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READING RETENTION-TRAINING Mississippi gets $2.4 million to improve reading teachers JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi will get $2.4 million to train veteran teachers to help other teachers improve reading instruction. The three-year grant from the […]

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Couple accused of breaking into homes of family and friends

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) – Police say two people are accused of a crime spree in Rankin County and are still on the run. Multiple news sources report authorities have been searching for 23-year-old Leigh Ann […]

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City of Jackson Weekly Update

 City of Jackson Moves Forward with Project to Pave 14 Streets This Summer The city will move forward with a project to pave 14 streets using federal Community Development Block Grant funding.  The Mayor and City Council recently […]

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High school student accused of wrestling with officer

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) – A Ridgeland high school student has been accused of wrestling with an officer a few days after being accused of streaking. WLBT-TV (http://bit.ly/1GXlg0V ) reports 19-year-old Samuel Perry was arrested over the […]

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Names released in Pontotoc County slayings

ECRU, Miss. (AP) – Authorities have released the names of the two people found dead after an incident that led investigators to a home in the Shady Grove community outside Ecru on Sunday morning. Pontotoc […]

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INMATES ESCAPE 3 inmates escape detention center; 2 caught, 1 still missing JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say three inmates escaped Sunday from the Jackson Detention Center and two were later recaptured. WJTV-TV reports the […]

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Sheriff: 2 bodies found in Pontotoc County home

ECRU, Miss. (AP) – Pontotoc County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a home on Highway 346 near Ecru. WTVA TV reports (http://bit.ly/1I7KacV) deputies responded to the scene Sunday morning. Sheriff […]