JACKSON â¢Â Neurosurgeon Dr. John Daniel Davis IV has been nominated by Gov. Tate Reeves to serve on a board that governs public health in the state, Department of Health officials announced Tuesday.
Davis, of Flowood, was nominated to complete the six-year term of Dr. Ed D. Tad Barham on the Mississippi State Board of Health. Barham died earlier this year of coronavirus complications.
Davis is a graduate of both the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Public Health. He currently works as a neurosurgeon at NewSouth NeuroSpine in Flowood. It is truly a special opportunity and unique honor to serve on this Board, he said in a statement Tuesday. I am committed to sound, science-based policy with efficient execution, and I look forward to addressing important matters that impact the health and lives of Mississippians.
JACKSON ⢠People are being advised for the third year in a row to avoid swimming, fishing and other recreational activities in the river and creeks in Mississippi s capital city, after a recent evaluation from the state environmental agency.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water quality advisory for 11 Jackson creeks and areas of the Pearl River near the city s Savanna Wastewater Treatment Plant in south Jackson, The Clarion Ledger reported.
The advisory is the result of wastewater overflows from the plant and sewer infrastructure problems across the city, officials say.
Many of Jackson s water and sewer pipes are old and need to be replaced. Overflows can be caused by excessive water flow, collapsed pipes and the dumping of fats, oils and greases into the system.
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In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters in Jackson, Miss., about his support for Willowood Developmental Center, a facility that provides training and assistance for special needs students. Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 in welfare money he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events he never showed up to, according to a spokesperson for Mississippi Office of the State Auditor Logan Reeves, Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
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