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Education
USM Hosting StoryWalk, JSU Class of 1970 Commencement and MSU Film Award
The University of Southern Mississippi's School of Library and Information Science will host a literacy and physical activity-themed event called StoryWalk on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 …
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City & County
Sewage Overflows in Jackson: A Lawsuit and an Emergency Cleanup Contract
On April 1, Carroll and Linda Rhodes filed a lawsuit against the City of Jackson seeking $500,000 in damages, saying the City's actions in diverting sewage from a collapsed sewer …
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Crime
Mississippi Court Upholds Life Sentence for Pot Possession
The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of a marijuana possession charge because he had previous convictions and those made him a …
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Person of the Day
Walker Powell
Walker Powell shined in game two of the four-game series for the University of Southern Mississippi as he pitched a complete-game no-hitter and set a career-high in strikeouts with 12.
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City & County
EPA: Jackson Water Safe to Drink, Despite System Problems
Environmental Protection Agency officials said fixing Jackson's water system will take years and cost millions of dollars, but for now, it's OK for people to drink the water.
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Politics
‘We Do Not Have A Fuel Shortage,’ State Leaders Say as Feds Provide Help
Pipeline Hack Prompts Long Lines, Panic Buying At Jackson Pumps
Some Jackson fuel stations remain on empty this morning, after news of Friday’s cyber attack on the Colonial Fuel Pipeline prompted drivers from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard to fill …
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Health Care
Petitioning Starts for Plan to Expand Mississippi Medicaid
Health care professionals on Tuesday became the first people to sign petitions to put Medicaid expansion on the November 2022 ballot in Mississippi.
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State
Mississippi Says it Awaits $600K Repayment from Brett Favre
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events where he never showed up, authorities said Tuesday.
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Shelley Smith
Belhaven University recently appointed Madison native Shelley Smith, who has served as assistant to the president for coronavirus management since December 2020, to vice president for student development.
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City & County
COVID-19 Exacerbates Mental Health Challenges, Mayor Says
While proclaiming May as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Jackson, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said that the COVID-19 pandemic has mental-health implications for the capital city’s population.
