The Mississippi Department of Human Services closed its offices Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day.
Clients can use the Common Web Portal during the closure to check notices and balances, upload case documents and apply for services. Regular operations resume Thursday, Nov. 12.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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