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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides

Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates This is the first story in . . .

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St. John: The bridge

Robert St. John says some bridges get you to the other side while others change the direction of everything. Two . . .

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Mississippi’s “record-breaking $1 billion in interest income” a cumulative total generated over 6 years

The clarification came as Magnolia Tribune sought a breakdown of the interest income between special funds and the state’s general . . .

Lawmaker still pushing for prison reforms

When state Rep. Becky Currie was tabbed to lead the House committee that oversees Mississippi’s prison system, she was given . . .

Rotarian Jeff Adcock describes how JPD Captain William Hendrick saved a young man's life.

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City’s code enforcement system needs overhaul officials say
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A community improvement supervisor with the city of Jackson describes code enforcement as if an ER doctor.
“We’re in triage,” Robert Brunson told members of the Jackson City Council Planning and Economic Development Committee during their meeting on Feb. 5.
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Swamped performance
Fri,03/13/26-9:00AM , 253 Reads
St. Andrew’s kindergarten students recently took the stage for their musical performance, “Swamped!” The play featured turtles, frogs, dragonflies, and more. Students learned lessons about courage and made new swamp friends from the performance including (from left) James Morrison Jr., Ian Desai, and Christopher Puckett.

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Recent storms knocked down trees
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This huge loblolly pine on Hanover Place just north of Meadowbrook Road in Jackson succumbed to recent thunderstorm winds Wednesday. Fortunately, no one was injured. Entergy Mississippi reported 16,027 customers lost power systemwide as a result of Wednesday and Thursday storms

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bower foundation makes $10 million gift to ummc cancer center and research institute
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Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility

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The company will now be able to produce up to 3 million heads of lettuce annually using advanced hydroponic farming technology, reducing Mississippi’s reliance on lettuce shipped from across the country.

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