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Entry Plan Highlights
Dr. Cedrick Gray's entry plan focuses on engaging the following three groups (JPS's Board of Trustees & superintendent's staff, Community leaders, Legislative (city & state) members with parents, and school ...
City & County
The JFP Interview with JPS Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray
The atmosphere at the Jackson State University e-Center on Aug. 2 was more like a wedding reception than a welcoming for a public school superintendent.
Crime
12 Dead in Colo. Shooting
James Holmes, 24, opened fire in an Aurora, Colo. movie theatre overnight, killing 12 people and injuring 39 others.
Art
MAC Doles Out $1.5 Million for the Arts
Artists and programs in 45 counties across the state received $1.5 million in grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the agency announced late Monday.
Business
Is Mississippi in 'Play'?
In August 1987, Louisiana State University geologists reported that a rock formation called Tuscaloosa Marine Shale could contain as much as 7 billion barrels of oil.
Justice
Life Without Parole for Kids Ruled Cruel and Unusual
Before a person under 18 can be given a life sentence with no hope of parole, judges must take the defendant's age and the nature of their crime into consideration.
Politics
Cochran Bike Bill On the Ropes
Congressional House Republicans are trying to put the brakes on a provision in the federal transportation bill that could promote more biking and walking in America's cities and towns. But ...
Justice
40 Acres and a Duel
When James Stern arrived at Mississippi State Penitentiary's medical Unit 31, fellow black inmates debriefed him on one of the unit's infamous residents: Edgar Ray Killen.
Stern v. Killen: 40 Acres and a Duel
When James Stern arrived at Mississippi State Penitentiary's medical Unit 31, fellow black inmates debriefed him on one of the unit's infamous residents: Edgar Ray Killen.
Person of the Day
Surina R. Dixon
After three months on the job, and before she coached a single basketball game, Texas State University fired head women's basketball coach Surina Dixon in 2008. Dixon charged that her ...
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See the latest 100darryl "i don't think it is a problem that Chokwe wants to start a new black Nation, or that it doesn't ...
May 20, 6:36 a.m. on On the Issues: Lee vs. Lumumba
rebeltruth @1234, this writer would suggest you tell me what governmental experience your guy has that would prove he has the ...
May 19, 10:53 p.m. on Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate
1234 So the mayor has a very indirect bearing on the material taught in our city schools. The mayor does not ...
May 19, 4:28 p.m. on Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate
rebeltruth My words do not imply nor suggest they would bring back the Confederacy. Your petty attempt at redirecting conversation is ...
May 19, 2:27 p.m. on Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate
1234 @rebeltruth. You may be surprised to learn that Lee supporters in fact do not want to bring back the Confederacy. ...
May 19, 1:49 p.m. on Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate
Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate
By Tyler Cleveland