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Jarvis Dortch

by Ronni Mott
September 9, 2009

Jarvis Dortch, 28, always thought he'd be a lawyer. With a bachelor's degree in political science from Jackson State University, Dortch headed to Howard University in Washington, D.C., to study law. A year later, he realized that the vision for…
 
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Richard McKey

by Janine Jankovitz
September 2, 2009

Richard McKey, 55, didn't know he was destined to be an artist. Born in Starkville, McKey moved to Jackson in the second grade. On a path similar to Van Gogh's, McKey first studied pre-ministry at Belhaven College. Halfway through school…
 
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Carlton Martin

by Lauren Lawrence
August 26, 2009

Football talent came naturally for Carlton Martin. The 6-foot-2-inch, 270-pound Brandon native is a senior defensive lineman for the Madison Central Jaguars. With college offers rolling in from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State and Texas Tech, Martin has high…
 
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Yosef Ali

by Janine Jankovitz
August 19, 2009

Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and an Arabic father, Yosef Ali, 34, was given his name to honor both religions of his family. Ali spent his childhood living in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, where his father worked…
 
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Daniel Johnston

by Adam Lynch
August 12, 2009

Daniel "Danny" Johnston, a senior music composition student at Belhaven College, mixes some of the most brilliant concoctions the city's coffee-drinkers can handle. While the blender churns out its caffeinated brew at Wired Espresso Cafe, Johnston is happy to riddle…
 
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Stacey Donaldson

by Melia Dicker
August 5, 2009

Stacey Donaldson, an English teacher at Murrah High School, is the picture of confidence and calm. Pretty and pulled together, she looks you straight in the eye when she speaks.
 
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Heather Ivery

by Jackson R. Breland
July 29, 2009

On their way to a local shelter for lunch, a steady flow of homeless people stop to greet Heather Ivery, who is sitting on a wooden bench in Smith Park. Instead of being startled, Ivery is at ease as…
 
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Emily Sanford

by Jonathan O'Keefe
July 22, 2009

After graduating from Starkville High School 1999, Emily Sanford began studying biological engineering at Mississippi State University. She shifted her studies to biochemistry and molecular biology during her junior year, and when she got to her senior year, she…
 
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Officer Colendula Green

by Jonathan O’Keefe
July 15, 2009

As I approach Smith Park, I spot a woman standing in a black long-sleeved JPD uniform, gun on belt, badge on shirt and dark shades over eyes.
 
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Micajah Sturdivant

by Jackson R. Breland
July 8, 2009

Micajah Sturdivant stands on a sun-dried deck behind the MMI Management building gazing across a small lake and laughing about the number of geese bathing in the water. “Those birds will drive you nuts,” he says.

 
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