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City & County
JPD Honors William Winter; Fires Officer Who Propositioned Teen
Even though the Jackson Police Department learned it is facing a $2-million budget cut as the City wrestled with cutting its budget this week, 60 officers gathered with stoic professionalism …
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Person of the Day
Torenzo Richardson
Torenzo Richardson is no stranger to serving the youth of Jackson.
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Boyfriend and Big Freedia Release Collaboration
By micah_smithNew Orleans-based hip-hop artist Boyfriend released a new single Wednesday, Aug. 17, that features fellow New Orleanian Big Freedia, known to her fans as the "Queen of Bounce."
The track, titled "Marie Antoinette," is an ode to lavish lifestyles and over-the-top indulgence, all built on a bass-heavy, harpsichord-laden track from New Orleans deejay DXXXY. And of course, the song includes a few references to its famously extravagant - and very deceased - namesake, such as the oft-attributed quote, "Let them eat cake," and the lyric, "I go so hard I might just lose my head."
Besides their shared hometown, the two artists have another common distinction: Both have run into censorship troubles over Mississippi performances this year.
In February, the Dollar Box Showroom in Hattiesburg cancelled Big Freedia's performance due to pressure from the state Alcoholic Beverage Control's laws regarding "gyrating." In April, Oxford restaurant and music venue Proud Larry's cancelled Boyfriend's show, which would have featured burlesque elements, to avoid similar problems with the ABC.
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Books
Mississippi Book Festival Comes to Jackson Again
For the second year in a row, the Mississippi Book Festival will be at the Mississippi State Capitol on Saturday, Aug. 20.
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Oren Renick, who wrote "Smoke Over Mississippi," which details the life and legacy of civil-rights …
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Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns
Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine.
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Lochte Apologizes for Not Being More Candid About Incident
U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" …
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Trump Travels to Louisiana to Survey Flood Damage
Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence were in Louisiana Friday to survey the flood damage that killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more.
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Glitch Shortens Some Mississippi Driver's License Renewals
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is working to fix a glitch that caused some driver's licenses to be renewed for too few years.
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Board Seeks Middle Ground on A-to-F School Grading Scale
State Board of Education members are backing a plan that would assign A grades to fewer Mississippi schools and districts than an administrator task force recommended, but more than Department …
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National
Trump Advisers Waged Covert Lobbying Campaign for Russia-Backed Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling political party, attempting to sway American public …
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Gawker.com Dies Next Week, Killed by an Unhappy Subject
Gawker.com, the brash New York website that broke new ground with its gossipy, no-holds-barred coverage of media, culture and politics, is shutting down after 14 years, brought low by an …
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Chicago Police Recommend Firing of 7 Cops for False Reports
Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday, in a move …
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City & County
JPD Cuts Budget by $2 Million, But Keeps All Current Officers
The Jackson Police Department is cutting a little over $2 million from its proposed budget, but without eliminating any existing officer positions.
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JPS On Probation, Full Audit Ahead
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray says that the district plans to install GPS systems on buses to track their routes, ensure that each school has working fire extinguishers and …
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Mississippi RB Wilkins Ruled Academically Ineligible
Mississippi running back Jordan Wilkins has been ruled ineligible for the upcoming regular season because he has not met NCAA standards for progress toward a degree.
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Obama Administration to End Use of Private Prisons
The Justice Department says it's phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found the private facilities have more safety and security problems than ones run by …
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Person of the Day
Sam Kendricks
Four years ago, pole-vaulter Sam Kendricks barely missed reaching the U.S. track-and-field Olympic trials. He was 25th on an entry list that only invited the 24 participants.
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Brazil Police Official: Lochte Made Up Story About Robbery
A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.
