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City & County
Women-Founded Nonprofit Acquires Jackson Free Press Assets
Move Unites JFP, Mississippi Free Press, Youth Media Project Under One Roof
The Mississippi Journalism and Education Group board of directors is proud to announce that it recently completed the acquisition of the journalism assets of the Jackson Free Press.
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Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson and other JSU faculty recently held a ceremony …
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Education
New CSET Atrium Dedication and College of Business Donation at JSU, MSU ERDC Day
Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson and other JSU faculty recently held a ceremony to unveil the Brigadier General Robert Crear CSET atrium on the JSU campus.
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Crime
Mississippi Welfare Agency Ex-Director Faces New Charges
John Davis, a former Mississippi Department of Human Services director, has been indicted on 20 additional felony charges tied to allegations that he participated in misusing money that was supposed …
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Crime
Education Company Leaders Plead Guilty to Federal Charges
Nancy New and Zachary New, a mother and son who ran a for-profit education company, have pleaded guilty to improperly obtaining millions of dollars from the Mississippi Department of Education …
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City & County
Jackson Police Are Short-Staffed, Assistant Chief Says
An assistant chief says the police department in Mississippi's largest city is short-staffed, and recruitment and retention are big challenges.
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National
Amid False 2020 Claims, GOP States Eye Voting System Upgrade
For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro’s call to require the state’s voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in …
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Politics
Federal Judge: Mississippi Jail Must Make Several Changes
A federal judge has ordered Hinds County leaders to implement several changes at the Raymond Detention Center.
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Politics
Mississippi Creates New Office for Broadband Development
Mississippi is creating a statewide office to spend millions of federal dollars for broadband internet development — an effort that could boost lagging rural areas.
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Education
JSU Commencement Speakers, National Academy of Inventors Chapter and Marc E. Bassy at MSU
Jackson State University recently announced that Thasunda Brown Duckett and Homer Wilkes will hold presentations during the university's 2022 commencement exercises.
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State
Eudora Welty Letters Released 2 Decades After Author's Death
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is allowing the public to have access to additional papers from the late author Eudora Welty, including letters written by members of her …
