What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — For more than a century, one of Mississippi's largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. Protesters have demonstrated at the base …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — For more than a century, one of Mississippi's largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. Protesters have demonstrated at the base …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — For more than a century, one of Mississippi's largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. Protesters have demonstrated at the base …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — For more than a century, one of Mississippi's largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. Protesters have demonstrated at the base …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four-year-old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s largest city is still struggling with water problems more than two weeks after winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the system in Jackson, knocking out water for drinking and making it impossible for many to even flush their toilets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s largest city is still struggling with water problems more than two weeks after winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the system in Jackson, knocking out water for drinking and making it impossible for many to even flush their toilets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s largest city is still struggling with water problems more than two weeks after winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the system in Jackson, knocking out water for drinking and making it impossible for many to even flush their toilets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sunshine is back, and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their residents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sunshine is back, and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their residents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sunshine is back, and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their residents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sunshine is back, and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their residents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Meredith Anding Jr., member of the 'Tougaloo Nine,' dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Meredith C. Anding Jr., a member of the “Tougaloo Nine," who famously participated in a library “read-in” in segregated Mississippi 60 years ago, has died. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Murder charge dismissed after debunked bite-mark testimony
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Black man who spent more than a quarter-century on death row in the 1992 killing of a white woman.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 vaccine available for those over 75 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents 75 and older are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Mississippi health officials say they are looking to ramp up distribution as quickly and safely as possible as cases and virus-related deaths continue to reach peak levels in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi governor expands mask mandate to most counties
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves expanded his mask mandate to 78 out of 82 counties on Tuesday as the state surpassed its previous record for the highest ever number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi hits record for daily reported virus deaths: 79
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi surpassed its previous record for the highest ever number of coronavirus deaths reported in a single day Tuesday with 79 new deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — It always feels special for Pastor Jay Richardson when his congregation at Highland Colony Baptist Church gathers during the holidays — but this year, that's even more true because of time they've spent apart.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi governor defends hosting parties amid virus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday defended his decision to hold Christmas parties at the Governor's Mansion, despite repeatedly warning residents to avoid social gatherings as coronavirus cases surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deaths surpass 4,000 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people who have died of coronavirus complications in Mississippi surpassed 4,000 on Tuesday, and health officials warned that there will be more fatalities and hospitalizations if residents continue having non-essential social gatherings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deaths surpass 4,000 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people who have died of coronavirus complications in Mississippi surpassed 4,000 on Tuesday, and health officials warned that there will be more fatalities and hospitalizations if residents continue having non-essential social gatherings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Reeves forgoes statewide mask mandate, adds 13 more counties
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi health official 'exhausted' by virus response
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top health official said he is exhausted trying to convince people in the state to take the coronavirus seriously and follow public health guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Number of students with virus doubled within week, data show
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus among students in Mississippi have nearly doubled in a week's time, according to data released by the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Mississippians vote to legalize medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians have voted in favor of legalizing medical marijuana, opting for the less restrictive of two proposals on this year’s ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Incumbents face challenges in Mississippi House, court races
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three out of four incumbents in Mississippi’s U.S. Congressional Districts faced challenges on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Incumbents face challenges in Mississippi House, court races
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three out of four incumbents in Mississippi’s U.S. Congressional Districts are facing challenges on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Incumbents face challenges in Mississippi House, court races
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three out of four incumbents in Mississippi's U.S. Congressional Districts are facing challenges on Election Day. Two Republicans — Trent Kelly and Michael Guest — and the state federal delegation's sole Democrat, Bennie Thompson.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Incumbents face challenges in Mississippi House, court races
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three out of four incumbents in Mississippi's U.S. Congressional Districts are facing challenges on Election Day. Two Republicans — Trent Kelly and Michael Guest — and the state federal delegation's sole Democrat, Bennie Thompson.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Dueling medical marijuana measures on Mississippi ballot
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of seeing medical marijuana proposals shot down by the Mississippi Legislature, supporters decided to try something else: adding it to the state constitution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Mississippi city won't lose lights after threat over debt
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An entire city in Mississippi that was
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Mississippi city may be left in dark over unpaid power bill
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A decade ago, the sole grocery store in the city of Itta Bena shuttered. The last bank left a few years later, followed by the pharmacy — lifelines for a small, rural community.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Mississippi city may be left in dark over unpaid power bill
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A decade ago, the sole grocery store in the city of Itta Bena shuttered. The last bank left a few years later, followed by the pharmacy — lifelines for a small, rural community.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After mandate repeal, masks required again in nine counties
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Monday that he is imposing a mask mandate for public indoor spaces and other restrictions in nine counties to curb the spread of coronavirus amid weeks of steadily rising case numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After mandate repeal, masks required again in nine counties
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Monday that he is imposing a mask mandate for public indoor spaces and other restrictions in nine counties to curb the spread of coronavirus amid weeks of steadily rising case numbers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Post mandate, doctor 'disappointed' at lack of mask wearing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state health officer said he overestimated the number of people who would continue to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Post mandate, doctor 'disappointed' at lack of mask wearing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state health officer said he overestimated the number of people who would continue to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
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