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Humana Extends MS Coverage Areas

“I am pleased by Humana’s decision to extend coverage to the 36 counties in Mississippi that were originally excluded from Mississippi’s health exchange."

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New Music Releases for Tuesday 7/23/2013

Several new releases are due for 7/23...

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Lumumba Responds to Health Claims

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba maintains that he is well enough to lead Jackson for the next four years, despite an article that appeared in Wednesday's edition of the Clarion-Ledger bringing his health into question. Reporters raised questions Lumumba's health during the mayoral race, and notions that his well-being would interfere …

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City Issues Boil-Water Notices

The city of Jackson has issued two precautionary boil-water notices due to loss of water pressure during water-main repair.

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AG Hood Joins Effort Fighting Online Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Hood announced today that has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 state attorneys general calling on the U.S. Congress to amend the Communications Decency Act.

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Lumumba Withdraws From Another Case

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is attempting to end his representation of another client, Reggae star Buju Banton, in Tampa, Fla. The withdrawal comes on the heels of the news from Oktibbeha County, where Lumumba last week relinquished his role in the murder case against Archie Quinn, which was scheduled to …

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Regional Picks for Week of 7/25 - 8/1

Regional picks the week...

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Jackson Schools and City Settle Lawsuit

Jackson Public Schools will see a $3.63 million increase in funding from the city in the upcoming school year.

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Sales Tax Holiday in Time for School Clothes

Mississippi's 2013 Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday, July 26 and runs through Saturday, July 27.

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McMillin Resigning from Parole Board; Replacement Tapped

Gov. Phil Bryant has accepted the resignation of Malcolm McMillin as chairman of the State Parole Board and named current parole board member Doug Davis as McMillin's replacement. Davis' replacement will be former U.S. Marshal Nehemiah Flowers, according to a news release from Bryant's office. “I appreciate Malcolm’s service to …

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JFP Awards Announced

The JFP brought home awards this month.

Music

New Music Releases for Tuesday 7/30/2013

Tons of new music is due out tomorrow...

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Regional Picks for Week of 8/1 - 8/7

Go in any direction this weekend and you're likely to find some live music to get you in the back-to-school spirits. There are a couple of festivals worth mentioning. The first is Secret Stages in downtown Birmingham. This is the festival's third year and it describes itself as a "music …

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Jackson Named a 'Friendliest City'

Conde-Nast Traveler's annual Readers' Choice Survey puts Jackson at No. 7 on its list of the 10 friendliest cities in the U.S. "Visitors to Mississippi's capital—and most populous town—note that 'friendly people and great food' make it a worthy stop. Its streets are 'steeped in history' and dotted with 'green …

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Metro Part of Nationwide FBI Sex-Trafficking Sting

Law enforcement in Hinds and Rankin counties and in the cities of Jackson, Ridgeland, and Pearl worked together with the FBI, the Mississippi Attorney General's office and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to rescue victims of sex trafficking in Mississippi and bring traffickers to justice. The local action was part …

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Tonight, Aug. 1: ‘Know Your Rights’ Forum

Get your questions answered about the Castle Doctrine and gun laws in Mississippi.

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Reeves Embraces 'Tater Tot' at Neshoba

"We are all Tater Tots," Reeves said.

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C-L Delivered 13 Pink Slips?

Unconfirmed reports indicate that The Clarion-Ledger has laid off 13 employees over the past two days. The report, from The Gannett Blog (which is not an official Gannett source), says that nationwide, the Gannett Company's U.S. Community Publishing newspaper division, the C-L's parent company, has fired an estimated 223 people …

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UMMC, Insurer Reach Deal

Vertbatim release from the University of Mississippi Medical Center Division of Public Affairs: WITH AGREEMENT SIGNED, UMMC PATIENTS WITH BLUE CROSS INSURANCE REMAIN IN NETWORK JACKSON, Miss. – Leaders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center signed a one-year agreement today with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi, ending …