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April 10, 2021 at 6:10 am

Mobile vaccination aims to reach older Mississippi adults VIEW

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Eola Murry, 75, never questioned that she wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available. The problem was getting...

April 7, 2021 at 9:12 pm

Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans VIEW

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...

P.M. Browner, 88, speaks about her apprehension over receiving a COVID-19 vaccine while waiting for a transportation bus at the Rev. S.L.A. Jones Activity Center for the Elderly to take her and other seniors to the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center to receive a vaccination, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Clarksdale, Miss. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help older residents get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MSRS103 MSRS103

April 7, 2021 at 3:13 pm

Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans VIEW

The Biden administration and its allies in the states are combating vaccine hesitance one person at a time as the White House steps up appeals...

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April 3, 2021 at 11:36 am

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game VIEW

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while...

Business

April 1, 2021 at 7:08 am

Where every kid needs lunch, school fights to feed them all VIEW

FAYETTE, Miss. (AP) — Most mornings, children are waiting beside the road with arms outstretched by the time driver Brian Hall pulls up in the...

March 17, 2021 at 1:49 pm

Boil advisory lifted for all of Jackson, one month later

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After 30 days of boiling their water to get rid of contaminants and sometimes no water at all, Jackson residents are...

March 11, 2021 at 1:28 pm

Water restored, but most of Jackson still under boil notice VIEW

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi’s capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city...

March 7, 2021 at 5:39 am

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules VIEW

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...

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March 5, 2021 at 9:03 am

Fewer than 5,000 customers without water in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Fewer than 5,000 water customers were still without service Friday afternoon in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson — a development a...

March 3, 2021 at 6:18 am

Water crisis continues in Mississippi, weeks after cold snap VIEW

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...