State
MDEQ advises people to not flush wipes, paper towels
Daily Journal
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is advising people to not flush disinfecting wipes, paper towels or similar products in toilets but to dispose of them in household garbage.
Don’t flush paper towels and wipes, not even ones that say they’re ‘flushable’
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - Environmental officials in Mississippi are reminding residents they should only flush toilet paper.
MDEQ advises neighbors to not flush wipes or paper towels
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is advising people to not flush disinfecting wipes, paper towels, or similar products in toilets but to dispose of them in household garbage.
Don’t flush paper towels and wipes, not even ones that say they’re ‘flushable’
WLOX
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - Environmental officials in Mississippi are reminding residents they should only flush toilet paper.
MDEQ: Don’t flush disinfecting wipes & paper towels
NewsMS
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to cause a toilet paper shortage across the country, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is reminding you not to flush disinfecting wipes, paper towels, or similar products in toilets.
Please, don't flush this! MDEQ asks people not to flush disinfecting wipes, paper towels
Clarion Ledger
City leaders approve contract to employ temporary workers for litter pickup program
Daily Journal
Even though the program has been partially halted because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, city leaders took a step forward with advancing a project that seeks to employ temporary workers to pick up litter scattered throughout Tupelo.
JACKSON COUNTY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN
WXXV
In Jackson County, there are currently no restrictions or plans to close down beaches at this time.
No curfew in place but beach access is restricted in Harrison County
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County supervisors voted Monday morning to close all of the county’s beaches to groups of 10 or more.
State Government
MPB LIVE -- GOVERNOR TATE REEVES TO UPDATE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
MPB
Governor Tate Reeves will hold a press conference outside the Governor's Mansion Tuesday, March 24 at 10:15 a.m. to give an update on the current situation of COVID-19 in the state and discuss Mississippi's ongoing response to slow the spread.
More coronavirus testing means number of Miss. cases will rise. Doctor says don’t be alarmed.
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi State Health Department is working to open some drive-thru testing facilities across the state in areas with enhanced risk.
Miss. Dept. of Revenue pushes back tax filing deadline
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Revenue pushed back the tax filing deadline for 2020.
National
Court sides with scientists on EPA policy barring grantees from serving on agency boards
The Hill
A federal appeals court sided with scientists Monday, forcing a lower court to reconsider a case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to bar those who receive agency grants from sitting on its boards.
Press Releases
MDEQ Advises People to NOT Flush Disinfecting Wipes and Paper Towels
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is advising people to not flush disinfecting wipes, paper towels, or similar products in toilets but to dispose of them in household garbage.
