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Marshall Ramsey: Teacher Raise

By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 995 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 03:46 PM

The senate has bills.

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Marshall Ramsey: Under Threat

By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 994 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 11:21 AM

Two legislators tested positive for COVID-19.

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U.S. Small Business Administration Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule

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On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 12:08 PM

The U.S. Small Business Administration invites public comment on a proposed rule designed to remove regulatory provisions that exclude certain faith-based organizations from seven business loan and disaster assistance programs.

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Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 978 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:45 AM

You’ve probably heard this said many different ways by many different football players, coaches and announcers. To me, Archie Manning said it best long ago after he won NFC Offensive Player of the Year and he told me, “Just remember, the quarterback always gets too much credit and too much blame.”

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 20th, 2021

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 09:28 AM

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Central District multimodal grants announced

By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Transportation , READ MORE > 961 Reads
On Thu, 01/21/2021 - 04:02 PM

The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $3 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Central District.

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New playground, pavilion, outdoor classroom planned for LeFleur’s Bluff

By Nell Luter Floyd , READ MORE > 961 Reads
On Thu, 01/21/2021 - 10:31 AM

Here’s something children and families plus school groups on field trips can look forward to enjoying: a new playground at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.

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Wicker Encourages Biden to Unify America

By Senator Roger Wicker , READ MORE > 925 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 11:34 AM

OPINION column by Senator Roger Wicker

Impeachment and Far-Left Proposals Will Not Heal Divisions

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Jelani Cobb and Calvin Trillin to Speak about "Race in America"

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On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 09:18 AM

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 22nd, 2021

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On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 09:25 AM

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Revive Prep will open in the current home of Trinity Presbyterian Church on Old Canton Road

Closing Doors: New charter school makes plans to open in former Trinity Presbyterian Church building

By Nell Luter Floyd , READ MORE > 5,094 Reads
On Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:13 PM

Members of Trinity Presbyterian Church will soon say farewell to their church, which has been in Jackson for 70 years.

RePublic Schools, which operates three nonprofit charter schools in Jackson and three in Nashville, has purchased the church’s facilities at 5301 Old Canton Road and plans to open a school there in August 2022.

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Children’s donation

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On Thu, 12/31/2020 - 09:40 AM

First Presbyterian Day School students Emory Calvert (left) and Cece Stansell (right) made and sold bracelets, raising almost $800 for the new Children’s of Mississippi hospital building. The students are pictured with Dr. Mary Taylor (center), chair of pediatrics.

Faith for Finn

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:01 PM

St. Richard Catholic School recently celebrated Finn Friday in memory of Finn Blaylock. Finn, a frog-loving, grilled cheese and pickle-eating, nature-appreciating boy would have been nine years old in November. Although Finn lost his battle with cancer in August of 2019, the school continues to celebrate and remember him.

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Class Favorites

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On Mon, 01/11/2021 - 10:35 AM

Voted Class of 2021 Favorites at Jackson Prep’s annual Précis Pageant were (from left, back) Tanner Gough, Luke Ferguson, Camp Carter, Drew Laird, Graham Speed, Jane Gray Barbour, Ben Atkinson, Hunter Yelverton, Andrew Banks; (middle) Hawthorne Cleveland, Eliza Mazzaferro, Lilly Flowers, Rebecca Burrow, Madeleine Conerly, Ruth Emmerich, Bella Br

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UVC CDE Sanitation robots

Madison Man's company makes COVID fighting robots

By Christo Hicks , READ MORE > 4,450 Reads
On Thu, 12/31/2020 - 04:19 PM

A Madison man’s company is fighting Covid using automated robots shooting out ultra-violet (UV) light to kill germs.

“High schools like Germantown, Madison central could really use these machines,” said Tony Gines, owner of UVC CDE sanitation services.

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Former Legislator Nolan Mettetal dies at 75

By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics , READ MORE > 4,369 Reads
On Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:43 PM

Nolan Mettetal, a former State Senator and State Representative, passed away early Monday morning at the age of 75 following a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.

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Roland K. Hale, Sr.

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On Mon, 01/11/2021 - 09:27 AM

"It's a beautiful day ‘in Heaven’!" Roland K. Hale, Sr., 86, of Madison, passed away on January 7, 2021 at the Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS.

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JPD Investigates Shooting Related to Drug Deal

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On Thu, 01/14/2021 - 09:27 AM

Jackson police are investigating a shooting that occurred on January 14 about 12:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Maple Street. Joshua Fulgham, age 25, was shot multiple times and succumbed to his injuries at the location.

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Editorial: Use the $2,000 as vaccination incentive

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On Fri, 01/08/2021 - 02:35 PM

Donald Trump’s 11th-hour effort to persuade Congress to increase the COVID-19 stimulus payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000 should be rejected for several reasons.

There’s the cost: an extra $400 billion on top of the $900 billion that has just been approved after weeks of negotiation.

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HOBSON COSBY MCGEHEE, JR.

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 09:26 AM

Hobson Cosby McGehee, Jr, “Hobby” a resident of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 90 on December 27th. A private memorial service for family will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, December 31st at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison.

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Paul Alan Morrison

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On Fri, 11/13/2020 - 12:39 PM

Paul Alan Morrison passed away peacefully on November 3, 2020, at Prince William Hospital in Manassas, Virginia.

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List by Mississippi counties of the numbers of homes without power.

Hurricane Delta passes over Jackson. 10,000 homes lose power.

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On Sat, 10/10/2020 - 08:21 AM

Approximately 10,000 Northside homes are without power Saturday morning after the eye hurricane Delta passed directly over the city of Jackson.

Entergy Mississippi did not provide any estimates of when power would be restored but assured customers on their website that multiple crews were dispatched and repairing the power lines.

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Nemeth, Vaughn wed at Dodson Farm in Starkville June 6

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On Mon, 10/05/2020 - 04:02 PM

Sarah Jacquelyn Nemeth and Lucas Bill Vaughn were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on June 6 at Dodson Farm in Starkville. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Neil Tullos.

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Change in gating law could allow earlier input

By Nell Luter Floyd , READ MORE > 18,575 Reads
On Fri, 10/23/2020 - 03:54 PM

Jackson citizens who want to express their views when a neighborhood seeks permission to install public access gates could have an avenue earlier in the process to do so.

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Major Madison Roads closed on Monday for Arch Installation

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On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 03:52 PM

Beginning Monday, January 25th at 9am, Old Main Street from Madison Parkway, Highway 463, to the west entrance to the Half Shell Oyster House will be closed in both directions for the installation of Madison's Gateway Arch.

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Sports Talk: Marshall crash still resonates

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 18,301 Reads
On Mon, 11/30/2020 - 10:08 AM

It was 50 years ago earlier this month the college football world took a long timeout to grieve. The charter plane carrying the Marshall football team home from a game at East Carolina on Nov. 14, 1970, crashed and burned about a mile from the strip where it was supposed to land in Huntington, W.Va.

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Wyatt Emmerich

Covid starting to decrease in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich , READ MORE > 18,219 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 03:25 PM

Good news! Mississippi COVID-19 cases (seven-day average) are down 30 percent from the July 26 peak. Deaths are down 17 percent from the August 5 peak.

These numbers indicate a slight silver lining around the COVID dark cloud. The whole state is nervously waiting to see what happens when school starts back. It’s a scary time.

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Kelley Williams, Jr.

Herd immunity redux

By Kelley Williams Jr. , READ MORE > 18,201 Reads
On Mon, 07/20/2020 - 05:21 PM

By Sam Franklin (a/k/a Kelley Williams, Jr.)

Ben: “OK, let’s get right to it. What did you think of the governor’s executive order and quote in the newspaper?”

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MDOT bracing for lower gas revenues

By Anthony Warren , READ MORE > 17,867 Reads
On Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:11 AM

Road projects are continuing, but state transportation leaders are bracing for what will likely be a hard summer, thanks to decreased gas revenues brought about by the coronavirus.

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CFR is not IFR

By Wyatt Emmerich , READ MORE > 17,688 Reads
On Fri, 04/24/2020 - 11:36 AM

Nobody argues about whether the sky is blue. We all know that it is so.

We do study, debate and argue about issues for which there is no clear answer. When to cease “shelter at home” is a very important issue for which there is no clear answer.

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Mississippi Department of Education

Former Department of Education director and three MDE contractors charged in bid-rigging scheme

By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 19,300 Reads
On Thu, 09/03/2020 - 12:45 PM

A former executive director at the Mississippi Department of Education and three contractors were charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and money laundering.

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Renaissance to feature new show fountain, theater and Costco

By Nikki Rowell , READ MORE > 19,165 Reads
On Thu, 01/03/2019 - 01:45 PM

The second and third phases of Renaissance are on track to be finished next year, complete with another show fountain and Malco theater.

The city of Ridgeland director of community development Alan Hart said, based on reports from the developer, that phase two of Renaissance should be open by summer or fall of 2019.

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Mississippi’s Moment

By Russ Latino , READ MORE > 19,109 Reads
On Fri, 01/01/2021 - 10:31 AM

Americans have been drowning in a sea of COVID-19, social unrest, and election turmoil. The waves have not yet calmed, but shore is in sight. A day is approaching when vaccines will be distributed, election contests cease, and we can take stock of frayed lines across the country.

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Dr. Roger Parrott

My big challenge and bold solution: Free Masters degree!

By Dr. Roger Parrott , READ MORE > 19,020 Reads
On Tue, 07/28/2020 - 03:03 PM

I just completed my 25th year as president of Belhaven University. I am now the longest serving collegiate president in the state of Mississippi. And although the public assumes education is fairly static, I’ve witnessed enormous change in our industry throughout the last quarter century.

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Miss Meitzler and Ray to exchange wedding vows November 28 in New Orleans

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On Wed, 09/23/2020 - 04:15 PM

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Carey Meitzler of Picayune announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Marie Meitzler, to Cameron Stevenson Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stevenson Ray of Jackson.

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Giant salvinia discovered at Barnett Reservoir after eradication efforts

By Nikki Rowell , READ MORE > 18,926 Reads
On Mon, 11/02/2020 - 11:44 AM

It’s back.

After six months of not finding any “green” giant salvinia in the Barnett Reservoir, Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) officials say four small colonies of live salvinia have been identified.

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City councilman Ashby Foote talks about Jackson crime

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On Thu, 10/01/2020 - 10:20 PM

We caught Jackson city councilman Ashby Foote in the parking lot of Lefleur's Bluff shopping center giving an interview to a WLBT reporter.

Foote said the Jackson murder rate is out of control and that the Jackson police are understaffed and underpaid.

Mayor to begin opening up the city of Jackson

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On Fri, 05/08/2020 - 03:24 PM

On May 8, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said he would begin to allow restaurants and retailers to reopen, once the city's stay at home order ends May 15.

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Paul Alan Morrison

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On Fri, 11/13/2020 - 12:39 PM

Paul Alan Morrison passed away peacefully on November 3, 2020, at Prince William Hospital in Manassas, Virginia.

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List by Mississippi counties of the numbers of homes without power.

Hurricane Delta passes over Jackson. 10,000 homes lose power.

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On Sat, 10/10/2020 - 08:21 AM

Approximately 10,000 Northside homes are without power Saturday morning after the eye hurricane Delta passed directly over the city of Jackson.

Entergy Mississippi did not provide any estimates of when power would be restored but assured customers on their website that multiple crews were dispatched and repairing the power lines.