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Hey there, Jackson! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know so far about the Shellrock Road house fire
  • Why a Jackson man faces nine charges after an I-20 stop
  • Why a national justice newsroom is turning its focus on Jackson

Also on today's calendar: Noon Years Eve and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Fog in the morning; sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jackson firefighters battle house fire on Shellrock Road (wapt.com) — Firefighters in Jackson are currently battling a house fire on Shellrock Road, across from a Church of Christ Holiness USA building, and officials have not yet said if anyone was inside or injured. Crews remain on scene as they work to control the blaze and investigate what started it, with more details expected as this developing situation unfolds.
   

2. MPD arrests Mississippi man on 9 separate charges (websterparishjournal.com) — A Jackson resident was arrested after a late-night traffic stop on I-20 near Minden led police to multiple types of suspected illegal drugs and related paraphernalia. The man faces nine charges and is being held without bond, and authorities emphasize he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
   

3. Jennifer Peter tells us about The Marshall Project, a nonprofit that covers criminal justice (dankennedy.net) — Jackson gets a brief but notable mention as one of the cities where The Marshall Project is expanding its local criminal-justice reporting, alongside Cleveland and St. Louis. The piece mainly profiles new editor-in-chief Jennifer Peter and touches on broader media changes, but it signals growing national attention to justice issues affecting Jackson residents.
   

4. Mississippians navigate new SNAP work requirements that put food further out of reach (mississippitoday.org) — Jackson parents relying on SNAP are already feeling the strain of new federal work and reporting requirements that advocates say could wrongly cut off thousands of eligible Mississippians from food aid. Local moms describe missed notices, lost paperwork, and confusing bureaucracy as the state faces sharply higher SNAP costs and weighs tough budget tradeoffs that could deepen hunger.
   

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    Wednesday December 31
  • Noon Years Eve
    Mississippi Children's Museum, 2145 Museum Blvd, Jackson
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    Saturday December 27
  • 2025 XJXN Soulabration
    Mississippi Coliseum , Livestock Barn (Dairy) , 1207 Mississippi St , Jackson
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    • Wednesday December 31
  • Happy Landing
    Duling Hall Live Music & Events , 622 Duling Ave Suite 206 , Jackson
    8:00 pm
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    Hal & Mal's , 200 Commerce St , Jackson
    8:00 pm

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