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OPINION: Black Mothers Harmed Most by Withheld, Missing TANF Funds
For the past several years, Mississippi has been ground zero for a growing crisis as thousands of its low-income residents, primarily single, black mothers, were being turned away from a government benefit intended to help them make ends meet.
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Steve Demetropoulos Wins Special Election to Become Pascagoula Mayor
Dr. Steve Demetropoulos, a family physician, has been elected mayor of Pascagoula on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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UPDATED: City Declares State of Emergency, Orders Flood Evacuation for Northeast Jackson Residents Near Pearl River
The Pearl River is expected to crest at 35.5 feet by Saturday morning, the National Weather Service reports, one foot higher than the river reached during last month's catastrophic flooding.
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New JSU Acting President, MSU Ragtime and Jazz Festival and MSU/UM Dual Degree Program
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Thomas Hudson as the university's acting president after former president William Bynum Jr. resigned Monday after being arrested in a prostitution sting in Clinton.
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Senate Moves Toward Vote Restraining Trump on Iran
A bipartisan measure limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran is moving toward approval in the Senate.
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Smollett Case Revives Questions on Laquan McDonald, Justice
When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city.
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Streets Affected by Pearl River at 33 Feet
Streets Affected by Pearl River at 33 Feet
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City of Jackson State of Emergency 2/13/20
Mayor Chowke A. Lumumba issued a state of emergency for the City of Jackson as concerns increased that heavy rains may cause widespread flooding from the Pearl River.
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BOJ 2020 People Shots
When we host our Best of Jackson parties, we hope everyone both comes in and …
