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Mississippi Churches Take Services Online, into Parking Lots
Some Mississippi houses of worship are offering online services during the coronavirus pandemic. Others are inviting people to sit in vehicles outside the sanctuary to have socially distant prayer and maybe to hear a pastor's message over the radio.
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Bilal Qizilbash and His Nonprofit Feed Homeless at Smith Park
Bilal Qizilbash and his team, who work under the banner of R U Hungry?, started reaching out to the homeless population in parks, under bridges and bus stops across the City of Jackson.
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Outbreak: Mississippi Gets Disaster Declaration to Speed Aid
Mississippi on Sunday become the latest U.S. state declared a major disaster area by President Donald Trump amid the new coronavirus outbreak, giving the state access to more federal assistance to confront the pandemic.
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April 6: State Shares More Testing Data, Reports 100 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths
Cases of the novel coronavirus in Mississippi are now at 1,738 as the first full week of shelter-at-home begins statewide, with the Mississippi State Department of Health announcing a steady increase of 100 new cases since yesterday.
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Penney Ainsworth
Penney Ainsworth, president and chief executive officer of Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi, has been with the organization for more than 24 years and has held her current position for seven years.
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MBK Provides ACA Support for Persons Seeking Health Insurance Options Due to Massive Layoffs
The My Brother’s Keeper, Inc. National Extension Project is encouraging Mississippians to consider the Special Enrollment period to secure alternative insurance options to remain covered.
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UMMC Calls on Community to Help Protect Health Care Heroes
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is calling on the community to help protect its employees after the Mississippi Department of Health directed all health care professionals in the state to wear a mask while at work.
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Mobile COVID-19 Testing Scheduled Wednesday at Traceway Park in Clinton
One-day mobile collections for COVID-19 testing specimens are continuing statewide this week, including drive-through testing Wednesday at Traceway Park in Clinton.
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SCV: Gov. Tate Reeves Proclaimed ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ on April 3
As coronavirus spiked across the state, the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans posted an April 3 state proclamation proclaiming that this month is “Confederate Heritage Month.” Gov. Tate Reeves apparently signed the proclamation two days after he did an about-face and issued a statewide shelter-at-home order due to COVID-19.
