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Dreams do come true
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Three Jackson residents had lots of cheer during the holiday season. They moved into new homes – homes of their own – just before and after the Christmas holiday. […]
Year: 2017
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Area Greeks participate in coat collection
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Jackson Metro area residents might not need coats right now but it’s still winter and cold weather will come again before the season is over. To make sure everyone […]
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Yes we did: President Obama delivers long goodbye
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The first black President of the United States will leave office at noon January 20. The run-up to his departure has been featured in interviews, endless retrospectives and […]
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Florida airport shooting suspect blamed ‘mind control,’ IS ties
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting five people and wounding six others at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was under government mind control and then claimed to be […]
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Governor: Mississippi’s state trooper shortage becoming critical
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi faces a critical shortage of state troopers, according to state officials. The Clarion-Ledger reports that only 489 of the 650 state trooper positions allowed by state law are filled. Of […]
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Military jet crashes at Naval base in Mississippi; 2 eject
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) – Officials at a Mississippi military base say a jet has crashed on a training flight, and that two people on board the plane were able to safely eject near the airfield. […]
Education
Mississippi sues Google, saying it violates student privacy
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s attorney general is once again tangling with Google, alleging it is illegally violating student privacy. Attorney General Jim Hood sued the California-based computer giant Friday […]
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Mississippi governor: Time to consider starting a lottery
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is telling lawmakers it might be time to start a state lottery. The Republican says in his State address Tuesday that […]
Obituaries
Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dies at 82
(AP) Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last person to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” died on Monday following ongoing heath issues, his […]
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U.S. official says Orlando shooter’s widow has been arrested
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter, who was extensively questioned by federal agents in the days after the massacre, was arrested by the FBI on Monday in connection with the […]