This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFLOWOOD, Miss. — Carrie Kizek and her mother, Sandra Breland, decided to skip masks while headed out to lunch Wednesday — the day after Mississippi’s governor said residents were no longer required to wear them.“If he says we don’t have to, then I’m not,” Kizek said of Gov. Tate Reeves (R).Reeves and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) Tuesday, doing away with mask mandates and allowing businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity. The impact was immediate in both states and beyond, with “masks required” signs coming down,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFLOWOOD, Miss. — Carrie Kizek and her mother, Sandra Breland, decided to skip masks while headed out to lunch Wednesday — the day after Mississippi’s governor said residents were no longer required to wear them.“If he says we don’t have to, then I’m not,” Kizek said of Gov. Tate Reeves (R).Reeves and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) Tuesday, doing away with mask mandates and allowing businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity. The impact was immediate in both states and beyond, with “masks required” signs coming down,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFour days into her coronavirus vaccine hunt, Ramona Cohen struck out again.The Safeway in her D.C. neighborhood had no doses left after its last Thursday appointment. She still had four pharmacies left to try and a tip from her mail carrier that a grocery store a few miles away was giving away .It was another frustrating day in a quest that started Monday, when the city opened registration to those . Cohen spent 12 hours that day making futile attempts to book appointments by phone and online, only to be foiled by...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareFour days into her coronavirus vaccine hunt, Ramona Cohen struck out again.The Safeway in her D.C. neighborhood had no doses left after its last Thursday appointment. She still had four pharmacies left to try and a tip from her mail carrier that a grocery store a few miles away was giving away .It was another frustrating day in a quest that started Monday, when the city opened registration to those . Cohen spent 12 hours that day making futile attempts to book appointments by phone and online, only to be foiled by...WW…

Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsCalls are increasing for a white Mississippi elected official to either step down as supervisor board president or resign entirely amid racist remarks he made to a local newspaper after voting against relocating a Confederate monument in front of the county courthouse.The official is not only rejecting those calls but doubling down on his stance. "I'm not going to stand and run from it, hell, it's what I think," Lowndes County Supervisor Harry Sanders said Tuesday. Monday, after a 3-2 vote to relocate a Confederate statue to the...…Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsCalls are increasing for a white Mississippi elected official to either step down as supervisor board president or resign entirely amid racist remarks he made to a local newspaper after voting against relocating a Confederate monument in front of the county courthouse.The official is not only rejecting those calls but doubling down on his stance. "I'm not going to stand and run from it, hell, it's what I think," Lowndes County Supervisor Harry Sanders said Tuesday. Monday, after a 3-2 vote to relocate a Confederate statue to the...WW…

Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsA man suspected of shooting and killing a deputy has been captured following a two-day manhunt, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.Joaquin Blackwell, 22, was apprehended Saturday in connection with the death of Simpson County deputy James Blair, 77. Blackwell is in the custody of the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, according to the Highway Patrol.Blackwell had been considered armed and dangerous.Dave Van, executive director of Regions 8 Health, told local media that family members were concerned about Blackwell's mental health. He was in...…Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsA man suspected of shooting and killing a deputy has been captured following a two-day manhunt, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.Joaquin Blackwell, 22, was apprehended Saturday in connection with the death of Simpson County deputy James Blair, 77. Blackwell is in the custody of the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, according to the Highway Patrol.Blackwell had been considered armed and dangerous.Dave Van, executive director of Regions 8 Health, told local media that family members were concerned about Blackwell's mental health. He was in...WW…

Mississippi Clarion LedgerJACKSON, Miss. - There have been at least three reports confirmed by officials of voting machines in two Mississippi counties  In one case, the glitch was .Tuesday morning, Facebook user Sally Kate Walker posted a video showing what appeared to be a touch-screen machine changing someone's selection from Bill Waller Jr. to Tate Reeves.While officials confirmed the problems with only three machines in two counties, the Waller campaign Tuesday evening said it had received more widespread reports of the same issue.The campaign said it had received...…Mississippi Clarion LedgerJACKSON, Miss. - There have been at least three reports confirmed by officials of voting machines in two Mississippi counties  In one case, the glitch was .Tuesday morning, Facebook user Sally Kate Walker posted a video showing what appeared to be a touch-screen machine changing someone's selection from Bill Waller Jr. to Tate Reeves.While officials confirmed the problems with only three machines in two counties, the Waller campaign Tuesday evening said it had received more widespread reports of the same issue.The campaign said it had received...WW…

Mississippi Clarion LedgerView Comments will be available in The testing is being conducted by the and is free and open to those who qualify. People experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath can call 601-496-7200 or download the C Spire Health app, available for iPhone iOS and Android phones, according to UMMC. Where:Traceway Park, 200 Soccer Row, Clinton. Appointments are made after the screening process. Screening:During screening, a clinician will ask a few questions to determine the person’s risk of having the virus. Those at high...…Mississippi Clarion LedgerView Comments will be available in The testing is being conducted by the and is free and open to those who qualify. People experiencing fever, cough or shortness of breath can call 601-496-7200 or download the C Spire Health app, available for iPhone iOS and Android phones, according to UMMC. Where:Traceway Park, 200 Soccer Row, Clinton. Appointments are made after the screening process. Screening:During screening, a clinician will ask a few questions to determine the person’s risk of having the virus. Those at high...WW…