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Rep. Chris Bell stresses need to help Jackson
Podcast: Rep. Chris Bell hopes emphasis is placed on state's capital city during 2022 session
Mississippi Today's Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender talk with Rep. Chris Bell, D-Jackson, about the myriad of issues facing the 2022 legislative session, ranging from taxes, to teacher pay to medical marijuana and others. Bell also stressed the need to address issues facing the city of Jackson to help the state as a whole progress.
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This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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Warming trend for Easter weekend – Home – WCBI TV
SUMMARY: The weather in Columbus, Mississippi will be cold in the mornings but warm up in the afternoons for the Easter weekend. Thursday will be sunny with highs in the 60s, dropping to the 30s at night with patchy frost. Friday will have highs in the 70s, and the weekend will be even warmer with temperatures in the 80s and no rain expected. Next week will see warm and humid air with the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday. It is still unsure if the storms will be severe.
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Two Rankin County teens arrested for shooting death of 14-year-old in Jackson
SUMMARY: Two teenagers from Rankin County, Maxle Mooneyham, 16, and John Foote, 17, were arrested in connection to the shooting death of 14-year-old Cameron Horne-Crook in Jackson. The suspects were charged with murder and were assisted in their arrest by Rankin County deputies and Pearl police. Horne-Crook was shot multiple times on March 25 in the 3500 block of Ridgecrest Drive. He was a student at Northwest Rankin Middle School. The names of the suspects were corrected by Jackson police in an updated announcement.
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Blending past, future: Redeveloping Burns Bottom
SUMMARY: The Burns Bottom neighborhood in Columbus, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is being considered for redevelopment by the Columbus Redevelopment Authority. The plan is to develop the area into a mix of commercial buildings, residential homes, and apartment spaces to meet the needs of the community, including workers from the air base and industrial sectors. The project aims to tie together different parts of Columbus, including the Riverwalk and downtown area. A public meeting will be held on March 28 to discuss funding for the project. The CRA believes this redevelopment will bring new life to the neighborhood and benefit the entire community.
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