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Person of the Day
Abram Orlansky
Attorney Abram Orlansky has been the director of Jewish Cinema Mississippi for the past three years.
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Education
Breach at Testing Vendor Exposes Mississippi Students' Data
Mississippi education officials say a data breach at a testing vendor exposed information from 663 students in Tupelo and Jefferson County.
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City & County
JPS Reopens Despite 27 Schools With Little to No Water Pressure
In what seems like old news, Jackson's water issues persist into this week. Except this time students have returned to schools with little to no water pressure, and the Jackson …
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Education
Vouchers Could Extend to Any Public School Student Under New Bill
Just before Gov. Phil Bryant declared Jan. 21-27 "School Choice Week," Sen. Gray Tollison's, R-Oxford, voucher-expansion bill dropped. The legislation would vastly expand the use of vouchers—a way to use …
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Sen. Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, introduced Senate Bill 2623, which vastly expands one of the state's …
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Politics
Sally Doty
A Mississippi state lawmaker who has pushed women to run for office is now entering a congressional race herself.
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Politics
Analysis: Lawmakers Must Make Decisions on Oil Spill Money
Nearly eight years after an explosion unleashed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi's elective representatives still must decide how to spend part of the compensation …
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National
'Resistance' Movement and Women's March Look to 2018 Midterm Elections
The idea first came to Teresa Shook, a Hawaii retiree, in the hours after Donald Trump was elected. Perhaps, she suggested to a few friends on Facebook, women could march …
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City & County
Jackson's 'Deplorable' Pipes Still Bursting, Causing School Closures
The City of Jackson is somewhere between praising its public-works department for its hard work this year and quickly patching the aging infrastructure and pipes so that all citizens and …
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City & County
Percy King of the Jackson Zoo Killed in Double Homicide
Jackson Zoo's 'Snake Man,' Percy King was killed in a double homicide Friday, January 19, 2018.
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National
President Trump Steps to Forefront of Anti-Abortion Movement
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
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Education
JPS Board Starts Supe Search, May Re-organize District
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees voted this week to begin the search for a new superintendent, starting with issuing a request for proposals to hire a consultant to …
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Education
JSU HBCU Film Screening, Tougaloo Receives Award, USM Nutrition Training
Jackson State University is partnering with Mississippi Public Broadcasting to host a free screening of the documentary "Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities" on …
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Person of the Day
Fletcher Cox
In the divisional round, the Eagles found ways to control the Atlanta Falcons' offense. One of the biggest reasons for Philadelphia holding the Falcons to just 10 points was defensive …
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Politics
Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason to Employees: 'Get out of My Way'
Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason wrote a memo to his employees Thursday basically saying they need to get on board with his leadership or "get out of my way." In …
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Education
Ever-Changing Grade System for Public Schools in Flux Again
Mississippi's system for assigning A-to-F letter grades to public schools keeps changing, and it looks like the state may have to reset the scale again in 2018.
