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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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Hurricane
Thousands In Houston Area Request Help in Wake of Harvey, Convention Center Now a Shelter
HOUSTON (AP) — Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities …
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Business
Deadline Extended for Settlement on Mississippi Power Rates
Regulators and Mississippi Power Co. are getting more time to settle differences over how much money customers should pay for a power plant.
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Immigration
Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following his conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case.
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Development
Tight Budget Puts Some Mississippi Highway Projects on Hold
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is delaying work on several highway expansion projects because of a tight state budget.
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National
Trump Setting New Records for Low Presidential Approval
Donald Trump came into office as the most unpopular new president in the history of modern polling. Things have not improved.
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LGBT
Pentagon Expects to Soon Ban Recruiting Transgender People
The Pentagon expects to renew a ban on transgender individuals joining the military and to consider circumstances in which some currently serving transgender troops could remain in uniform, officials said …
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City & County
JPS Enrollment Numbers Down as Registration Deadline Approaches
Jackson Public Schools has 25,135 students registered or in process of registering, but the district has 27,707 students eligible to register for the 2017-2018 school year, interim Superintendent Freddrick Murray …
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Education
Drum Majors for Academic Excellence, Vietnam Reflections and MUW Nursing Program
Jackson State University's Development Foundation has launched a campaign called "J5 Drum Majors for Academic Excellence" to help the university generate $1 million within four years for endowed scholarships.
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Person of the Day
Gene Murphy
On Aug. 16, long-time Hinds Community College head coach Gene Murphy announced that he has decided to step down.
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National
GOP Discord Might Not Bode Well for Raising Debt Ceiling
Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leaders of botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt.
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RNC to Vote on Condemning, but Some Roll Eyes
Still cleaning up after President Donald Trump's comments about a deadly protest in Virginia, the Republican National Committee is headed toward adoption of a resolution condemning white supremacists.
