Person of the Day
Dr. Stuart Rockoff
Dr. Stuart Rockoff, the executive director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, says that about 3,000 Jewish soldiers fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
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Orley Hood Jr.
People never seem to appreciate a good newspaperman until he's gone. Friends, loved ones and longtime readers say Orley Hood was one of the best.
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Randy Hayes
Jackson resident Randy Hayes is celebrating his 20th anniversary as a business owner, and his 30th year in the restaurant industry.
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Flawaan Flaggs
In just the team's second year in existence, the Jackson Showboats have nominated a player for the American Basketball Association All-Star Game, Jim Hill High School graduate Flawaan Flaggs.
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Kiyadh Burt
Kiyadh Burt attributes his interest in community involvement to his mother, who instilled in him a drive and desire to do better for himself and his family.
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Tom Rankin
Tom Rankin has spent nearly 20 years documenting and interpreting the culture of the American South.
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Persizzle of the Dizzle: Snoop Dogg
Since Snoop (nee Calvin Broadus) rapped his first verse on the song "Deep Cover," for the 1992 soundtrack of a film by the same name, fans have crept with him …
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Mississippi State Baseball
One of the best stories of 2013 had to be the Mississippi State University baseball team's magical run to Omaha to play in the College World Series.
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Alana Jackson
After college, Alana Jackson started two jobs. One was as a news producer with WJTV, using her mass communications degree from Jackson State University. The other was volunteering with community …
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Band of the Day: The Beatles
If you were above the age of 5 in 1964, you probably remember the night The Beatles made its first U.S. appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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Myra Williams Ottewell
Myra Williams Ottewell is the creator of a documentary on race relations in Mississippi titled "Mississippi ReMixed."
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Al Sharpton
Despite having slightly different approaches during their activist careers, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba are both legends of the American civil- and human-rights movements.
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Jackson State's Football Signing Class
Wednesday, Feb. 5, marked the first day that the new Jackson State head football coach, Harold Jackson, could begin to put his mark on the Tigers program.
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Justin Watson and Stella
No doubt, many of you have been out and about in Jackson some Saturday afternoon and witnessed one of the strangest pieces of mobile art on four wheels: a Toyota …
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Chloe Sumrall
On Jan. 31, the American Heart Association in Jackson awarded Chloe Sumrall with the Richard Lee Miller Heart Saver Award at the 2014 Heart Ball.
