State adds USM volleyball project to effort to recoup misspent welfare funds
The state of Mississippi has filed civil charges attempting to recoup welfare money spent to build a volleyball stadium at Southern Miss.
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New reported cases for: November 22 – November 28
The Mississippi State Department of Health updates case totals each Tuesday based on test results reported from the previous week (Tuesday – Monday). We will update case numbers here as soon as they’re available.
52% of total population fully vaccinated
1,834
new cases and 940,023 total cases in Mississippi.
2
new deaths reported and 13,036 total deaths in Mississippi.
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