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Feds: Mississippi rental company fined for discrimination
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,10/18/22-5:46PM , 239 Reads
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — The owners of a Mississippi apartment rental company have agreed to pay damages to four prospective tenants who helped uncover a pattern of racial discrimination by their employee that violated federal law, the U.S. Justice Department has announced.
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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., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Jackson's water system partially failed following flooding and heavy rainfall that exacerbated longstanding problems in one of two water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar
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Mon,10/17/22-2:45PM , 168 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi's capital city without running water for several days in late summer, according to a letter sent to Gov.
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Low-water restrictions on the barge loads make for cautious navigation through the Mississippi River as evidenced by this tow passing under a Mississippi River bridge in Vicksburg, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River has caused some barges to get stuck in the muddy river bottom, resulting in delays. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Low water disrupts industry along lower Mississippi River
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,10/15/22-8:13AM , 160 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the weeks ahead, a projection shows, dampening the region's economic activity and potentially threatening jobs in one of the country's poorest states.
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Hinds County Emergency Management Operations deputy director Tracy Funches, right, and operations coordinator Luke Chennault, wade through flood waters in northeast Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 29, 2022, as they check water levels. A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas against flood damage following two deluges in three years. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, that it has budgeted $221 million to help fund a local flood-control project. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Federal agency to help pay for Mississippi flood control
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,10/04/22-11:25AM , 256 Reads
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas against flood damage following two deluges in three years.
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Newton, 39345, MS

Current Temp

75°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 77°F
Min Temp: 42°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 44°F
Humidity: 89%
Sunrise: 7:08 AM
Sunset: 7:04 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 2 mph
Sky Cover: 2%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 44°F
Moon Rise: 4:34 AM
Moon Set: 2:46 PM

Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph.

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