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Todd Stauffer argues that a mask mandates helps small, local businesses. Photo by Arturo Rey …

• October 14, 2020

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: A Mask Mandate is Support for Small Business

We've heard it over and over again. Masks are the best defense against the spread of the virus. They're about helping other people as much as about helping yourself, especially …

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• October 14, 2020

Dani McIlwain

Growing up, Dani McIlwain played multiple sports, including soccer, basketball and tennis. Throughout her athletic career, she underwent three knee surgeries. These experiences inspired McIlwain to pursue a career in …

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• October 14, 2020

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said that a new rental-assistance program, with the City working with …

• October 13, 2020

200 Jackson Families to Avoid Eviction with Assistance from City, Salvation Army

Low-income families threatened with eviction in Jackson can receive assistance via a $517,706 homelessness-prevention grant offered by Salvation Army in partnership with the City’s Office of Housing and Community Development, …

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has requested a full compliance audit of AT&T’s efforts …

• October 13, 2020

PSC Requests Full Audit of AT&T’s Connect America Fund II Efforts, AT&T Responds

Telecommunications giant AT&T is challenging Northern District Public Services Commissioner Brandon Presley’s claims that it has a “pattern of submitting false data.”

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• October 13, 2020

Tony Sultani

Tony Sultani, an oncology specialist who has practiced in the Mississippi Delta for 23 years, recently donated to Delta State University to support the construction of the university's new Financial …

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• October 13, 2020

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• October 13, 2020

Belhaven resident Chat Phillips recently launched his own bottled beverage business, Inaka Tea Company, in …

• October 12, 2020

Inaka Tea Company, Thailicious and Shower Power MS Donation

Belhaven resident Chat Phillips recently launched his own bottled beverage business, Inaka Tea Company, in Jackson.

Former teacher Robert C. “Bob” Lee Jr. and Jackson City Councilman De’Keither A. Stamps (pictured) …

• October 12, 2020

Jackson Councilman Stamps, Former Teacher Lee in Runoff for House Seat Tuesday

Runoffs are happening Tuesday for special elections to fill four seats in the Mississippi Legislature, and winners will serve the rest of a four-year term that ends in January 2024.

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• October 9, 2020

High numbers of coronavirus infections in the week after Gov. Tate Reeves ended the state’s …

• October 9, 2020

862 New Cases of COVID-19, Viral Spread Increasing

The Mississippi State Department of Health announced 862 new cases of COVID-19 today—on Oct. 6, MSDH reported 975 new cases, marking the highest single-day total of reports since Aug. 19. …