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Lawsuit: Inmates Have the Right to Free, Secular Books in Prison

Big House Books, a nonprofit that sends free books by request to inmates, filed a lawsuit against the South Mississippi Correctional Institution this week because inmates there cannot receive books …

The Mississippi Department of Corrections conducted a second shakedown at South Mississippi Correctional Institution in …

• April 27, 2018

The Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi.

• April 27, 2018

MSU Student Ag Awards, JSU Named Military-Friendly School and Pathway Cords for USM Commencement

Eight College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students at Mississippi State University students won awards in the oral and visual display competitions at the 82nd-annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting …

Eight College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students at Mississippi State University students won awards …

• April 27, 2018

Christopher Evans

The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership named Christopher Evans, a math teacher at Callaway High School, as a 2018 Metro Teacher of the Year.

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• April 27, 2018

Toyota to Spend $170M to Expand Mississippi Plant, Hire 400

Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $170 million and adding 400 jobs at its Mississippi assembly plant.

Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $170 million and adding 400 jobs at its Mississippi assembly …

• April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby Convicted of Drugging and Molesting a Woman

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who …

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big …

• April 26, 2018

Mayor Commits to Zoo, West Jackson Development Projects

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba publicly agreed and committed to several upcoming and ongoing projects designed to revitalize west Jackson during a luncheon on Wednesday, April 25, at New Horizon Church …

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba committed to several development projects to revitalize west Jackson at a …

• April 26, 2018

Corinth Will Settle in Debtors' Prison Case

The City of Corinth will stop locking up men and women who cannot afford to pay their fines or bail after reaching an agreement with the Southern Poverty Law Center …

The City of Corinth agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that the city ran a …

• April 26, 2018

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• April 26, 2018

Matt Maher

Singer-songwriter Matt Maher has been a significant presence in the world of contemporary Christian music since the early 2000s, but before he was introduced to religion, he says that he …

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• April 26, 2018

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• April 26, 2018