The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the first confirmed pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the 2023-2024 flu season. Pediatric deaths are defined as deaths of individuals under 18 years of age. Including this reported death, there have...
In consultation with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC), and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Governor Tate Reeves has lifted the partial statewide burn ban, effective November 16, 2023. Due to the amount of rainfall received in parts of the...
Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney has appointed David Browning as Deputy Commissioner of the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID). Browning joined MID in 2001 and has served as the Director of the Financial and Market Regulation Division...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 14, 2023 Legislation passed by voters would have enacted runoff elections for the first time in Mississippi history if a candidate for any of the eight statewide offices had failed to garner a majority vote last week. At...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today November 13, 2023 Nearly every charter school saw its letter grade decline this school year, according to state test results that measure student performance. Accountability grades are based on state test results and other metrics,...
The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health invites Black women aged 18-50 to participate in a crucial research survey to address the impact of healthcare providers’ implicit bias on the utilization of breast cancer services by Black women in the State...
