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Immigration arrests disrupt lives and businesses in Oxford
After a wave of immigration enforcement arrests in and around Oxford in the first two weeks of June, immigrant communities faced a void of information from authorities as they confronted the…
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5mBoard presses for a recommendation on Canton charter school's fate
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board wants to vote in October on whether SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy in Canton can keep its charter.
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7mPoliticians' superpower might allow them to avoid blame for rising healthcare costs
Politicians' superpower is that we, members of the voting public, often do not understand how elected officials' actions can impact issues such as healthcare costs.
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9mMississippi Book Festival draws thousands to Jackson to celebrate the written word
Thousands of book lovers swarmed the grounds of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson for the 11th annual Mississippi Book Festival. The festival’s offerings ranged from the whimsical to the weighty, featuring celebrity authors and emerging writers whose work spanned many genres.
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5mStone County re-entry program sees growing demand and waitlist
The Stone County Correctional Facility re-entry program, called Pathway Home 5 that provides employment and re-entry training before and after release, has a waitlist as officials prepare to select the next group of participants.
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4mJackson police link Tasia Fortune killing to drug dispute
During a preliminary hearing, a Jackson police detective testified that Tasia Fortune, 29, was hung from a tree in west Jackson after she was killed because of a dispute over drugs.