by Ronni Mott
February 2, 2012
Hart Turner's mind seems to have broken Dec. 12, 1995. After two failed suicide attempts, a half-dozen stays in mental institutions and years of mental and physical abuse, Turner shot and killed Eddie Brooks and Everett Curry in two separate…
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[business] [State] 
EEOC: Discriminating Against Felon Illegal?
by R.L. Nave
Feb. 3, 2012
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? The question, which is standard on most job applications, often spells heartbreak for many people who know that checking yes means their resume will likely end up in the garbage can.
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Feb. 3, 2012
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? The question, which is standard on most job applications, often spells heartbreak for many people who know that checking yes means their resume will likely end up in the garbage can.
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[music] 
Band of the Day: Colour Revolt
by Briana Robinson
Feb. 3, 2012
"All bands have their humble beginnings where they just want to play shows and write music," Sean Kirkpatrick says, and tonight Colour Revolt celebrates. Colour Revolt's Vinyl Release Party is tonight at Hal and Mal's Red Room. The band will…
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Feb. 3, 2012
"All bands have their humble beginnings where they just want to play shows and write music," Sean Kirkpatrick says, and tonight Colour Revolt celebrates. Colour Revolt's Vinyl Release Party is tonight at Hal and Mal's Red Room. The band will…
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It’s the Weekend!
by Dustin Cardon
Feb. 3, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and plenty of local places like Last Call and Fenian's are ready to host you and all your buddies on game day. Tonight, Blackberry Smoke performs at Duling Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission…
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Feb. 3, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and plenty of local places like Last Call and Fenian's are ready to host you and all your buddies on game day. Tonight, Blackberry Smoke performs at Duling Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission…
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[Barbour] [State] 
In Their Words: Mitchell Travis Tanksley
The JFP is featuring the stories of some of the people Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, in their own words.
by R.L. Nave
Noxubee County, 1975
Mitchell Tanksley spent at least seven months behind bars over a stolen cow. It's a tale…
by lizwaibel on 02/03/12 at 09:21 AM Comments (0) -- Read More...
by R.L. Nave
Noxubee County, 1975
Mitchell Tanksley spent at least seven months behind bars over a stolen cow. It's a tale…
by lizwaibel on 02/03/12 at 09:21 AM Comments (0) -- Read More...
[development] [education] [State] 
Study: Race Affects Broadband Access
by R.L. Nave
Feb. 2, 2012
Gene Marks is not a poor black kid, but he played one in Forbes magazine.
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Feb. 2, 2012
Gene Marks is not a poor black kid, but he played one in Forbes magazine.
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[City/County] [development] 
City Tech Wiring Overlooked
by Valerie Wells
Feb. 2, 2012
City Council members want to know why the city waited so long to notice that developer Retro Metro wasn't providing computer and telephone wiring at the city's new Metrocenter Mall offices. The cost of a change order to make it…
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Feb. 2, 2012
City Council members want to know why the city waited so long to notice that developer Retro Metro wasn't providing computer and telephone wiring at the city's new Metrocenter Mall offices. The cost of a change order to make it…
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[Sports] 
Person of the Day: Maurice Bolden
by Bryan Flynn
Feb. 2, 2012
The University of Southern Mississippi could be on the verge of a special basketball season.
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Feb. 2, 2012
The University of Southern Mississippi could be on the verge of a special basketball season.
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[Barbour] 
In Their Own Words: Lindsay Kathryn Welch
Starting today, the JFP will feature some of the stories of the people former Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, in their own words.
by R.L. Nave
Oktibbeha County, 2000
Lindsay Welch gave birth to a son in the bathroom of her Starkville…
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by R.L. Nave
Oktibbeha County, 2000
Lindsay Welch gave birth to a son in the bathroom of her Starkville…
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[Barbour] [Crime] [domestic violence] [State] 
Cyberstalker Hindman: Well-Connected
by R.L. Nave
Feb. 1, 2012
When you're caught in a sting to catch online sex predators, like Douglas Hindman was, it pays to have friends who dine at the governor's mansion when it comes time to get a pardon.
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Feb. 1, 2012
When you're caught in a sting to catch online sex predators, like Douglas Hindman was, it pays to have friends who dine at the governor's mansion when it comes time to get a pardon.
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Feb 03, 2012Deuce Headed Back to Ole Miss, Reports Say
Todd Stauffer: Clarification: Now the Sun Herald tells us the Deuce thing isn't a done deal. So much…
Feb 03, 2012
Is State Executing a Mentally Ill Man?
Ronni_Mott: Story is updated with the correct telephone number for the governor's office: 601-359-3150.
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Kamikaze: Renaldo, you may have hit the nail on the head. It could be perhaps in the differences in how Whites and Blacks…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Renaldo Bryant: Good points Queen .
I am not so sure that Whites have a mentality of “if I get…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Queen601: Mr. Bryant, thanks for the dialogue and I agree with what you've shared. The "community" is really quick to turn their backs…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Renaldo Bryant: Good questions Kaze and Queen,
I think much of the perception in many black communities about being “down”…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Kamikaze: And my wife poses a very good question. Why do Black feel like they need to see you struggle to know that…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Kamikaze: Good discussion. And trust, its helping me as much as Im trying to help others in a similar quandry. Defining YOU for…
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Queen601: "If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies of me and eaten alive." Audre Lorde
Feb 03, 2012
[Kamikaze] 'I'm No Token'
Renaldo Bryant: Very interesting topic. How to be a professional, "Down" Black man in 21st Century Jackson, MS. Somebody ought to write the…