Despite widespread claims on social media that concealed carry permit holders could violate state law if they choose to wear a mask, a 3 On Your Side analysis finds only two states consider that illegal, and Mississippi isn’t one of them.

State lawmakers say they knew the risks were there as they watched some colleagues not wear masks inside the State Capitol.

According to medical experts, a COVID-19 vaccine could be possible by early next year.

Lestrick is serving a life sentence for capital murder in Copiah County.

The bill has already passed the House and Senate and is designed to cut down on vaping in schools.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says he and his family tested negative for COVID-19.

The Confederate statue on Court Square in Oxford will remain right where it has stood since 1907 after a unanimous vote Monday night by the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors.

Gov. Tate Reeves continues to stand behind his claim over the weekend that recent increases in coronavirus cases here are tied to protests that happened here, and he says the same is true nationally as well.

Multiple lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 less than a week after leaving the Capitol.

Driver's license stations across the state reopened last month with guidelines in place for social distancing, resulting in massive crowds. Monday, the wait was even longer due to a few technical difficulties.

In a vote Monday, supervisors voted to move the confederate monument from in front of the courthouse.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says he is isolating as he awaits the results of his COVID-19 test.

The Catholic Dioceses of Mississippi are speaking out against “the evils of racism” in a joint statement released Monday.

House Speaker Philip Gunn is among those infected with the coronavirus.

According to the bill, there are 15 days given for the flag’s removal. Many individuals are for the bill but believe the people should have had the opportunity to vote on the flag.

MSDH is attributing some of the spike to young adults who are not wearing masks or social distancing.

A Warren County supervisor is calling attention to a threat she received on social media.

The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum reopened Saturday just in time for the Fourth of July.

Distance learning challenges may be alleviated by federal money the state legislature is directing to school districts across Mississippi.

The main exhibit hall at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby will be open to the public July 4, for the first time in nearly four months.

State Representative Bo Brown (District 70 – Hinds County) confirms he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Starting Friday, July 3 at 8 p.m., people will be required to wear masks when entering casinos.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith released a message Friday to recognize Independence Day, mentioning the challenges facing the nation and the American will to make things better for the future.

Mississippi hospital capacity is being stretched as they work to juggle usual business plus COVID-19.

Despite a temporary solution by Gov. Reeves, a budget battle in the state legislature has left the Department of Marine Resources unfunded.

Mayor Wallace says Sgt. Kelvin Mixon passed away Thursday afternoon.

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced Thursday the Mississippi Legislature has allocated $275 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to rural broadband expansion and K-12 learning initiatives.

Jackson based Hope Credit Union receives a $10 million dollar deposit from Netflix to help bring economic opportunities to black communities in Mississippi.

MDES says the system was developed to assist the business community in transitioning employees, who were separated from their jobs due to COVID-19 back into the workforce.

A death was reported out of the Pine Belt as it comes from Greene County.

The three confederate flags are now in their permanent new home, the Museum of Mississippi History. The flags made their way in a motorcade just blocks away from the Capitol, with a host of dignitaries; notably missing from the ceremony, Governor Tate Reeves.

For weeks, amid steadily increasing coronavirus cases and a vulnerable health care system, Gov. Tate Reeves and the state’s health officer have been pleading with Mississippians to wear masks and practice social distancing.

It adds new limits in a state that already has some of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S.

The Mississippi Senate’s Public Health and Welfare Committee unanimously confirmed Gov. Tate Reeves’ appointment for executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services Wednesday.

The Mississippi state flag was taken down from the State Capitol for the final time Wednesday afternoon.

Lt. Col. Randy Ginn will take over as colonel of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol.

Prison reform bill gets mixed reviews

A death was reported out of the Pine Belt as it comes from Wayne County.

The flag that has flown over the Magnolia State for over 125 years is officially retired. Now, state leaders and residents are looking towards the future.

More often than not, it’s the young people who are the catalysts for change. That is the case now and it was the case 40-years ago when a simple act of defiance by an Ole Miss student set off a chain of events that led to the university disassociating itself with the confederate flag.

For years she fought for change even pledging not to work in Mississippi until the flag came down.

The bill officially removed the Mississippi state flag and called for the creation of a commission to design a new one.

History was made Tuesday as Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1796 into law.

Now that the 1894 state flag, with its Confederate battle emblem, has retired, the old flag— supported by many— could be classified as a collector’s item, a piece of history.

Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove and the Mississippi Economic Council react to the legislature's vote to change the state flag.

The Mississippi House of Representatives voted 91-23 and the state Senate voted 37-14 in favor of changing the state flag.

Monday afternoon on the steps of the State Capitol, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus discussed the bill to remove the state flag.

Gov. Reeves has voiced his support in favor of the couple seen pointing guns at protesters in Missouri over the weekend.

New voters have until September to register to vote in order to cast a ballot on November 3rd.

Mississippi Power President and CEO Anthony Wilson made a statement on the historic vote for the changing of the Mississippi state flag.

University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett applauded the state Legislature's decision to change the state flag, but said he hoped that the momentum going forward would continue to be positive and inclusive.

McRae presented a $124,620 check to MSDH, adding to the $7 million found and returned since McRae took office in January, $1.7 million of which was returned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

House Bill 1796 requires the current flag to be removed within 15 days of the bill’s passing.

The Mississippi Legislature returns Sunday to the Capitol at 2 p.m. to vote on legislation to change the flag.

MSDH reported 361 COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths on Sunday, bringing the state total to 25,892 cases and 1,039 deaths.

If you’ve ever wondered what previous Mississippi state flags looked like, we found out. With permission from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, we used images and information from an article by the late historian David Sansing.

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he will sign a bill to change the state flag if presented such legislation this weekend.