Skip to Main Content
Listen Live
WLZA Lazer 96.1 WLZA Lazer 96.1
  • ABOUT US
  • OUR STATIONS
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE
  • CONTEST RULES
  • PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE

#mississippi-news

MSDH confirms 634 new COVID-19 cases, 20 additional deaths
1 Sep 2020

MSDH confirms 634 new COVID-19 cases, 20 additional deaths

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 634 new cases of COVID-19.  Today’s report brings Mississippi’s total number of cases up to 83,584. With the confirmation of 20 additional deaths, 2,493 Mississippians have now passed away from the virus.  … Continued

#mississippi-news
1 Sep 2020

Mississippi Casinos: No jackpot, but they’re hanging in there

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

With the onslaught of COVID-19, Mississippi’s casinos were forced to close their doors earlier this year leaving many to worry about the economic recovery of the booming business. If you compare the revenue numbers to this time last year, the … Continued

#mississippi-news
Jackson State earns NSCS Diamond Star Award; first HBCU to do so
31 Aug 2020

Jackson State earns NSCS Diamond Star Award; first HBCU to do so

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

The Jackson State University chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) has made history after recently earning this year’s Diamond Star Award—being the first HBCU chapter to ever be awarded the distinction. Every year, the NSCS awards one … Continued

#mississippi-news
Jackson State parts ways with head coach John Hendrick
31 Aug 2020

Jackson State parts ways with head coach John Hendrick

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

Photo courtesy of JSU Athletics With the SWAC not set to take the field until the spring, Jackson State football will spend the fall searching for a new football coach. The Tigers have announced that head coach John Hendrick’s contract … Continued

#mississippi-news
Gov. extends mask mandate, amends capacity limit for high school football
31 Aug 2020

Gov. extends mask mandate, amends capacity limit for high school football

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

With the 2020 high school football season set to begin this Friday for most public schools and the MAIS season already underway, Governor Tate Reeves has increased the capacity allowance at games. During Monday’s press briefing, Governor Reeves announced that … Continued

#mississippi-news
Parents Beware: Prime time for predators and other virtual dangers
31 Aug 2020

Parents Beware: Prime time for predators and other virtual dangers

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

As an increasing number of young people utilize the internet for virtual learning, parents should be hyper-sensitive to virtual dangers lurking daily. Do you know who your kids are communicating with?  Do you know what they are seeing on social … Continued

#mississippi-news
31 Aug 2020

KLLM donates “first-class” football equipment trucks to Ole Miss, MSU, USM

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

While players and coaches at Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss are gearing up for the 2020 football season, so is KLLM Transport Services.  The Mississippi-based company, founded in 1963, has unveiled the 2020 tractor-trailers for each of the … Continued

#mississippi-news
MSDH confirms 274 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths
31 Aug 2020

MSDH confirms 274 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed 274 new cases of COVID-19 with 32 additional deaths induced by the virus. Today’s report brings the total number of cases Mississippi has seen to 82,950. With the 38 new deaths, … Continued

#mississippi-news
Op-Ed: Wicker Encourages Schools to Reopen With Caution
30 Aug 2020

Op-Ed: Wicker Encourages Schools to Reopen With Caution

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

The following op-ed was submitted by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker: Following Health Protocols Will Help Prevent Surge in Cases Photo courtesy of Senator Roger Wicker With summer coming to a close, school buses are making the rounds again as children … Continued

#mississippi-news
Public Hearings Set for Medical Marijuana Initiative
29 Aug 2020

Public Hearings Set for Medical Marijuana Initiative

by mindy_patton@icloud.com | posted in: Mississippi News | 0

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office will host a series of public hearings regarding Initiative Measure No. 65 (medical marijuana) in each of the old five Congressional districts, as required by State law. Initiative Measure No. 65 and the legislative alternative, Alternative Measure … Continued

#mississippi-news

Posts navigation

« 1 … 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 … 261 »
  • CBSB: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Southern Miss close regular season with a bang

    Mississippi State and No. 19 Southern Miss closed the regular...
  • Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South to compete in 2025 Battle of the Bands

    Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South is no...
  • Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians receiving $6M for affordable housing activities

    The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is receiving more than...
  • Natchez receives $500K from federal government for blighted property assessment

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a national round of...
  • SuperTalk Eagle Hour 5/16/2025

    Jack Duggan, Southern Miss sports information director, reports from Troy...
  • ABOUT US
  • OUR STATIONS
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE
  • CONTEST RULES
  • PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE

© 2025 Powered by TeleSouth Communications, Inc. | All Rights Reserved