Jackson, Miss. (Supertalk) - On Thursday, an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted in favor of adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the recommended immunization schedule for children and adults. The decision stirred controversy on social media after Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that the CDC would be mandating [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Y'all Politics) - Since 2020, 100,000 rural Mississippi residents have subscribed to and received reliable high-speed internet from 17 wholly owned subsidiaries of electric cooperatives across the state, this according to the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi (ECM). The 17 electric cooperative subsidiaries have collectively built nearly 25,000 miles of fiber optical cable and invested [...]
Starkville, Miss. (The Reflector) - Starkville is using its $6.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds to improve sewer, water and stormwater infrastructure on Highway 182, Main Street and Lampkin Street. In September, the city applied for matching funds from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure (MCWI) grant. [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, MDOT Central Commissioner Willie Simmons, and Scott Waller of the Mississippi Economic Council discuss the state of our state economy, where we want it to be and how we might get there. Hosted by 12 News’ Byron Brown and produced by Tom Wright. Producer’s Note: This is [...]
Diamondhead, Miss. (WLOX) - Diamondhead is officially 10 years old. Current mayor Nancy Depreo and the city’s first mayor Chuck Ingraham toasted Diamondhead’s birthday with a bottle of bubbly. Right before the champagne flowed, community leaders gathered outside city hall. They celebrated a decade of accomplishments in and around the city and recognized the hard-working [...]
