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Stephan Bisaha

In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis

The Belhaven University football team stands on the sidelines as their game against Millsaps College begins on Thursday. (Leslie Gamboni for NPR)

Rain, shine, dry faucets or low water pressure, in the South the game must go on.

Some residents in Jackson, Miss., have been without running water for days, while others have been under a boil water notice for more than a month. But unreliable water has been a way of life in Jackson for years and that wasn't enough to stop football fans from seeing the season open between two division III Jackson schools — Millsaps College, playing as the home team, and Belhaven University as the away team.

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