Person of the Day
Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton has been tearing up base paths all season long in minor-league baseball.
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Calvin Stodghill
Calvin Stodghill bought Martin's Lounge when its longtime patriarch and namesake, Martin Lassiter, got too sick to run the lounge.
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Don Barrett
Attorney Don Barrett is no stranger to taking on big-name, big-budget opponents in the courtroom.
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Pastor Dwayne K. Pickett Sr.
Dwayne K. Pickett rejects the parochial attitude that the church's primary role is to convince people to join as a solution to its problems.
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Anaso Jobodwana
Jackson State University welcomed back one of its Olympians yesterday.
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Sheka Epps
These days, Sheka Epps enjoys her successes. But the businesswoman and prize-winning platform hair stylist had to overcome some life-altering obstacles to get here.
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Yohance Myles
Yohance Myles, a Birmingham native who got his master of fine arts degree from Louisiana State University, has been burning up the big and little screens in recent years.
Person of the Day
Paul Ryan
The knock against Rep. Ryan, the person who'll fill the No. 2 slot on the GOP's presidential ticket, is that Ryan would make life hard for grannies across the U.S.
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Joey Brinson and Ryan Estep
Starting August 29, another group of athletes will travel to London to compete without television coverage, hordes of journalists or nightly medal counts.
Person of the Day
Allison Washington
Allison Washington, a 2009 graduate of Belhaven University and former member of the Sonic Boom of the South, won the first-ever open auditions for band announcer.
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Jayson Porter
Last semester, Jayson Porter flew to Washington, D.C., with Dr. Darby Kathleen Ray, former professor of religious studies at Millsaps College, to speak on a panel on bringing civility theory …
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Mahesh Bhupathi
India tennis team member Mahesh Bhupathi played tennis at the University of Mississippi from 1994 to 1995.
Person of the Day
Jennifer Gillom
Born in Abbeville, Miss., in 1964, Jennifer Gillom first made a name for herself on the Lafayette High School basketball team.
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Trey Hardee
U.S. Olympic track team member Trey Hardee only spent a short time in Mississippi, but does have ties to the state.
