Nation Night Out will be held on the grounds of the Jackson Medical Mall on October 6. Volunteers and vendors are being sought for the event that is free and open to the public.
Nation Night Out at the Jackson Medical Mall on October 6
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Free oral cancer screening set for Monday and Tuesday
Mississippi has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation, with 26 percent of its residents lighting up regularly. But even non-smokers should be aware of the warning signs for oral cancer.
For that reason, physicians and dentists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Oral Oncology Clinic urge everyone to take advantage of the free oral screenings to be on Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23, as part of Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week.
The oral-screening event will be held at the clinic’s location in the Thad C. Cochran Jackson Medical Mall Thad C. Cochran Center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. People interested in signing up for a screening are asked to call 601-815-1181. […]
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Johnson: ‘We can’t afford for the city to get off track again’
Mayor delivers State of The City Address By Othor Cain Managing Editor In a more than 40 minute-speech, Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. declared, “The state of the city is good.” “I’ve made promises to […]
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Health advocates decry Mississippi’s lack of Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Groups supporting low-income Mississippi residents said Tuesday that elected officials are ignoring 300,000 people and refusing billions of federal dollars by choosing not to expand Medicaid in one of the poorest […]