Local retail stores open for business following new "Safer-At-Home" order
This order will be effective until May 11th.
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Two inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Winston-Choctaw Regional Correctional Facility
Four inmates inside the state's prison system have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Starkville Board of Aldermen passes resolution requiring employees, shoppers to wear masks in stores
The new rule will start tomorrow at 8 a-m and will last until May 11.
WATCH: Gov. Tate Reeves holds daily briefing on COVID-19
Watch the briefing below:
Fewer listings and showings are projected for real estate market
In the real estate market, potential home buyers are the hunt to purchase a house for just the right price.
UMMC, MSDH announce three local mobile COVID-19 testing sites
The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Department of Health will have three local sites for mobile COVID-19 testing .
Gov. Tate Reeves issues Safer at Home Order
The "Safer at Home" order is in effect for the next two weeks -- again beginning Monday at 8 a.m.
WATCH: Tate Reeves holds daily coronavirus briefing
In a Facebook post, Gov. Reeves said the shelter in place order expires Monday.
Monroe County business owners preparing for ease of Shelter in Place Orders
Business owners across the area are doing what they can to keep their doors open as measures are in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Work to resume at Yokohama Tire Plant
The plant temporarily closed as a precaution because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
209 new cases of coronavirus, 8 new deaths reported in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health released the numbers Friday morning.
Utility companies are deferring bill payment during COVID-19 pandemic
Turner says nearly $500,000 in payments have been deferred for customers who can't afford it.
Gas prices continue to decrease in Mississippi
Johnny Fair, President of Fair Oil Company in Louisville, said COVID-19 has made an impact on gas prices.
Cooper Tires to begin reopening manufacturing plants
The facilities had temporarily closed for about five weeks because of the COVID-19 outbreaks and its impact.
CDC gives $6.5 million to Mississippi to help with COVID-19 efforts
The funding will help build up the state's COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and containment capacities.
Gov. Reeves highlights local companies helping fight against COVID-19
Gov. Tate Reeves is holding his daily coronavirus briefing.
259 new cases of COVID-19, 8 new deaths reported in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 259 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Thursday morning.
COVID-19 putting MSU summer programs in jeopardy
Salter said many programs have been canceled and the possibility of some programs going virtual, is still up in the air.
Aberdeen rental property owners helping tenants with one month free rent
Aberdeen Main Street owns three buildings in the downtown area and decided to forgive one month of rent for its tenants.
Residents, law enforcment grow concerned as COVID-19 numbers grow in Monroe County
The sheriff is concerned about the high number of cases in Monroe County. That concern runs throughout the community.
Governor Reeves announces Mississippi's official disaster fund
Some good news for the state amid the coronavirus spread is the number of patients who were on ventilators has gone down from 128 to 80.
Tupelo Elvis Festival going virtual for 2020
Event organizers announced Wednesday that due to COVID-19, all public events are canceled.
MSDH: 178 new cases of coronavirus, 10 new deaths
The Mississippi Department of Health confirmed 178 new cases of the virus Wednesday.
NMMC celebrates discharge of first COVID-19 ventilator patient
Caroll was admitted to the hospital on March 26 after having tightness in her chest.