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Jackson, Mississippi is located in Hinds County. Zip codes in Jackson, MS include 39283, 39205, and 39213. The median home price in Jackson is $99,000. More Jackson information.

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35 min ago | WAPT-TV Jackson

Lumumba defeats Lee, heads to general election

"This is my home, so I am on board with what's next. As a civic leader, I hope to have a chance to make a relationship with the mayor-elect that I don't know," businessman Jeff Good said.

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2 hrs ago | Institute for Southern Studies

In Mississippi, Nissan's ironic disconnect on civil rights and unions

My old friend Ray Smithhart would have loved the irony of union-fighting manufacturer Nissan making a gift of $100,000 to the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute.

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11 hrs ago | WMC-TV Memphis

Storms move across La., Miss.

The National Weather Service reports wind damage Tuesday night and early Wednesday stretching from Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana to the Jackson, Miss.

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15 hrs ago | NewsOne

Chokwe Lumumba: Former Lawyer For Tupac & Assata Shakur Wins Jackson, Miss. Mayoral Primary Race

Former Ward 2 Councilman and Chokwe Lumumba, 65, is the winner of the mayoral primary runoff election in Jackson, Miss., reports WAPT.com. "I think we just had a very difficult fight in order to win this office and we came out successful," Lumumba said from his victory party at the Clarion Hotel.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Examiner.com

Review of Hitchcock

Local News: Redeemer Church PCA of Jackson will be hosting a Men's Golf Scramble this coming Saturday, May 25, from 2pm - 3pm in Bay Pointe, MS.

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Patch.com

History Comes Alive in Glen Rock

A journalist who covered the Civil Rights movement stopped by Glen Rock High School on May 13 to share his experiences.

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Mississippi Business Journal

Men's Health says Jackson is the worst city in the country to exercise

The ranking linked here puts Jackson just behind Nashville, Tennessee and Charleston, West Virginia for lack of physical activity among its population.

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KMAG99.1

Charlie Worsham

Country singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Worsham was born September 1, 1985 in Jackson, Mississippi, and music became his main interest at a young age.

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WAPT-TV Jackson

All registered voters eligible to cast ballot in runoff election

Jackson residents and many others in the metro area will head back to the polls Tuesday to vote in the runoff election.

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Mon May 20, 2013

WAPT-TV Jackson

Jackson police investigate fatal shooting

Police said they traced an abandoned car that had been found on Denver Street to a home in the 1100 block of Arbor Vista Boulevard.

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Indybay.org

Chokwe Lumumba's close race in Mississippi: Colorlines Editor Bob Wing on why it matters

The Jackson, Mississippi press is reporting "crunch time" in a close mayor's race.

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San Francisco Bay View

Chokwe Lumumba's close race: the Christian brother with an African...

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Sun May 19, 2013

TV Newser

Randall Pinkston Leaving CBS, But Not Before Documenting How He Got His Start

At the end of a CBS Evening News story about where he got his start, it was announced that CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston would be leaving the network.

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Sat May 18, 2013

WAPT-TV Jackson

Small group gathers to rally against allowing gays in Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America will vote next week at its national meeting whether to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays.

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Mississippi Business Journal

District at Eastover construction to start later this year

A mixed-use development on the site of Jackson's Old Blind School has confirmed tenants a few months before construction begins.

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Mississippi Business Journal

Offensive launched against bogus contractors

A new anti-contractor fraud campaign is underway with a two-fold goal - educate Mississippi consumers on the best practices when choosing a contractor, particularly in the wake of a natural disaster, and give would-be bogus contractors a stern warning that preying on vulnerable homeowners will not be tolerated.

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Fri May 17, 2013

WAPT-TV Jackson

Democratic candidates for Jackson mayor spar during debate

The Democratic candidates for Jackson mayor, Chokwe Lumumba and Jonathan Lee, didn't hold back during a runoff debate Friday night.

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Central Ohio

50 years later, man arrested in wife's death

More than a half century after his wife drowned in a Louisiana lake, Mississippi native Felix Vail is now facing a murder charge in her death - making his case the oldest prosecution of a serial killer suspect in U.S. history.

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Mississippi Business Journal

John Damon leads Children's Home Services' efforts to help kids thrive

Dr. John D. Damon is the CEO of Mississippi Children's Home Services in Jackson.

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The Mississippi Press

UAW study shows Mississippi Nissan subsidies top $1.3 billion

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, left, and Bill Krueger, vice chairman of Nissan Americas, talk before Kruegar spoke about models to be produced at Nissan's Canton, Mississippi, plant, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Canton.

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