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Entries for November, 2015

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City: Avoid Woodrow Wilson if Possible Due to Water Main Break

From the office of the Mayor Tony Yarber: Motorists are advised of road conditions on the east bound lane of Woodrow Wilson Drive, heading toward Interstate 55. There was a break on a 36-inch water line in the area. The City's team is assessing the condition of the site continuously …

District 79 House Race Will Be Decided by Drawing Straws

Run-offs are old-school anyway, right? The fate of District 79's representation in the House of Representatives will be decided on Friday by drawing straws, according to Mississippi election law. Rep. Bo Eaton, D-Taylorsville, has represented the district since 1996, but in this election he pulled in the exact same number …

Robert Gray's Mom: I Always Wanted Him to Run for Gov.

Judie Gray Livingston, the woman who didn't even know her eldest child was running for statewide office before August, said she always thought he'd make a good governor. "It was always my desire that he would run for governor," Livingston told the Jackson Free Press. "I think that's every mother's …