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Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,974 and 152 Deaths 2020-04-18-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,974 and 152 Deaths

TLV News April 18, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 181 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Doors of Hope Transition Ministries Offering Relief for Lafayette County Families Affected By COVID-19 2020-04-18-DoorsofHope

Doors of Hope Transition Ministries Offering Relief for Lafayette County Families Affected By COVID-19

TLV News April 18, 2020

Doors of Hope Transition Ministries, a 501C3 organization, is helping Lafayette County families affected by the COVID-19...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,624 and 129 Deaths 2020-04-16-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,624 and 129 Deaths

TLV News April 16, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 264 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,360 and 122 Deaths 2020-04-15-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3,360 and 122 Deaths

TLV News April 15, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 273 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Delta Blues Museum to Offer New Virtual Tour: Mississippi’s First Music Museum Focusing on Muddy Waters’ life in Free Online Tour Muddy-Waters-3

Delta Blues Museum to Offer New Virtual Tour: Mississippi’s First Music Museum Focusing on Muddy Waters’ life in Free Online Tour

TLV News April 13, 2020

Delta Blues Museum Director Shelley Ritter is announcing plans for a forthcoming “virtual tour” of the Museum,...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,942 and 98 Deaths 2020-04-13-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,942 and 98 Deaths

TLV News April 13, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 161 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,469 and 82 Deaths 2020-04-10-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,469 and 82 Deaths

TLV News April 10, 2020

This morning the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 209 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,260 and 76 Deaths 2020-04-09-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,260 and 76 Deaths

TLV News April 9, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 257 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,003 and 67 Deaths 2020-04-08-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2,003 and 67 Deaths

TLV News April 8, 2020

This morning the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 88 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,915 and 59 Deaths 2020-04-07-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,915 and 59 Deaths

TLV News April 7, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department Health (MSDH) is reporting 177 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi State Department of Health Recommends Wearing Masks When in Public Spaces covid-masks-1024x683

Mississippi State Department of Health Recommends Wearing Masks When in Public Spaces

TLV News April 6, 2020

Given the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, and the increased risk of exposure to...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,738 and 51 Deaths 2020-04-06-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,738 and 51 Deaths

TLV News April 6, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,358 and 29 Deaths 2020-04-03-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,358 and 29 Deaths

TLV News April 3, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 181 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi. Three...

Lafayette County, Mississippi Man Found Deceased Alongside County Road body+found-3

Lafayette County, Mississippi Man Found Deceased Alongside County Road

Lafayette County Sheriff April 3, 2020

At approximately 7:30 am on Friday, April 3, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department was called to County...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,073 and 22 Deaths 2020-04-02-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,073 and 22 Deaths

TLV News April 2, 2020

This morning, Thursday, April 2, 2020, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 136 new cases...

Ole Miss Food Bank Seeing High Demand 2020-3-31-Ole Miss Food Bank

Ole Miss Food Bank Seeing High Demand

TLV News March 31, 2020

Campus pantry switches to grab-and-go bags to help community, abide by social distancing guidelines Just because the...

Water Valley, Mississippi Man Loses Life in One Car Accident Outside Oxford breaking-news (1)

Water Valley, Mississippi Man Loses Life in One Car Accident Outside Oxford

Lafayette County Sheriff March 31, 2020

On March 22, 2020 the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a one car wreck on County...

Mississippi State Department of Health Reports 89 New Coronavirus Cases; Total Count at 847 Cases and 16 Deaths Statewide 2020-03-30-MS-CoronaVirus-Map

Mississippi State Department of Health Reports 89 New Coronavirus Cases; Total Count at 847 Cases and 16 Deaths Statewide

TLV News March 30, 2020

This morning Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 89 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi identified...

Finding Community in the Time of Social Distancing 2020-3-27-Finding Community

Finding Community in the Time of Social Distancing

Elizabeth Tettleton March 27, 2020

How to Survive A Pandemic In Oxford Just before I sat down to draft this article, I...

Doctors at Baptist-Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi Confirm First Case of the CoronaVirus, COVID-19 in Lafayette County 2020-03-19-OxfordCoronaVirus

Doctors at Baptist-Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi Confirm First Case of the CoronaVirus, COVID-19 in Lafayette County

TLV News March 19, 2020

Mayor Robyn Tannehill and doctors at Baptist-Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi confirmed the Oxford’s first case of...

Jan Walker on Andrea Staten Set for Solo Spotlight at Hill Country PicnicJune 14, 2026
Davis, I really appreciate this excellent article about Andrea. She’s a gifted musician and a wonderful person.
Kevin Medlin on Starke Miller: “Did You Know: The Lost ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ Lyrics are in the Ole Miss Archives?”May 15, 2026
Always wondered why the song title ended up Ode To BILLIE JOE. That’s the Southern vernacular for a female (ie…
Dr Janine Ambrose on Blue Velvet Rising: Effie Burt’s All-Female Blues Collective Finds Its VoiceMay 7, 2026
Awesome!!!
Chesley Pearman on Will Griffith to Celebrate Book Release for “The Oddest Sea”May 6, 2026
YAAAAAAYYYYYYY, WILL!!!
Jeffrey Vallens on Blues Musician and Scholar to Deliver Annual Last LectureApril 30, 2026
Congratulatuons on your retirement! They can find another English teacher. We need him to keep playin' his harp...And giving lessons.…