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How many students are enrolled in Madison County Schools this year? Details here

Madison County Schools enrollment this year is consistent with enrollment over the past two years.

 

Comcast celebrates the completion of broadband expansion into Bolton and Edwards.

Comcast celebrates the completion of broadband expansion by surprising Bolton-Edwards Elementary students with laptops.

 

Black FedEx driver loses job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him

A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said.

 

Jackson gets new permanent police chief. See who it is

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announces new Jackson Police Chief in Tuesday press conference.

 

Mississippi officer out of job after 10-year-old child is detained for urinating in public

A Mississippi police officer who took part in detaining a 10-year-old child who urinated in a parking lot is "no longer employed," the chief said.

 

Proposed pay increase for Jackson firefighters comes after weeks of demands, protests

Fire Chief Willie Owens went before the Jackson City Council Tuesday with a proposal to give raises to firefighters of the Jackson Fire Department.

 

Bioarchaeologist project works to exhume, identify some 7,000 asylum patients. Details here

Using just their hands and small shovels to remove soil one scoop at a time, archaeologists have begun the arduous task of exhuming the remains.

 

Hinds County, City of Jackson gear up for possible legal fight over ambulance contracts

Shortly after Hinds County supervisors voted to authorize a legal challenge to Jackson's ambulance RFP, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba responded.

 

O'Charley's restaurant in Pearl is permanently closed. What we know

O'Charley's restaurant in Pearl has permanently closed its doors as of Sunday, Aug. 20

 

Zookeeper sustains minor injuries at the Jackson Zoo. Here's what we know

A zookeeper at the Jackson Zoo was recently injured after being attacked by a monkey, according to City officials.

 

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