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‘I’ve got a serving heart’: Mike Ezell announces bid for Congress Updated 1:54 PM; JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- After four decades in local law enforcement, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell is turning his attention to Washington, D.C. Saying he “feels a calling,” Ezell has announce his intention to run for the U.S. Congressional seat currently held by fellow Republican Steven Palazzo. “To be quite honest, I’ve got a serving heart,” Ezell told The Mississippi Press Tuesday, his 62nd birthday. “I feel called to serve and this is something I believe is good for me, my famil...

Today, the Singing River Health System cut the ribbon on two new cardiac care rooms at two of their hospitals.

Today is the first day that COVID vaccines are available to all adults in Mississippi.  At the Jackson County Fairgrounds, there were 1,200 vaccination appointments scheduled today. COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone over 16-years-old in the state of Mississippi. Director of Primary Care at Singing River Jason Ely said, “The phone lines started […]

After 1 year of COVID, graduating Coast nurses are ready ANITA LEE, The Sun-Herald FacebookTwitterEmail BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Before her father died, Amelia Parrish told him that she had been accepted to nursing school. “That was really the last thing I was able to tell him,” she said. Her father, a dentist, smiled. He and her mother had always taught Amelia to help people. Her father set an example by treating patients who couldn’t always pay. He passed away from a terminal illness a few days after she shared her news, in November 2018. Neither Amelia nor her father could have imagine...

Acadian Ambulance staff ready when Fort Bayou Bridge closes Acadian Ambulance staff ready when Fort Bayou Bridge closes By Bill Snyder | March 12, 2021 at 1:27 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 7:24 PM OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The Fort Bayou Bridge connecting Ocean Springs to St. Martin is set to close on Sunday for several weeks for repairs. Acadian Ambulance drivers say they’ll have all the right moves and routes together when the bridge closes. They’ve had plenty of practice finding alternate routes, especially when the bridge has been closed nightly for construction. “...