JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is another step closer to a new state flag design to go on November’s ballot. The commission has been working with a designer to make some tweaks to many of the originally submitted designs.Friday, they narrowed it down to the top nine. You can view the flags and vote for your favorite at The commission is charged with finding a flag with strong symbolism while being simplistic enough that a child can recreate it.“This is something we need to recognize,” said commission member J. Mack Varner. “When people see our flag, they recognize immediately that it’s...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is another step closer to a new state flag design to go on November’s ballot. The commission has been working with a designer to make some tweaks to many of the originally submitted designs.Friday, they narrowed it down to the top nine. You can view the flags and vote for your favorite at The commission is charged with finding a flag with strong symbolism while being simplistic enough that a child can recreate it.“This is something we need to recognize,” said commission member J. Mack Varner. “When people see our flag, they recognize immediately that it’s...WW…

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute Ashish K. Jha predicts that Mississippi will become number one in the nation for COVID-19 based on numbers per capita.“Mississippi will become [the] nation’s #1 in new cases/population. Already #1 on test [positivity],” Jha wrote In a series of tweets, Jha highlighted several issues that he believes are contributing to the rising number of positive cases.Jha first addressed the state’s COVID-19 testing along with hospitalizations and death rates.“First, data. Compared to two weeks ago, Mississippi testing [is] down 8%...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute Ashish K. Jha predicts that Mississippi will become number one in the nation for COVID-19 based on numbers per capita.“Mississippi will become [the] nation’s #1 in new cases/population. Already #1 on test [positivity],” Jha wrote In a series of tweets, Jha highlighted several issues that he believes are contributing to the rising number of positive cases.Jha first addressed the state’s COVID-19 testing along with hospitalizations and death rates.“First, data. Compared to two weeks ago, Mississippi testing [is] down 8%...WW…

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held a press brief about the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday afternoon.In the press brief, Gov. Reeves announced that some Mississippians may qualify for an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits.These funds will be provided by the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. This program is one of the three new federal benefit programs announced by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES).Gov. Reeves says the funding for these programs comes from the U.S. Department of Labor...…JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held a press brief about the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday afternoon.In the press brief, Gov. Reeves announced that some Mississippians may qualify for an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits.These funds will be provided by the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. This program is one of the three new federal benefit programs announced by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES).Gov. Reeves says the funding for these programs comes from the U.S. Department of Labor...WW…