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Jackson residents face long lines and short supply in a frustrating search for water

Some 180,000 people in and near Mississippi's capital have not been able to use their tap water since Monday. It's the latest in a string of crises due to the city's aging water infrastructure.

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Parts of Mississippi's capital remain without running water

Flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in a water-treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month.

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Mississippi residents are preparing for possible river flooding

Experts predict the Pearl River near Jackson will crest by Tuesday. Emergency officials are telling people in low-lying areas to prepare for flooding of homes and businesses.

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Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

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R&B Hall of Fame headed to Mississippi town

The project is the culmination of a 50-year effort to build a hall of fame for R&B musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King.

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Elvis Death Anniversary Increases Tourism at His Birthplace

The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, has welcomed an increasing number of visitors as fans commemorate the 45th anniversary of Presley's death and a new movie reawakens international interest in the singer. Roy Turner was named executive director of the Birthplace last fall after longtime leader Dick…

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How Austin Riley’s small-town roots in northern Mississippi shaped him

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — DeSoto Central High School’s past and present poetically intersected May 15, 2019.

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Fishermen caught with 665 catfish, four cited for limit violation

Five fishermen were cited for recreational fishing violations, including over limits and fishing without a proper license.

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This week in history: Bodies of 3 Freedom Summer workers found in Mississippi

On Aug. 5, 1964, authorities located the murdered bodies of James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner — three Freedom Summer workers in Meridian, Miss. — in a shallow grave in nearby Philadelphia, Miss. Here’s how the Chicago Daily News covered the tragedy.

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Dems accuse DHS IG of Jan. 6 "cover-up"

DHS inspector general Joseph Cuffari's staff “may have taken steps to cover up the extent of missing records"

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Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role

Republicans Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas led the Senate challenge on Jan. 6, 2021, to Joe Biden's victory

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Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson has COVID-19, is likely to miss Thursday hearing

WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee, is likely to miss the panel’s Thursday hearing after contracting COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel chair Thompson to miss Thursday's hearing after testing COVID positive

Rep. Bennie Thompson, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, said he is experiencing mild symptoms. He has instructed the Jan. 6 committee to proceed with Thursday evening's hearing without him.

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The Braves have an All-Star third baseman again. His name is Austin Riley.

LOS ANGELES — An All-Star performance brought this Mississippi kid to Southern California.

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Mississippi's last abortion clinic shuts down. The owner promises to continue working

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

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PFF says Saints should be scouting 2023 RB prospect Zach Evans

Pro Football Focus says the Saints should be scouting 2023 running back prospect Zach Evans, a former five-star TCU recruit who transferred to Ole Miss:

Los Angeles Times

The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors

JACKSON, Miss. — Just before dawn Wednesday outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Derenda Hancock propped a hand-scrawled placard on a folding chair.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney understand the stakes of democracy

There’s been deserved praise for the House Jan. 6 committee’s production values, yet the two leading players in these hearings are just as riveting: one descended from enslaved Black people, the other from a Puritan property owner in 1640 Massachusetts. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., each…

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Jan. 6 committee will cooperate with Justice Department 'in due time,' chairman says

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol received a formal request by the Department of Justice to share copies of its witness interviews, which the committee will do "in due time," chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Thursday.

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Mississippi broadcaster takes superb shot at Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys get ripped during a Mississippi weather forecast

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Photos: Best of ‘BKFC Fight Night: Jackson 2’

Check out these photos from BKFC Fight Night: Jackson 2 in Jackson, Miss., which featured Alan Belcher vs. Frank Tate.

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McCarthy rips Democrats over GOP bill that called Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorist attack’ - Roll Call

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy touted a measure to create a “National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack” on the Capitol.

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Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

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A Candid Lane Kiffin Opens Up on NIL, Recruiting and Boosters

The Ole Miss coach shares how he feels about bidding wars, why he doesn’t blame recruits and why it’s all sustainable.

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Biden puts forward diverse slate of nominees for U.S. sentencing commission

The federal body that sets advisory guidelines for punishment in federal cases has lacked a quorum - and been unable to operate - for three years.

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