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Presidents Cupper’s hot start, pair of aces among five takeaways from Thursday’s first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed in the first round.

USA Today Sports Media Group

For former Ole Miss star Jackson Suber, a PGA Tour debut in Mississippi is ‘really special’

Suber spent the previous four years playing for Ole Miss, picking up first-team All-SEC recognition twice.

USA Today Sports Media Group

In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

JACKSON, Miss. — In mid-September, Howard Sanders bumped down pothole-ridden streets in a white Cadillac weighed down with water bottles on his way to a home in Ward 3, a neglected neighborhood that he called “a war zone.”

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An ex-director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleads guilty over misspent money

John Davis pleaded guilty to charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S.

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A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.

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With another predominately Black city of Jackson, Miss., in need, Miami Gardens steps up

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Thousands of water bottles were loaded onto trucks in Miami Gardens on Monday, headed for Jackson, Miss., where many residents are without clean water.

Miami Herald

The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

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In Jackson, Miss., volunteers work hard to bring water to residents who need help

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

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Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.

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

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

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Police: Rogue plane lands, pilot in custody after threatening to hit Mississippi Walmart

Police said the pilot threatened to “intentionally crash into Wal-Mart."

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The pilot who threatened to crash into a Mississippi Walmart has landed safely

The pilot who threatened to crash a small plane into a Walmart in Tupelo, Miss., was taken into custody, local authorities said.

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Salon

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"

The Independent UK

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

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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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