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The 2025-2026 Wild Turkey Season Extended

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) would like to inform the public that the 2025-2026 wild turkey . . .

Mac Gordon: Wicker derails ICE detention center

Roger Wicker, this state’s senior member of the U.S. Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough . . .

Judith Baldwin Howard

Judith Baldwin Howard, 84, of Jackson, passed away on February 27, 2026, in Jackson. She was born December 28, 1941 . . .

Kathryn “Kathy” Wilkinson Stone

Kathy Wilkinson Stone of Forest passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 80. Kathy was born in . . .

Trump gets comfortable with ‘wars of choice’

As President Donald Trump has acknowledged, America’s war on Iran will not be as easy or quick as the previous . . .

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Trump gets comfortable with ‘wars of choice’
Wed,03/04/26-7:56AM , 393 Reads 15,489 Statewide
As President Donald Trump has acknowledged, America’s war on Iran will not be as easy or quick as the previous military incursion he authorized, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Mac Gordon: Wicker derails ICE detention center
Thu,03/05/26-4:56PM , 83 Reads 794 Statewide
Roger Wicker, this state’s senior member of the U.S. Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough stance against an ICE detention center that a federal agency had proposed for the hamlet of Byhalia in the state’s northeast corner.
I agree that Sen. Wicker deserves a round of thanks.
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City of Jackson’s Response to JXN Water
Mon,03/02/26-10:29AM , 557 Reads
The Mississippi Free Press (MFP) article on the Jackson water authority bill repeats a familiar and misleading narrative that blurs the failures of the past with the hard choices we are making now to stabilize this system and return it to accountable, local control.
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Kathryn “Kathy” Wilkinson Stone
Mon,03/02/26-10:48AM , 553 Reads
Kathy Wilkinson Stone of Forest passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 80.
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Jackson, 39206, MS

Current Temp

80°F

Partly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 1%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 64°F
Feels Like: 75°F
Dew Point: 62°F
Humidity: 56%
Sunrise: 6:23 AM
Sunset: 6:01 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SSE
Wind Gust: 16 mph
Sky Cover: 56%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 62°F
Moon Rise: 8:27 PM
Moon Set: 7:22 AM

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

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