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State
Faculty: Auditor Demand on Professor Hurts Academic Freedom
Faculty leaders at the University of Mississippi are expressing concerns about academic freedom after the state auditor demanded nearly $2,000 from a tenured professor who took part in a two-day …
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Food
Scrooge’s Continues to Spread Local Cheer
When the previous owner sought to sell Scrooge's Fine Foods and Drink, she didn't have to look far. Chris Jefferson and Chris Carter, who both worked at Scrooge's, were more …
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Education
OPINION: Governor’s ‘Patriotic Education Fund’ to ‘Fight Revisionist History’ is a Trojan Horse
"Gov. Reeves is merely parroting the president's belief that there is a vast, 'far-left fascism' working behind the scenes in our schools to bring down America by corrupting its youth. …
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City & County
DOJ Sues Pearl Property Company for Racial Discrimination
A federal lawsuit filed in November alleges that property manager James Roe steered white prospective renters away from this apartment complex located in Pearl, which it alleges that he encouraged …
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Jacksonian
Lucious Walton
Lucious Walton, a Greenwood, Miss., native who found himself homeless for some time, counts his blessings and considers himself extremely fortunate to now have a place in Jackson to call …
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coronavirus
'We Have Forgotten Who We Are': Denial and Death in Mississippi Hospitals
Health-care professionals, including hospitalists and clinicians, have spoken to the Jackson Free Press about the persistent denialism coming from the public as well as political leadership.
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City & County
Code Red: Hinds County Doubles COVID-19 Infection Rates In Two Months
Hinds County is now categorized as red, the color code for areas with over 10% COVID-19 test positivity rates. It has recorded 11,046 cases of COVID-19, with 208 deaths as …
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coronavirus
Mississippi’s COVID-19 Deaths Above 4,000 As Thanksgiving Surge Continues
More than 4,000 Mississippians are confirmed to have died from complications of COVID-19 in the pandemic so far, a grim milestone that public-health leadership has warned is unlikely to be …
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Biz Roundup
Fertile Ground Beer Co., My City Social Media Campaign Award and IMMC Grant
The Belhaven Town Center in Jackson's Belhaven neighborhood recently announced that a new craft brewery called Fertile Ground Beer Co. is scheduled to open in 2021.
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State
Mississippi National Guard Promotes 2-Star General
The Mississippi National Guard, in a ceremony Saturday, is promoting Brig. Gen. John “Trent” Kelly.
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State
Fair, Retired from Mississippi Appeals Court, Dies at 74
Retired Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Eugene Love Fair Jr. of Hattiesburg died Wednesday, the administrative office of state courts said. He was 74.
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Person of the Day
Will Hall
Southern Miss has hired Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its new head football coach.
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City & County
Jackson Sees Up to 142% Increase In COVID-19 Cases in Some Neighborhoods
Many Jackson neighborhoods are seeing dramatic increases in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said at a press conference Monday.
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coronavirus
JSU Grants for Special Needs and COVID-19 Campaign, USM Christmas Dinners
Jackson State University's Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Psychometric Services recently received a five-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration for JSU's Rehabilitation Counseling …
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Person of the Day
Elijah Moore
Featuring an ending that would go down in Egg Bowl lore for years to come, the 2019 Egg Bowl will always be remembered for University of Mississippi wide receiver Elijah …
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Education
Confederate President's Name to Disappear from Biloxi School
A Mississippi district is removing Confederate President Jefferson Davis' name from an elementary school and has chosen a new name that highlights geography rather than history.
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Politics
Attorney Confirmed as Federal Judge in South Mississippi
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a 37-year-old attorney who has been involved in Republican politics as a new federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi.
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Civil Rights
Auditor: Professor Owes Nearly $2,000 After 'Scholar Strike'
Mississippi’s state auditor demanded Tuesday that a University of Mississippi professor pay nearly $2,000 after a two-day “work stoppage” to protest police brutality and other racial inequities.
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City & County
James Meredith Plans Museum and Bible Society in Downtown Jackson
James Meredith, the first Black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi, has set his eyes on another goal of building a personal museum in the next year, as …
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Person of the Day
Phyllis Lewis-Hale
Phyllis Lewis-Hale, assistant professor of music and director of the Opera Workshop at Jackson State University, received a $6,500 grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council this November to host a …
