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Mississippi River Mayors: Cities Ready for High Waters

Mayors along the Mississippi River say their cities are ready for the rare winter flood taking place in the Mississippi valley after recent storms dumped large amounts of rain.

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Civil Rights, History Museums Still Need $4 Million

With two years left before opening day, planners are stepping up fundraising efforts for two museums under construction in Jackson.

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Chris Jones

Bulldog fans found out this week that they are losing their best and highly recruited defensive player, Chris Jones.

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Working for Working Families?

Budgets are often called moral documents. That means that advocates for working families will be watching spending closely to make sure Mississippi's heart, and money, is in the right place.

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Jackson’s Agenda

Jackson's legislative agenda for the 2015 session had 17 items. Worth Thomas, of WT Consulting, will again head up Jackson's lobbying efforts.

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2016 Legislative Preview: Year of the Looming Tax Break(s)?

As legislators return to the capital city and the 2016 session begins, tax cuts are high on the lieutenant governor's—and Mississippi Republicans'—agendas.

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Is Sean Payton on the Trade Block?

The 2015-2016 NFL Season is hardly in the books, and coaches are already getting the ax. One coach doesn't have to worry about that, but he does get to pick …

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Spirit of Stokes’ Comments: Black Life Matters, Too

The firestorm surrounding what many have deemed controversial comments by Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes have a lot of people up in arms.

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Need ‘Good Faith’ Before Regionalization

We are not against smart "regionalization." If done correctly, it would mean more transparency, collaboration and growth for the entire region—whether between businesses or governments in Hinds, Rankin and Madison …

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Negotiations Over in Troupe v. Barbour

Mississippi's short-term inpatient care and special-treatment facilities served about 542 adolescents in fiscal-year 2015, Mississippi Department of Mental Health data show.

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Advocates: Man’s Death Affirms Need for ADA Lawsuit

Around 9 p.m. on Christmas, near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Prentiss Street, a car struck 49-year-old Timothy Ward, who was riding his wheelchair in the street. He later …

Business

Entergy and Mississippi Power Bills Fall on Lower Fuel Costs

Customers of Mississippi's two private electric utilities will see lower bills in February, but regulators will re-examine natural gas costs to see if bills should fall further.

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Kristie Metcalfe

Imagine a person whose job is to herd cats and that those cats are also responsible for herding cats. That person would be a lot like Kristie Metcalfe, one of …

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Retro Pop Shop

Brick Street Pops, which is at the intersection of Monroe and West Leake streets in Clinton, is reminiscent of an ice cream parlor without ice cream.

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Tapping into Indie Music Week

For almost a month, when Garrad Lee, a local deejay, show promoter and co-owner of record labels Elegant Trainwreck and Homework Town, spoke with Brad Franklin, the City of Jackson …

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The Battle for the Jackson Airport: Can the State Take It Away?

It's not exactly Tom Cruise's Maverick flipping off a Russian fighter pilot in "Top Gun," but a dogfight is shaping up over control of the Jackson airport.

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Downtown YMCA Renovates, Mozingo Clothiers Comes to Fondren

Those sad to see the Deville Plaza YMCA go can take solace in the promise of new things under way at the downtown location.

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Brandon Presley

With a second Democrat coming onto the Mississippi Public Service Commission, Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley will likely take center stage at the utility regulatory agency.

National

Coast Guard Issues High-Water Advisory for Lower Mississippi

The Coast Guard on Thursday issued a high-water safety advisory for a section of the lower Mississippi River and is asking the general public to stay off the fast-moving, rising …

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Meadowlark Lemon

Meadow George Lemon III—better known as Meadowlark Lemon after legally changing his name—was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters during the team's heyday and height of popularity.