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When Clinton leaders decide to throw up barriers to criminals crossing in from outside the city, they mean just that.

A day before the first set of school closings was set to begin, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had some harsh words about how the Chicago Public Schools are funded and managed, blaming much of the district's problems on racism.

JACKSON - Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says it now appears that sometime in 2014 will be the earliest that the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition plan will reopen for additional enrollments.

JACKSON -- Mississippi's attorney general says the governor does not have legal authority to operate the Division of Medicaid by executive order.

A Raymond man is jailed at the Hinds County Detention Center, charged with DUI homicide in the death of a one-year-old baby.

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Who: Pierre Pryer Where: Jaco's Tacos, 318 S. State St., Jackson; 961-7001 Influences: Jackson born and reared, Pryer honed his culinary skills while working as chef and kitchen manager at the Iron Horse Grill for 11 years, from 1987 to 1998, and Top Shelf Catering & Restaurant, an establishment Pryer and his brother owned and operated for five ... (more)

NATCHEZ and JACKSON - The Adams County Board of Supervisors has selected the HORNE Group as the firm that will determine if the sale of county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center is feasible.

Editor's Note: Darden North will have his first official signing for "Wiggle Room" at Lemuria Books in Jackson's Banner Hall on July 20 from 1:00-3:00 PM.

The Mississippi Main Street Association will celebrate the achievements of Mississippi Main Street communities and member towns at its Annual Awards Meeting and Luncheon on Thursday, June 20 at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson.

After being empty for nearly two years, the former Borders retail space on Lakeland Drive in Flowood will become home to the metro area's latest HomeGoods location.

Fifty years ago this month, two of the chief characteristics of the modern Civil Rights Movement were dramatically, tragically illuminated in Jackson, Miss.

Madison County sheriff's deputies are encroaching onto I-220 in Hinds County to issue speeding tickets outside their jurisdiction, Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes says.

The Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools will be holding an informational conference next week at the Woolfolk Building in downtown Jackson to discuss the ins and outs of charter school formations in Mississippi.

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Note: As part of NPR's series on the summer of 1963, reporter Cory Turner headed to Jackson, Miss.

By JACK ELLIOTT JR. Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. - A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in Mississippi will be re-sentenced because a federal appeals panel threw out his prison term.

Programs touting reading, school safety and technology are among budget proposals for the Madison County schools.

Mississippi stands to be caught in the crossfire of what could be one of the most high-profile cases since Brown v.

JACKSON, Miss. -- Some defense lawyers are calling for an independent review of cases involving a pathologist whose testimony prompted the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn two convictions.