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A Mississippi hospital is canceling brain and heart surgeries because...
Summary List PlacementAs positive coronavirus cases swiftly rise in Mississippi, one hospital finds itself unable to accommodate people who need major surgeries to survive.Memorial Hospital at Gulfport...
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A grocery chain says it's receiving just 40% of the items it orders from...
Summary List PlacementThe CEO of a Southern supermarket chain says he's struggling to keep shelves full during a supply shortage, and that his company has resorted to creating its own version of...
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Mississippi orders everyone who's tested positive for COVID-19 to isolate at...
Summary List PlacementMississippi on Friday announced an order mandating that all state residents who test positive for the coronavirus quarantine for 10 days.The order, issued by State Health Officer...
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5 southern states have seen vaccine uptake more than triple in the past...
Summary List PlacementVaccinations in the US slowed to their lowest levels in the first week of July. Cases were down and with them, the enthusiasm of the vaccine-hesitant.But that all changed in early...
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Mississippi senator announces breakthrough COVID infection as his state leads...
Summary List PlacementRepublican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, has tested positive for the disease, according to a spokesman"Senator Wicker tested positive...
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As Delta surges, 4 states reach new pandemic peaks for daily COVID-19 cases —...
Summary List PlacementFour US states have set records for new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations over the past few days, data from Johns Hopkins University shows.Florida recorded more than...
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A Mississippi 8th-grader — who'd only been in school for just over a week —...
Summary List PlacementA Mississippi eighth grader died on Saturday just hours after receiving a positive test for COVID-19. The girl attended junior high school, which began on August 6, just a week...
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Over 4,000 students were quarantined in Mississippi as the school year kicks...
Summary List PlacementMore than 4,400 Mississippi students were quarantining after being exposed to COVID-19, just as the school year kicks off, according to state data. Mississippi's state health...
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Mississippi's hospital system could fail in the next 2 weeks if the COVID-19...
Summary List PlacementMississippi's hospital system may be pushed to the point of "failure" in the coming days if the COVID-19 surge there does not slow down, a state doctor and hospital administrator...
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A map shows the risk COVID-19 poses to every US state. It puts Arkansas,...
Summary List PlacementEvery US state is at "high risk" or worse from COVID-19, with Arkansas,Louisiana,Mississippi, and Florida at the highest "severe" level, according to data from a nonprofit....
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Delta variant hits hard in the five worst states for vaccination rates: It's...
Summary List PlacementThe Delta variant is spreading rapidly across five states with the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Officials in the five states — Alabama, Louisiana, Wyoming, Idaho, and...
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The University of Southern Mississippi is paying tuition and housing for some...
Summary List PlacementThe University of Southern Mississippi will pay some students in tuition and housing costs if they get vaccinated, the school said in a statement Thursday.The incentive program is...
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Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in upcoming...
Summary List PlacementThe state of Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in a case set to be argued in the court's next term.Mississippi wants Roe v....
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7 children admitted to ICU's in low-vax Mississippi after coming down with...
Summary List PlacementSeven children are currently battling COVID-19 in intensive care units across Mississippi as state health officials warn of a Delta variant surge, ABC News reported.Two of the...
View ArticleHow one startup is turning harmful algae into plastic shoe parts
Summary List PlacementA tech startup in Mississippi is mixing harmful algae into plastic foam products like footwear. The company's founder says it cleans up waterways and keeps greenhouse gases out of...
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Mississippi paid out $118 million in improper unemployment claims, largely...
Summary List PlacementAmericans received $600 weekly unemployment benefits under the CARES Act in March, but the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found in May that a portion of those funds fell...
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15 hours and thousands of calories in waffles: How a Mississippi man served...
Summary List Placement"Surely it won't be me," he thought.Lee Sanderlin's fantasy football league was determining an appropriate punishment for the unfortunate player who finished last in the pool, and...
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SpaceX is converting an oil rig into a floating launch pad in the ocean for...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is building an offshore launch pad for its Starship rocket in Mississippi, The Sun Herald first reported on Thursday.Elon Musk's space company bought two oil rigs off the...
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The potential effects of the Supreme Court's abortion case are 'really...
Summary List PlacementThe US Supreme Court on Monday announced it would hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case regarding a restrictive abortion law in Mississippi. The...
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A Mississippi man is accused of spending PPP loan money on a $100,000 Tesla...
Summary List PlacementA Mississippi man was arrested on Thursday, accused of spending COVID-19 small business loans on a variety of luxury items, including a $100,000 Tesla and a $1 million home,...
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