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Jackson Fire Department personnel respond to a gas leak after a tree fell on a house in Jackson, Mich., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Fire and rescue crews were in multiple locations as high winds are knocking down trees and power lines in parts of Michigan. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Jackson Fire Department personnel respond to a gas leak after a tree fell on a house in Jackson, Mich., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Fire and rescue crews were in multiple locations as high winds are knocking down trees and power lines in parts of Michigan. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Council members listen to public comment at the Jackson City Council meeting held at the Michigan Theatre, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Jackson, Mich. The council was hearing comment and voting on a a proposed non-discrimination ordinance. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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House Appropriations Committee member Robert Huddleston, D-Sumner, questions House Education Committee member Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, about specific contents within House Bill No. 1294, an unfinished piece of legislation that brings forward code sections of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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House Appropriations Committee member Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, questions House Education Committee member Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, about specific contents within House Bill No. 1294, an unfinished piece of legislation that brings forward code sections of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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House Education Committee member Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, grips House Bill No. 1294, as he speaks with reporters following his successfully getting the House Appropriations Committee to pass the bill Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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House Education Committee member Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, speaks Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Cindy Campbell and Tracy Lamb embrace during a Women's March and protest Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Town Square in Jackson, Wyo. Several hundred people participated in the march, which was one of several that took place across the country as a demonstration against the inauguration of President Donald Trump. (Bradly J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, Walt Gerald braves sub-zero temperatures during his run at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyo. "It's really not that bad once you get warmed up," Gerald said. "The ice on my face is a nice wind block." (Rugile Kaladyte/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)

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Jamee Hiatt appears for sentencing in front of Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Jackson, Mich. Hiatt, a former Leslie teacher, was sentenced to three years to 20 years in prison for first degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Jamee Hiatt appears for sentencing in front of Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Jackson, Mich. Hiatt, a former Leslie teacher, was sentenced to three years to 20 years in prison for first degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Jamee Hiatt appears for sentencing in front of Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Jackson, Mich. Hiatt, a former Leslie teacher, was sentenced to three years to 20 years in prison for first degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Seung-Yul Noh, left, of South Korea, congratulates Xander Schauffele after completing the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Police and rescue personnel work at the scene of a shooting on a school bus outside of the Wilson Academy alternative high school in Jackson, Mich., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Authorities said a 17-year-old student shot in the arm on the school bus outside of the southern Michigan school is expected to survive. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot-Mlive.com via AP)

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A school girl sits on the stairs outside the Wilson Academy alternative high school after a shooting on the school bus in Jackson, Mich., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Authorities said a 17-year-old student shot in the arm on the school bus outside of the southern Michigan school is expected to survive. (Samantha Madar/Jackson Citizen Patriot-Mlive.com via AP)

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Craighead Beringia South biologist Bryan Bedrosian releases one of several eagles he's equipped with tracking devices back into the wild on Dec. 1, 2009 on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyo. (Bradley J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP) **FILE**

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS OCT. 31-NOV. 1 - In this Oct. 14, 2015 photo, a camp participant carves a piece of wood In Jackson, Wyo. 21st Century Heroes is a nonprofit organization that aims to support veterans' mental health by teaching them new skills. (Price Chambers/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Gov. Phil Bryant walks past one of several new posters that will be distributed statewide to schools calling to mind the responsibilities of being a teen parent, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, during the First Annual Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Summit in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

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Dev Jaiswal, 13, of Jackson, Miss., runs across the stage with his fist clinched to receive a medal which makes him one of fifty finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., speaks to supporters following his victory over Democrat Travis Childers and Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara, at his victory party in Jackson, Miss., in this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo. In a statement released Monday, May 25, 2015, Cochran's office said he married longtime aide Kay Webber in a private ceremony on Saturday in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)