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Giving Hope With Hats and Wigs
Just a little ways from the entrance to the Cancer Center at Merit Health Central in Jackson is the Magnolia Garden, a boutique that gives cancer patients a chance to …
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Why You Should Report Sports Injuries
Underreporting sports injuries can lead to athletes' injuries worsening.
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Plan Your Meals
For many people, part of eating healthy means doing a lot of planning, which can seem daunting. Luckily, many apps on the market can help. Here are a few.
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Indictment of DA Robert S. Smith, 9/7/16
Hinds DA Robert S. Smith was indicted on two felonies for trying to help defendant Christopher Butler.
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Waide's Motion to Stay Smith Charges
DA Smith's attorney argues that the AG arrested the AG out of fear.
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Trump, Bryant Stooping for Nervous White Vote
You can't make it up. The governor who is fighting to enact an anti-LGBT law in Mississippi is working diligently to get the Ku Klux Klan's choice for president elected …
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DA Smith’s Charges Go to Grand Jury
A Hinds County grand jury will decide whether Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith should be charged with assisting defendants.
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Study: 'Glaring Inequality' in Juvenile-Justice System Fines and Fees
The juvenile-justice system can pose financial burdens on youth depending on their economic background and the color of their skin. A new study, conducted by the Juvenile Law Center, found …
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City Announces Water Bill Payment Plan
The City of Jackson is offering a payment plan to those that wish to chip away at water bills that Mayor Tony Yarber referred to as “monstrous.”
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Biz Roundup
Ritzy Rags, Brow Bar By Incense and New Chef at Fratesi's
Last week, Pam Fratesi, owner of Fratesi's restaurant, brought in her son-in-law, Nick Secoy, as the restaurant's new head chef.
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Nick Mullens
Nick Mullens ran for two 1-yard touchdowns—including the go-ahead score late in the third quarter—and passed for two TDs as Southern Miss scored 34 unanswered points to upset Kentucky 44-35 …
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AG's Motion for Entry of Nolle Prosequi Order
Motion for Entry of Nolle Prosequi Order
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Bell's Order of Nolle Prosequi
Judge Bell's Order of Nolle Prosequi
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Mayor, City Asks for Patience on Sales-Tax Projects Like Potholes
Mayor Tony Yarber kept his comments uncharacteristically short during the Thursday-night public-information session about the 1-percent sales-tax projects, telling a small crowd in Thalia Mara Hall to be patient as …
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Hispanic Teen Stabbed, Crime Down in Precinct 4
Central Mississippi has seen a spate of violent crime against the growing Hispanic and Latino community in recent months, notably the front-yard robbery and murder of Daniel Omar Gomez and …
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Slain Nuns Being Honored in Funerals in Kentucky, Wisconsin
Two nuns who devoted their lives to helping the needy are being remembered in funerals, a week after they were stabbed to death in their home in a poverty-stricken Mississippi …
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Kaepernick, 49ers Teammate Kneel During National Anthem
While a naval officer sang the first notes of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid …
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Florida Braces for 'Life-Threatening' Hurricane Hermine
Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane …
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Magnolia Health to Offer Statewide Obamacare Coverage in 2017
By adreherThe Mississippi Department of Insurance announced today that Ambetter from Magnolia Health has been cleared to offer individual health insurance plans through the federal health marketplace. Magnolia serves 50 counties in the state currently, but will extend its coverage to all 82 counties beginning in January 1, 2017.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney announced the news today in a press release.
"Commissioner Chaney says there will be more consumer options and price competition for counties in the Delta, as well as in Coastal counties. The decision by Chaney concerning the adequacy of AmBetter's provider network will also give consumers more choices for health care providers," the press release states. "Providers are the doctors, clinics and hospitals consumers choose to use when seeking care under a health plan."
Read about the current Obamacare coverage in Mississippi here.
