair don’t make the person, the person makes the hair,” said the 7-year-old cancer survivor.
Ocean Springs Hospital is in mourning after losing one of its own to COVID-19, ICU nurse Cheryl Longfellow. She leaves behind a legacy of caring for others.
After no deaths were reported Tuesday for the first time in months, more than 30 deaths have been reported by Mississippi Department of Health in back-to-back days.
While President Donald Trump pledged to get a coronavirus vaccine to the American people before the end of the year, Mississippi’s leading infectious disease expert said that’s not likely.
On the outside of 100 Black Men of Jackson is a sign that says, “The Village,” referring to how it takes a village to save a child. In this case, John Hardy had a village looking out for him, and it saved his life.
Four residents at a Mississippi veterans home have died and nine others have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of an outbreak at the long-term care facility in late July.
On Wednesday, 99-year-old Anna Jo Thomas was released from Covenant Health after being hospitalized for COVID-19. She was hospitalized for a week and was sent home with a large celebration and a birthday cake. You see, she will turn 100 years old on Sept. 19.
A year ago, doctors diagnosed Rodney Pascley with colon cancer. Pascley said he noticed something wasn’t right. For about three months, he had drainage that wouldn’t stop.
“We’ve definitely got a huge crowd coming out camping since the coronavirus, people are ready to get out of the house,” said MDWFP Director of Parks Andre Hollis.
Mississippi's COVID-19 case numbers are improving but the state officials are warning that Mississippians can't let their guard down this Labor Day holiday.
