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The Randy Travis Foundation is investing $5 million into the former Burlington Coat Factory at Metrocenter Mall.(WLBT)By Anthony Warren and Courtney Ann JacksonPublished: May 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM CDT|Updated: moments agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Country music superstar is planning to invest some $5 million in a portion of Metrocenter Mall.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Residents and business owners will have a chance to sound off on the proposed rate hike for JXN Water next month at a public hearing in U.S. District Court. District Judge Henry Wingate is setting a hearing for 1 p.m., June 16, at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in downtown Jackson to hear from the public about the proposed increase, which would raise water rates to about one cent a gallon.

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Horhn and DePriest have raised significant money ahead of the Tuesday general election.(WLBT)Published: May 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM CDT|Updated: moments agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Sen. John Horhn continues to lead the money race in his bid to be Jackson’s next mayor. Campaign finance reports were due Tuesday, and three of the hopefuls still in the mayor’s race submitted reports.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The latest round of campaign finance reports was due on Wednesday, and based on records, the incumbent in the Ward One race has the cash advantage. Through May 27, Ward One Councilman Ashby Foote has raised $48,660 in his bid for a third full term. However, challengers Grace Greene and Jasmine Barnes are not far behind, having brought in $42,605 and $32,521, respectively. Barnes, the Democratic nominee and accountant, said she was grateful for the support.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A person has been arrested in connection with assaulting an employee at the VA hospital and UMMC in Jackson. On Tuesday, officials with the University of Mississippi Medical Center confirmed that a discharged patient from the G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center had assaulted an employee there, fled the campus, and then assaulted a random employee at UMMC. The UMMC employee was treated and released.