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Inside the Closed Mental Health Meetings
While Attorney General Jim Hood has not yet opened mental-health task force meetings to public and media scrutiny, members of the group are talking about how they are trying to tackle the state's system of care from practically every angle, including within the criminal-justice system.
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City Votes to End Water Treatment Lawsuit
The City of Jackson has been going through a long, public and drawn-out break-up with the West Rankin Utility Authority since WRUA received a permit to create its own wastewater treatment, pulling out of an agreement to use the Jackson's Savanna Street Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Council: Continue, Don’t Double Tourist Tax
At a special Jackson City Council meeting called just before the long Christmas weekend, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba asked members to reauthorize the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and double the tourist and convention tax that supports the bureau from 1 percent to 2 percent.
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One Lake Project One Step Closer to Public Input
The 2007 map of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District includes just a sliver of Jackson, predominantly along the Pearl as well as a piece of downtown, including the Mississippi Coliseum.
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OPINION: ‘Star Wars’ and Blerds
In 2017, being labeled a black nerd, or a blerd, is seemingly a badge of honor. But a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, being labeled a blerd did not reside anywhere in the realm of "cool" or "popular."
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EDITORIAL: Time for Evidence-based Crime Prevention at JPD
As this year comes to a close, so will Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance's 30-year career in the Jackson Police Department, who announced his retirement on Dec. 20.
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OPINION: The Business of Us All
I settled comfortably into my favorite chair one recent night and began watching the best Christmas movie ever: the 1951 version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
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Ring in the New Year
Ring in 2018 with help from local businesses. Find more New Year’s Event happenings at jfpevents.com.
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2007-2008 WRDA Authorization Letter Pearl River Basin Project
2007-2008 WRDA Authorization Letter Pearl River Basin Project
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Support Agreement 1: One Lake Project
Support Agreement 1: One Lake Project
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Section 211 Guidance for 1997 WRDA Projects
Section 211 Guidance for 1997 WRDA Projects
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Rankin-Hinds Flood Control District Map (Jurisdictional Boundary)
Rankin-Hinds Flood Control District Map (Jurisdictional Boundary)
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House Bill 1585 (Final Approved Version)
House Bill 1585 (Final Approved Version)
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Mental Health Task Force Polls (on media)
Mental Health Task Force Polls (on media)
