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JFP Person of the Day: Raymond Vaughn


by Lacey McLaughlin
May 7, 2010

Raymond Vaughn, owner of Raymond's hair salon in Jackson, has more hair than he knows what do to with.
 
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[arts]

Thank God It’s Friday


by Ronni Mott
May 7, 2010

Start your weekend off on a musical note. The numerous options tonight include ArtRemix at the Mississippi Museum of Art kicking off at 5 p.m.; $20. Tonight is also the annual Pepsi Pops Concert with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra on…
 
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[Crime] [Com Stat]

Chief Keeping Close Eye on Fuel Cost


by Lacey McLaughlin
May 6, 2010
Read this week's crime report (PDF)

Jackson Police Chief Rebecca Coleman asked police officers to pay close attention to Fuelman transactions so the city can make an accurate assessment of fuel costs during this morning's COMSTAT…
 
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[arts]

JFP Person of the Day: Anita Modak-Truran


by Lacey McLaughlin
May 6, 2010

Anita Modak-Truran is the first to admit her insatiable curiosity lures her to seek new experiences and hobbies.
 
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[Oil Spill]

Gulf Coast AGs Seek Spill ‘Clarifications’


May 6, 2010

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and the attorneys general from four other states affected (or potentially affected) by oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico are looking for clarification of responsibility from all involved parties. Yesterday, the group of five state "top cops" sent…
 
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[development] [Politics] [State]

Power Company to Challenge Commission Ruling


by Adam Lynch
May 5, 2010

Mississippi Power Company will file a motion this week asking the Mississippi Public Service Commission to reconsider its April 29 order for Kemper County IGCC Project. The MPSC approved the experimental coal-burning plant, however its conditions made it impossible…
 
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[Oil Spill] [State]

Barbour: Don’t Panic


May 5, 2010

Gov. Haley Barbour wants Mississippi residents to stay calm about the oil spill creeping toward the Gulf shore, reports Canadian Business. The spill has been putting 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, of oil into the ocean every day since the April 20 explosion…
 
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[City/County] [development]

Blocking Digital Signs and Helping Small Business


by Adam Lynch
May 4, 2010

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. will submit a resolution protesting the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce's plan to build and rent three new digital signs in the city, city spokesman Chris Mims said today.

 
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[business]

Business Round Up: Two Markets and A New Film Festival


by Ward Schaefer
May 4, 2010

Farmer's Market Opens
A former grocery store near the Jackson Medical Mall reopened Saturday as a farmer's market. Part of the Roadmap to Health Equity Project, the market is located in the former New Deal grocery…
 
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JFP Person of the Day: Michele Baker


by Lacey McLaughlin
May 5, 2010

Michele Baker wants to help families who lost everything during Hurricane Katrina get back into their homes.

 
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