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Former city councilman sentenced to federal prison in Mississippi bribery scheme
Former Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for his involvement in an undercover federal bribery sting that implicated several high-ranking city and county leaders. U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan ordered Banks to serve 45 months in prison, pay a $15,000 fine,...
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Official provides update after woman escapes fully involved Florence mobile home fire
FLORENCE, Miss. (WLBT) - First responders are on the scene of a mobile home fire along Rolling Hills Boulevard in Florence. According to Rankin County EOC Director Brian Grantham, crews responded to the fully involved fire. The location is near the intersection of Williams and McCullough-McLin roads. Crews responded to...
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This Mississippi Town Kept Its Old Downtown Alive, And Neighbors Gather In The Street For A Weekly Fresh Market
A quick detour off the interstate in Mississippi led us to brick streets, old storefronts, and a crowd chatting over baskets of fresh vegetables. We came for a snack and stayed for most of the evening. Families were shopping, kids were wandering between vendor tables, and neighbors were catching up...
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St. Dominic opens women’s health clinic in Jackson
JACKSON — St. Dominic has opened a women’s health clinic in Jackson and added two obstetrician-gynecologists, expanding care for patients before, during and after pregnancy. The clinic offers preventive care, routine screenings, reproductive health care and ongoing treatment. It also expands the prenatal and postpartum services available through...
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Mississippi Weather: Near 80° Gives Way to Freeze Risk in Jackson Nov. 13-14
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi could go from afternoons near 80 degrees to scraping the upper 20s in only a few days as a strong late-week weather change brings gusty winds and an increasing threat of widespread frost and a light freeze.
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Mississippi Blood Services seeks donors, collects food through Nov. 21
MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi Blood Services is asking residents to donate blood at mobile drives and bring nonperishable food to its Flowood and Oxford donation centers through Nov. 21. The organization says it needs about 250 blood donors each day to meet the needs of patients at local hospitals. Donors...