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Alleged synagogue arsonist pleads not guilty to new federal charges
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/19/26-1:58PM , 79 Reads 1,658 Statewide
Facing new federal charges, the Madison man accused of setting fire to Mississippi’s largest synagogue pleaded not guilty again on Wednesday.
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‘When it’s affecting you, crime is bad’: Competing realities behind Jackson’s falling homicide figures
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/05/26-12:34PM , 492 Reads 9,574 Statewide
Fredrick “Geno” Womack didn’t need to see the data to know that Jackson’s homicides had fallen.
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Stewpot Community Services Director of Shelter Services Javonda Stanton, left, checks in people seeking shelter at the Opportunity Center as a winter storm heads to the area, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in Jackson, Miss. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Jackson shelters likely short of need as ice storm approaches, homeless advocates say
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/29/26-5:40PM , 460 Reads 5,579 Statewide
Jackson’s homeless shelters opened additional beds ahead of a potentially devastating ice storm to protect vulnerable residents from the freeze.

But advocates say it would not be enough to serve the city’s entire unhoused population – some of whom will weather the storm outside in tents, tarps and sleeping bags.
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This superhero, born out of the Jackson’s underground volcano, is here to battle the city’s detractors
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/29/25-3:28PM , 165 Reads 5,332 Statewide
A volcanic explosion 2,900 feet beneath Jackson forged the capital city’s very own superhero, Captain Jackson.
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