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JSU Women’s Business Center and FedEx Program, MSU COVID-19 Pandemic Funding

Jackson State University recently hosted an official grand opening for its new Women’s Business Center located in the College of Business Rotunda.

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Mississippi Capital City Replacing Faulty Water Meters

Mississippi's capital city is installing new meters to try to correct one problem with its water system.

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Interior Secretary Tours Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland toured Mississippi civil rights sites Tuesday, seeing the crumbling rural store that's part of the history of the 1955 lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till and …


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Escapee Captured, Some Mississippi Prison Staff Suspended

A Mississippi inmate who escaped from prison over the weekend was captured Tuesday in a county where he had been convicted of murder, and about a dozen prison employees were …

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Mississippi City Dedicates Statue of Apollo 13 Astronaut

The City of Biloxi has unveiled a statute to honor Fred Haise Jr., an Apollo 13 astronaut who grew up there.

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Justice Attorney: 'Ongoing danger' in Mississippi Jail

The failure of Mississippi's largest county to follow federal orders to improve jail conditions has “caused people to die, suffer injuries and live in ongoing danger," a Justice Department attorney …


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MSDH Implores Use of Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Pills amid Monoclonal Antibody Shortage

The Mississippi State Department of Health warned that the state’s allocation of COVID-19 antiviral pills are being under-utilized, while previously relied-upon monoclonal antibody treatments are in short supply.

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Joshua A. Cable Day Honors Hinds County Farmers for Community Service

This year, Joshua Cable partnered with the Best of Mississippi awards to present certificates of honor to local farmers during a ceremony at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in …

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Mississippi Could Rethink a Medicaid Managed Care Contract

The Mississippi House has voted to make the state's Medicaid program end a contract with health care giant Centene, although that plan could change later as lawmakers continue to debate …


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Hearing Set Over Who Controls Troubled Hinds County Jail

Officials from Hinds County and the federal government are set to go before a Mississippi federal judge Monday to argue over who will control the county's troubled jail.

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Unvaccinated Medical Workers Turn to Religious Exemptions

Religious exemptions are increasingly becoming a workaround for unvaccinated hospital and nursing home workers who want to keep their jobs in the face of federal mandates that are going into …

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Super Bowl LVI Preview and Prediction

Both teams playing in Super Bowl LVI haven’t fared too well in big games past. The Cincinnati Bengals are 0-2 in the Super Bowl and the Los Angeles Rams are …


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Mississippi Investing Nearly $25M in Site Development

Mississippi is investing nearly $25 million in site development projects statewide, Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday.

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Hate Crime Probe Sought in Mississippi Attempted Shooting

Attorneys for a Black delivery driver are calling for a federal hate crimes probe of the attempted shooting of the driver in Mississippi, saying it's another example of Black Americans …

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Cannabis Facility Under Construction in Hinds County

A cannabis production facility is under construction in Hinds County, company officials told WJTV. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Feb. 2 signed a law making medical marijuana legal for several …


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First ‘Stealth’ Omicron Subvariant Detected In Mississippi

A new “stealth” subvariant of the omicron COVID-19 variant, designated as BA.2 whereas the original omicron variant was named BA.1, has arrived in Mississippi. The new subvariant lacks a mutation …

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Statue of Racist Mississippi Ex-Gov. Bilbo Stashed in Closet

Mystery solved: The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he unilaterally made the decision to take a statue of a racist former Gov. Theodore Bilbo off public display and …

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Non-Profit Giving Away 200 Free Prom Dresses in Jackson Area

Prom season is just around the corner and most parents know the expenses surrounding getting a daughter ready for the special night can be astronomical. But it doesn’t have to …


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Federal Judge Finds Hinds County in Contempt for Ongoing Jail Conditions

A federal judge has declared Hinds County in contempt of court, setting the path for receivership proceedings after the county, in a Jan. 21, 2022, motion, sought to end the …

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Morgan Freeman Stars in Movie Filming in Mississippi

Morgan Freeman stars as a small-town sheriff in a movie that began filming Tuesday in Mississippi. Cole Hauser and Jaimie Alexander also are stars in the comedic noir thriller “The …