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NAACP charity agrees to fix spending
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,08/29/13-4:14PM , 125 Reads
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS

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JACKSON — Mississippi NAACP president Derrick Johnson said Wednesday that the group’s charity, One Voice, has strengthened its own financial controls since examiners with the secretary of state’s office uncovered spending problems.
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Greenville schools target truancy
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Thu,08/29/13-4:14PM , 79 Reads
GREENVILLE — The Greenville School District is working toward having 95 percent of students present each day.

The school district plans to closely monitor attendance to combat truancy.
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AG gets more time to answer Winona slayings appeal
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Wed,08/28/13-5:44PM , 123 Reads
JACKSON — The attorney general’s office has been given more time to respond to Curtis Giovanni Flowers’ latest appeal of his conviction for the 1996 slayings of four workers at a Winona furniture store.
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State to appeal abortion ruling
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Wed,08/28/13-3:38PM , 150 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi will ask a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that has temporarily blocked authorities from closing the state’s only abortion clinic.
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Current Temp

70°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 79°F
Min Temp: 56°F
Feels Like: 70°F
Dew Point: 59°F
Humidity: 87%
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Sunset: 7:03 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 86%
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 59°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:24 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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