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Justice Association Slams Barbour's Request to Court
The Mississippi Association for Justice is accusing Gov. Haley Barbour of playing politics with a wrongful-death case in Bolivar County. "Haley Barbour's recent motion to the Supreme Court to reconsider …
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City to Vote on Water Main Price Increase
The Jackson City Council is expected to vote on a $222,208 price increase for the installation of a 54-inch water line at tonight's city council meeting. The project is necessary …
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Health Care
CDC Investigating Possible Link Between Vaccines, ‘Exceedingly Rare’ Myocarditis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating whether an uptick in heart inflammation across the United States might be related to COVID-19 vaccinations, after reviewing data from the …
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COPS meets Sportscenter
http://badjocks.com/
Is your favorite player or coach breaking the law or just plain acting dumb? Read all about it at Bad Jocks, a site that's a Smoking Gun for the sports …
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[Agho] Cover The Uninsured
I recently read a comment by a reader in a local paper that set me back on my heels. The post was in response to an article on the effects …
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Small Business State of the Union Scorecard
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday covered a lot of issues that are important to small business including the tax code, minimum wage, immigration and the difficulty some …
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Spreading False Fears
Women are stupid. At least that's what the National Independent Women's Forum seems to believe. This week the Republican-leaning non-profit advocacy group aired a television ad with inaccurate information about …
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City & County
Was Jonathan Lee's MPI Collateral Damage in UMMC Deal?
In the case of the legal problems plaguing the family business of Jackson Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee, Mississippi Products has found itself in legal purgatory between MPI's customers: the …
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Help for the Culinary Coward
I have only recently discovered that the room housing my coffee pot and takeout menus is a kitchen. A few years ago, I was one of those people who actually …
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Bacon Shortage 'Baloney,' But Prices to Rise
Bacon lovers can relax. They'll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit.
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Business
Large Companies Are Increasingly Offering Workers Only High Deductible Health Plans
Nearly a quarter of workers at companies with fewer than 200 workers were covered by high-deductible health plans last year, compared with 17 percent of workers at larger firms.
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Sunni Militants Capture Iraqi City Near Syria
Sunni militants captured a strategic city along the highway to Syria on Monday, moving closer to their goal of linking areas under their control on both sides of the border.
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Civil Rights
Newly Restored Courthouse, Till Center Focus of Celebration
After decades of soul-searching, The Mississippi Delta town of Sumner with a reluctant link to the landmark Emmett Till civil rights case is ready to celebrate.
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[Stiggers] The Drive on Washington
"It's Boneqweesha, live from the Million Motorist March and Car Pool on Washington, D.C. Millions of financially challenged motorists are scheduled to arrive at the nation's capital to protest rising …
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[Sue Doh Nem] A Good Purse Beat-Down
Nurse Tootie McBride: "It's 'The Nurse Tootie Factor' television show on the Ghetto Science Team Cable Network. And you have entered the 'Spin Zone'plus 'Rinse and Wash' cycles.
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Biz Roundup
Jackson Cash & Carry, Doe's Eat Place and Baptist Health Merger
Greg Price, who owns grocery store Jackson Cash & Carry with his brother, Chester Price, recently partnered with Hope Credit Union and Hope Enterprise Corporation to move the business from …
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PERS Petition Online
By RonniMottWebsite includes a petition and links to more information about the issue.
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City & County
Jackson Police Purchase 39 Tasers: 'Intended to Save Lives'
The Jackson City Council gave the Jackson Police Department week the go-ahead last to purchase 39 "conducted electricity weapons," or Tasers.
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Motorola County Limits
March 30, 2005 A resolution to a public-safety communications problem, proposed by Jackson Police Chief Robert Moore and Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr., was shot down at the Hinds County Emergency …
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Mayor Yarber Issues Statement on Best Buy Closing
By R.L. NaveThis is full, verbatim release from the office Mayor Tony Yarber:
“The Administration has been in communication with Best Buy regularly since June 2014 and was advised sales were strong and that the Jackson store would not close. Under Best Buy’s current business model, the company has shifted its focus from “Big Box” stores to smaller locations and online sales. We look forward to working with the Best Buy team to find a smaller location within the city. We’re also actively strategizing to “backfill” that retail space. We’re always disappointed when a business closes in Jackson, but our Economic Development division continues to aggressively recruit companies as evidenced by the more than 1,000 jobs created since May 2014.”
