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This aerial view shows the city of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Plant in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 1, 2022. A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water. Officials have encouraged people across the South to drip faucets during the prolonged cold snap because water moving through pipes is less likely to freeze. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,12/27/22-1:43PM , 377 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water.
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Clouds are reflected off the City of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility's sedimentation basins in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 2, 2022. Officials in Jackson said the city's water system, which partially collapsed in late August, was experiencing “fluctuating” pressure on Saturday, Dec. 24, amid frigid temperatures. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Water pressure 'fluctuating' in Jackson amid frigid weather
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,12/24/22-2:06PM , 6,682 Reads
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This May 25, 2022, photo released by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., who is set to receive a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Miss., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. He's been on death row since 2001, when he pleaded guilty to capital murder, rape and four counts of sexual battery against 16-year old Leesa Marie Gray.. (Mississippi Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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Mississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,12/14/22-12:04AM , 337 Reads
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A man who raped and killed a 16-year-old girl in Mississippi was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the second inmate executed in the state in 10 years.
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Ted Henifin, the City of Jackson water system third-party administrator, addresses media questions during a news conference at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (Barbara Gauntt/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

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Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson's water system
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,12/08/22-1:37PM , 274 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to help fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital has an expansive list of reforms on his plate.
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