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This superhero, born out of the Jackson’s underground volcano, is here to battle the city’s detractors
The immortal man – born 1822, the year Jackson was founded – wears a green suit inspired by the city's flag and takes to the skies in the inaugural issue of Jackson Comics.
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11mMississippi teachers say new state-mandated process for buying classroom supplies is ‘insane, cumbersome, frustrating’
The Mississippi Department of Education meant to streamline the process for teachers to receive and spend money for classroom supplies. Some teachers say agency officials made things worse.
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7mReeves: Special session will overhaul Mississippi's 'fragmented' youth court system. Here's how
Reeves said changes will move Mississippi toward creating a uniform youth court system statewide, as opposed to the “fragmented” system that currently exists.
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6mNolan Xavier Wells' family is left with questions after getting few details from DA
Nolan Xavier Wells' parents said the Jackson County district attorney told them she will present the investigation's findings to a grand jury to determine whether there was criminal wrongdoing in his death.
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14mIn a Mississippi school district with strict gender rules, trans students and families push to be heard
Students at a recent Pride graduation event told Mississippi Today that school policies like Harrison County’s restricting gender expression are harmful to their mental health and physical safety and how they are concerned how that may change at the start of a new school year.
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3m5th Circuit Court of Appeals reverses its decision, allowing ICE to hold detainees indefinitely
A conservative federal appeals court has reversed its previous decision that required U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide bond hearings within 90 days to immigrants arrested within the country.