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My Mother’s Wisdom

Clothes and shoes are an investment, and to look your best, they need the proper care.

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On the Dotted Line

Fall is in the air, and it’s time to get festive.

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Question o' the Week: What is your favorite Jackson music moment?

Here at the JFP we've talked and remembered our favorite music moments that happened in J-town. Jubilee Jam, KISS, and a great many others. So we wanna know: what's yours?

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Jackson's Musical Family Affair, Illustrated

Like beer and crawfish or bluesician Jackie Bell singing along to rap, the capital city's music scene combines tastes and genres from across the board; collaborations are taking over.

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Girls Behaving Badly

Just remember, ladies, that when two people get into a fight in public, it's hard to tell who the fool is.

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Tuesday Night at the Fair

Funnel cakes, rides, and music: The Mississippi State Fair is back in town. Photos by …

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Chamber Gives $200K for Lake Project

Pearl River Vision Foundation, which is working with local officials to work up a plan to reduce flooding along the Pearl River, received $200,000 from the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership …

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Community Events and Public Meetings

Today, the Jackson Touchdown Club Meeting is at 6 p.m. at River Hills Club.

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October 6, 2012

Showdown Saturday & Week Six College Football Picks

By bryanflynn

The Leaves have begun to fall and the weather is changing from the heat of September to the cooler temperatures of October. College football doesn't cool down with the weather it only begins to get hotter. Gone are the September routs of weak scheduling of out of conference opponents. Finally, conference games are in full swing and their will be no where for the pretenders to hide.

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It's the Weekend!

On Saturday, the Mississippi Museum of Art's Town Creek Arts Festival, a JFP-sponsored event, is at 10 a.m.

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Jobs Report Boosts Obama's Re-election Campaign

The figures announced by the Labor Department — 114,000 new jobs last month to bring unemployment to 7.8 percent — gave Obama fresh evidence to support his argument that his …

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Musing at Morningbell

Morningbell is one of the cozier venues in the city, and this is especially true when there is a good turnout.

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Streaking Bad

This last week’s theme for college football in Mississippi is all about streaks: Some bad ones continued and a few hot ones remained.

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Politics

Q&A: Format, Procedures and Tidbits About the Debates

Tired of being deluged with TV commercials telling you that President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney "approved this message?" The candidates will deliver their message for themselves Wednesday night …

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JPS Takes City to Court

Jackson Public Schools is taking the city to court over the City Council's refusal to approve a millage rate to support the school district's approved budget.

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Black, Latino Churches Using 'Souls to Polls' to Rally Vote

It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation.

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On the set of "As I Lay Dying"

The production has been filming an adaptation of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" in …

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The Werks in Jackson

Psychedelic dance rock band The Werks perform at Martin's Sept. 27.

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A Couple We Love

If you're looking to have a fun wedding, I suggest having a table of French fries and sweet-potato fries available for snacking during the ceremony.