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The Region 8 mental-health facility that serves Rankin, Madison and other counties must pay almost …
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Person of the Day
Dr. Robert Smith
The American Medical Association presented civil-rights veteran Dr. Robert Smith its Medal of Valor Award at the annual meeting in Honolulu on Saturday, Nov. 13.
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National
Roy Moore Tells Supporters 'Battle is Not Over' in Senate Race
Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the "battle is not over" in Alabama's Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to …
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National
Trump Upset About Email Disclosure But Not Firing Mueller
President Donald Trump says he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but he's plenty upset about the way the Russia probe investigator obtained and is using thousands of …
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Health Care
Mississippi Medicaid Director Resigns
Gov. Phil Bryant told WLBT-TV Friday that Dr. David Dzielak is leaving his post as executive director of the Division of Medicaid after six years.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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OPINION: We Must Continue the Journey of Reconciliation
Mississippi was at the center of much of the racial strife of the fifties and sixties, and even now Mississippi still has much work to do to stamp out the …
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City & County
JPS Listening Sessions Bring Out Concerns, Aspirations and Community
Parents, students, teachers and other concerned Jacksonians packed into City Hall on Thursday night to participate in the last of several citywide listening sessions this week about the Jackson's public …
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Education
UMMC New Pediatric Unit, Woodward Hines and USM Polymer Research
Dave O'Donnell, executive vice president of Washington, D.C.-based mechanical contracting firm Bowers Group, recently donated $1 million to the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Campaign for Children's of Mississippi after …
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Col. Trent Kelly
Major General Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, announces the promotion of Col. Trent Kelly to brigadier general. The ceremony will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at …
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City & County
UPDATED: Jackson Schools Not Part of New Achievement School District
Jackson Public Schools will not be a part of the state's new Achievement School District.
