COVID-19

In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. The policy was finalized today, and FEMA is now moving rapidly to implement this funeral assistance program nationwide.…

    Due to the threat of severe weather on Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announces the following closures for drive-through vaccination sites.   CLOSED ALL DAY  Desoto County Panola County Lafayette County Washington County Hinds County Rankin County Warren County Claiborne County     CLOSING AT 11 A.M.  Lee County Oktibbeha…

The Clinton Public School District is reporting 11 positive COVID-19 cases in the district. These cases were reported to the district over two days, Monday and Tuesday. Two district employees and two students at Clinton Park as well as one student at Northside Elementary, one student at Eastside Elementary, two students at Clinton Junior High…

The Clinton Public School District is reporting three positive COVID-19 cases in the district. One staff member at Clinton Park Elementary and two students at Clinton Junior High School make up the reported cases. School administrators at both campuses have completed contact tracing and have contacted the parents of students in the classes who have…

** CORRECTION: In November 30’s release it was stated a faculty member at Sumner Hill had tested positive. That positive case had already been reported to MSDH and the community, bringing yesterday’s total to 17 instead of 18 and district total to 64 instead of 65.** The Clinton Public School District is reporting two students…

Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced additional counties that have qualified and met certain requirements to be placed under mask mandates with his “Safe Recovery” executive order that is in effect until December 11th. Those additional counties are: Alcorn, Attala, Bolivar, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lowndes, Neshoba, Panola, Perry, Prentiss, Stone, Tippah,…

Famous for its original “Steak burger” and hand-dipped milkshakes, Steak ‘n Shake held a groundbreaking in January of this year at 4900 Hampstead Boulevard for the second location of the restaurant in the metro area. A roughly 2,500-square-foot restaurant was planned, with a build out that was expected to last around six months, weather permitting,…