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Corps Cancels Mississippi Flood Project That EPA Rejected
The Army Corps of Engineers has canceled a $450 million Mississippi flood control project following the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to overturn the project that had been greenlit in the final days of the Trump administration.
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'Addressing a Human Need': City Leaders Ask for 'Equitable Share' of EPA Water Infrastructure Revolving Loan
City of Jackson officials have appealed for fairness in distributing the nearly $75 million in water-infrastructure funding that Mississippi is getting in 2022 from the Infrastructure Bill that President Joe Biden signed into law in November.
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‘My Hometown Too’: Laurel’s Downtown Blossoms Despite City’s Complicated History
Nearly three decades ago, most of the once-bustling businesses in downtown Laurel, Miss., had shuttered their windows, and the brick streets that criss-crossed the Pine Belt town’s center were void of pedestrians and drivers alike.
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MSDH Reports First Pediatric Flu Death of the Season
Mississippi saw its first seasonal pediatric death to influenza this week, ahead of what may hold to be a harsher flu season than 2020.
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Best of Jackson 2022 Finalist Ballot Open through Christmas Eve
Yesterday, the Jackson Free Press finalized the results of the Best of Jackson 2022 nominations ballot.
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High Court Won't Hear Mississippi Lawsuit Over Talcum Powder
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products.
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Omicron Variant Shows Serious Decrease In Neutralizing Activity, Lab Studies Show
Laboratory studies of the omicron variant of COVID-19 from multiple sources reveal a dramatic decrease in neutralizing activity from prior infection with earlier variants and the available vaccines.
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Repeat Street Countdown to Christmas, Possum Ridge at Two Museums and Hal and Mal's Christmas Party
Repeat Street is hosting a Countdown to Christmas event from Tuesday, Dec. 14, through Friday, Dec. 24, with different events and specials each day.
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'A Way We Resist': Quilts Honor Victims of Racial Violence
A quilting project dedicated to memorializing lives lost to racial violence in the U.S. is open for public viewing on weekdays through Dec. 17 at Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center.
