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Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Madison County Library System saying he will no longer withhold payment. McGee had previously withheld $110,000 in library funding due to issues with what the mayor called sexual content in certain books.
The majority of Mississippi’s COVID-19 deaths are among the unvaccinated, with the second-largest category consisting of those who received their initial doses and qualified for yet did not receive a booster.
Preliminary data from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency show considerable damage across the state, including a broken section of fence at the Governor’s Mansion in downtown Jackson.
Parts of Mississippi’s capital city is seeing a “saturation” of additional police presence that Gov. Tate Reeves promises will counter a spike in crime and violence that has worsened since the pandemic began. But violence experts warn that a swelling police presence may not be effective, and it actually harm communities.
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