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Library system leadership told the Mississippi Free Press that Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee has demanded …

• January 27, 2022

Ridgeland Mayor Demands LGBTQ+ Book Purge, Threatens Library Funding

Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System allegedly on the basis of his personal religious beliefs, with library officials stating that he …

Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program …

• January 27, 2022

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes, Heads to Mississipi Governor

Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions.

The unreliable water system in Mississippi's capital city causes problems several times a year at …

• January 27, 2022

Mississippi Capital City Struggles With Aging Water System

The unreliable water system in Mississippi's capital city causes problems several times a year at Styles of Essence hair salon, where water service can suddenly get cut off as workers …

City of Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba has presented three different garbage-disposal contracts to the …

• January 26, 2022

‘Nobody Should be Under the Gun’: Jackson Council Rejects Third Garbage Contract

Only 10 weeks to the end of the City of Jackson’s emergency garbage-disposal contract with Waste Management Inc., the Jackson City Council rejected Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba’s request to approve …

“It's nice to be at a place where everyone's in agreement,” House Drug Policy Committee …

• January 26, 2022

Mississippi Close to Final Vote on Medical Marijuana Bill

Mississippi lawmakers are poised to take final votes Wednesday on creating a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions, negotiators said Tuesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address air pollution, …

• January 26, 2022

EPA Acts on Environmental Justice in 3 Gulf Coast States

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following …

Jackson State University recently announced that it is one of four recipients of the inaugural …

• January 26, 2022

Getty Images and MDE Grants at JSU and USM Spring 2022 University Forum

Jackson State University recently announced that it is one of four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, an initiative aimed at …

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• January 25, 2022

Josiah Sampson III

Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson recently appointed Josiah Sampson III as the university's new vice president for Enrollment Management, effective Jan. 18.

Dr. Jessica Lilley and other experts worry that long-term damage from COVID-19 in children may …

• January 25, 2022

CDC Study Examines Potential Link Between COVID-19 and Pediatric Diabetes, As Experts Warned

Dr. Jessica Lilley and other experts worry that long-term damage from COVID-19 in children may be entirely at odds with popular perception of the virus as “mild.” Now, it seems …

Students at some Jackson Public School locations had to attend school virtually today, after cold-weather …

• January 25, 2022

JPS Forced Into Virtual Classes Amid City Water Woes

Water pressure issues stemming from recent cold weather mean that numerous Jackson Public School locations had to switch to all-virtual learning today, another issue in a long line of problems …