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Jackson council OKs budget
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Fri,09/13/13-6:10PM , 127 Reads
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council approved Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s 2013-14 budget largely unaltered, raising the city’s water and sewer rates along with it.
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Man sues Jackson County sheriff, claims he was falsely arrested
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Fri,09/13/13-1:12PM , 197 Reads
GULFPORT — A Jackson County man has filed a federal suit against Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd and others alleging he was the victim of false arrest when he was picked up on allegations he possessed child pornography.

Court records show Ron Tuskan is seeking a total of $20 million in punitive and compensatory damages.
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Superintendent cited for ethics violation
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Fri,09/13/13-1:11PM , 93 Reads
TUPELO — Lee County Schools Superintendent Jimmy Weeks will repay the district more than $33,000 and pay a $10,000 fine for violating state ethics law.
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Ex-cancer clinic nurses to plead guilty
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Fri,09/13/13-1:10PM , 140 Reads
JACKSON — Federal court records say two nurses will plead guilty to withholding information about a crime at a former south Mississippi cancer clinic that prosecutors said was involved in a multimillion-dollar fraud related to chemotherapy treatments.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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69°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 63°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 63%
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:02 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 33 mph
Sky Cover: 60%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 10:27 PM
Moon Set: 8:16 AM

Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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