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Mississippi House Passes Domestic Abuse Divorce Amendment

The Mississippi House of Representatives voted to add domestic abuse as grounds for divorce this afternoon when Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, brought out an amendment to Senate Bill 2680, which clarifies that abused and neglected children can be placed with their relatives when they are removed from their homes. Gipson's …

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Thoughts on Day One of the NFL Combine

Day one of the NFL Combine is in the books. The opening day saw the offensive linemen and running backs take center stage in Indianapolis. Many sports analysts considered offensive-line class weak going into the Combine, and the athletes didn’t do much to change that perception. There are some good …

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Thoughts on Day Two of the NFL Combine

Day two of the NFL Combine was the longest, as the quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends hit the field. The quarterbacks and wide receivers broke into two groups, so I’ll give my thoughts on group one and then group two. Group one showed why this is a weak quarterback …

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Thoughts on Day Three of the NFL Combine

Day three of the NFL Combine was all about big men running fast. It is the first day that the term “tweener” (a player who falls between two positions) was used a good bit. The defensive linemen were split into two groups. Group one featured what could be the top …

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SEC Men’s, SWAC and C-USA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments Preview

In the championship game of this year’s SEC Women’s Tournament, the University of South Carolina bested Mississippi State University 59-49. The Gamecocks earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Women’s Tournament, but the Bulldogs will get an at-large bid. This week is when the SEC, Conference USA and SWAC …

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Water Outage: Opened/Closed

As many Jacksonians have heard by now, the City of Jackson has scheduled a water outage beginning Friday, March 10, at 3 p.m. until Sunday, March 12, around the same time. Much of the city will have either no water or low water pressure. In preparation for the outage, restaurants …

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Gov. Bryant: We Don't Want 'Obamacare Lite'

Gov. Phil Bryant called out Congress today, saying that the American Health Care Act resembles Obamacare too closely. In a Facebook post, Bryant cited the Heritage Foundation's concerns on the new American Health Care Act, which support his stance that the new plan is "Obamacare Lite." (The Heritage Foundation gave …

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City of Jackson Repairs Water Line, Issues Boil Water Notice

The City of Jackson announced repairs to a 24-inch water line at Larson and Moody Streets today, and they have issued a boil water notice for the following areas:  [1200-1399] High Street; 39202  [600-199] Monroe Street; 39202  [1200-1399] Harding Street; 39202  Larson Street; 39202  Vine …

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Congressman Thompson Asks Dept. of Homeland Security to Free Daniela Vargas

Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security John Kelly today regarding Daniela Vargas, the 22-year old undocumented immigrant detained in Jackson last week. Thompson's letter asks Sec. Kelly to ensure that his department "exercises available discretion and looks upon her case …

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Thoughts on Day Four of the NFL Combine

Defensive backs were on display for the final day of on-the-field workouts at the 2017 NFL Combine. The secondary group is the largest at this combine, as the passing game has become a bigger part of the NFL. When discussing defensive backs, it is good to know terms like tight …

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Boil Water Lifted for Most Jackson ZIPs

Boil water notices are being lifted Monday morning after the weekend's contract work on Jackson water mains.

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Rebels Heading to Monmouth in the NIT

Mississippi has six Division I men’s basketball teams, but only one made a postseason tournament. The University of Mississippi is heading to the National Invitation Tournament as a fifth seed. None of the men’s teams reached the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament after the field of 68 teams were revealed on …

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Saints Trade Cooks to Patriots

Free agency is off and running in the NFL, and nearly every team is wheeling and dealing to sign or trade players. On Friday, March 10, the New Orleans Saints traded leading receiver Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots. The Saints got the Patriots’ 32nd pick of the first …

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MSU Makes NCAA, UM and USM Earn NIT Bids

Only one men’s basketball team from Mississippi reached the postseason between the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament: the University of Mississippi with its bid to the NIT. Three women’s basketball teams from Mississippi are heading to the postseason. Mississippi State University, which earned a No. 2 seed in …

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Stray at Home Announces This Year's Makers

This year's Stray at Home is at Smith Park on May 13. This morning, organizers announced the 2017 makers. Here they are: Alena G Vinet Designs Blackjack Wax Co. Bean & Bailey Ceramics Lo Lady Fashion Dot Products Samara Thomas Sam Clark Art Thimblepress Ellen Langford Mermaid's Purse d+p Design …

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Patriots Butler Visiting the Saints

Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcolm Butler is in New Orleans visiting with the Saints. Normally this wouldn’t be super newsworthy with the NFL in the midst of free agency. But Butler is not a free agent, but a restricted free agent. That means he is free to sign with another …

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Pro Day Dates for MSU, JSU, UM and USM

Players that didn’t receive an invite to the NFL Combine or didn’t like their performance at the Combine still have a chance to catch the eyes of NFL scouts. Across the country, schools are holding what are known as Pro Days. Draft-eligible players will workout in front of scouts at …

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Busted Bracket

It’s WrestleMania season and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament time, so what better way to mark the occasion than mix the two biggest events ending in April? Plus, the NCAA and WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon are two of the most hated things in sports. If you could throw in …

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Bulldogs to Face Huskies in Sweet 16

In the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, things went as planned for Mississippi State University. The hosting Bulldogs switched up the starting lineup and rotation, but Head Coach Vic Schaefer made the changes work. MSU got little resistance from opening-round foe No. 15-seed Troy University with …

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Saints Sign Te’o

While we wait to hear about a possible deal between the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots for cornerback Malcolm Butler, the Saints still are working on fixing their defense, which was one of the worst in the league. It has gotten linebacker help with the poaching of former …