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Vegetation grows on power lines near Ashland, Miss., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Persistent maintenance issues have contributed to years of unreliable power for residents served by the Holly Springs Utility Department, a problem worsened by an ice storm in 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Report pans city’s role in Holly Springs utility issues
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/30/25-9:44AM , 326 Reads 5,868 Statewide
“Allowing them any more time would be fruitless as well as disrespectful to the utility’s long-suffering customers,” the investigation says.
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Thad Cochran US Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 19, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Rate decision on hold as Wingate tracks down Siemens funds
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/17/25-2:18PM , 251 Reads 4,649 Statewide
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate said he’s putting his decision on hold over whether to approve JXN Water’s proposed rate increase until after he finds out what happened with roughly $90 million from a settlement with Siemens.
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View of the flooding Pearl River looking south from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Old Brandon Road in Flowood,in August 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Corps revises Pearl River flood study, sets new comment period
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/17/25-10:42AM , 291 Reads 4,326 Statewide
Heading into the Fourth of July weekend last Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson. The Corps has narrowed its focus to two proposals, and only one of them would resemble the long-debated “One Lake” plan.
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Dr. Dominika Parry, CEO of 2°C Mississippi, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Farish Street Green Commons, Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Ridgeland nonprofit joins lawsuit over EPA’s funding pause
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,07/08/25-2:22PM , 254 Reads 3,555 Statewide
2C Mississippi, a Ridgeland-based nonprofit focused on climate resilience in Mississippi, recently joined a national lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency after the government terminated over $20 million in grant funds for the organization.
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