JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Another volley has been fired in Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler’s bid to have the state’s medical marijuana initiative tossed.a ballot initiative that will legalize medical marijuana in the state.Butler is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to throw out the vote, saying the law allowing the measure was unconstitutional.The mayor filed suit because she is worried about the impact the legalization of medical marijuana would have on her city. She is particularly concerned that city zoning would not be able to prohibit dispensaries from popping up in residential...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Another volley has been fired in Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler’s bid to have the state’s medical marijuana initiative tossed.a ballot initiative that will legalize medical marijuana in the state.Butler is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to throw out the vote, saying the law allowing the measure was unconstitutional.The mayor filed suit because she is worried about the impact the legalization of medical marijuana would have on her city. She is particularly concerned that city zoning would not be able to prohibit dispensaries from popping up in residential...WW…

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - At a press conference Wednesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced new restrictions on social gatherings, and new rules requiring face coverings for students at schools statewide. Additional counties were also added to the governor’s mask mandate.The following counties are now all under the mandate:Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, De Soto, Forrest, Franklin, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Itawamba, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar,...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - At a press conference Wednesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced new restrictions on social gatherings, and new rules requiring face coverings for students at schools statewide. Additional counties were also added to the governor’s mask mandate.The following counties are now all under the mandate:Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, De Soto, Forrest, Franklin, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Itawamba, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar,...WW…

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Another 890,000 rapid COVID-19 tests are on their way to the Magnolia State.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that it would be sending “state-of-the-art Abbot BinaxNow” antigen tests to Mississippi.The tests can diagnose COVID-19 in as little as 15 minutes, according to a release from HHS.They will be distributed “at the discretion of Gov. Tate Reeves to support testing K-12 students, teachers, nursing home patients and staff … and other priorities as he deems fit,” the statement reads.As of October 26, 398,000 tests already had been...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Another 890,000 rapid COVID-19 tests are on their way to the Magnolia State.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that it would be sending “state-of-the-art Abbot BinaxNow” antigen tests to Mississippi.The tests can diagnose COVID-19 in as little as 15 minutes, according to a release from HHS.They will be distributed “at the discretion of Gov. Tate Reeves to support testing K-12 students, teachers, nursing home patients and staff … and other priorities as he deems fit,” the statement reads.As of October 26, 398,000 tests already had been...WW…