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Food
Halloween Event Roundup
"Spooky season" is around the corner. Check out our listings for great things to do and eat around Jackson this Halloween.
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Of Breast Cancer and the Warrior's Life
Donna Ladd's post that revealed her breast cancer and set ground rules for what happened next.
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Crime
John Knight III's Police Brutality Lawsuit Will Proceed, Hinds Judge Rules
A lawsuit accusing the City of Jackson of police brutality will move forward after a hearing this morning.
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Art
INKTOBER: MMA Inktober Challenge
The Mississippi Museum of Art here in the capital city puts their own Jackson flavor on the Inktober art challenge by offering 16 original prompts between Oct. 1 to Oct. …
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City & County
Anti-Abortion Activists Claim Right to 'Shout' at, 'Approach' Patients in Lawsuit
Anti-abortion activists in Jackson claim in a new lawsuit that they have a "right" to "congregate," "shout" and approach patients outside the abortion clinic in Fondren "without first obtaining their …
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Paul Petersen, the Republican assessor of Maricopa County in Arizona, was charged in Utah, Arizona …
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Crime
Republican Politician Charged in Human Trafficking Adoption Scheme
Paul Petersen, the Republican assessor of Maricopa County in Arizona, was charged in Utah, Arizona and Arkansas with counts including human smuggling, sale of a child, fraud, forgery and conspiracy …
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Music
Mississippi Hometown to Honor Late Temptations Singer
The City of Meridian will honor the late David Ruffin, one of the lead singers of the Motown group The Temptations, on Oct. 26. The Meridian Star reports the city …
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Politics
End Grocery Tax on Mississippi-Grown Food, Dem Agriculture Candidate Says
Mississippians will no longer have to pay a sales tax when they buy Mississippi-grown foods at the grocery store if the Democrat running for the state's top agriculture position gets …
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Biz Roundup
Creativity Kitchen, Art Museum Donation and Future Stars of the Stage
The Jackson Whole Foods Market will donate 5% of its net sales to Creativity Kitchen, a nonprofit that Jackson chef Nick Wallace founded, on Thursday, Oct. 17, as part of …
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Person of the Day
Brittney Morris
Author Brittney Morris grew up in Corvallis, Ore., a place she describes as very quiet and where there is not much to do unless your interests include hiking or football. …
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Politics
Analysis: Mississippi Has Options for New Secretary of State
Mississippi voters are choosing a new secretary of state this year, and the two candidates are divided over some big proposals for the office.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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Crime
DOSSIER: Incoming DA Faces Accusations, NBC's Tentacles in Mississippi
Multiple women are accusing Jody Owens, who won the Democratic primary and faces no challenger in November, of inappropriate and sexual behavior and comments from his time as the managing …
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Politics
Reeves and Hood Clash on Teacher Pay, Roads, Health Care
Mississippi's Republican lieutenant governor and Democratic attorney general debated teacher pay raise plans, road repairs, health care and taxes as they clashed for the first debate in the governor's race.
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Person of the Day
William H. Kelly III
William H. Kelly III, known as Willy to some, has been drawn toward photography since an early age, as evidenced by baby photos he has seen of himself that show …
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Business
Hinds Supervisors Withhold $50,000 from Jackson Zoo Due to Closing
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted this week to reject a claim to give a $50,000 grant to the City of Jackson to support the Jackson Zoo.
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Men, It's Time to Solve Sexism
Men, women haven't been put on this planet to meet our needs or coddle our egos.
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Education
OPINION: Give Public Education the Ballot this November, Mississippi
As legislators continue to undervalue public education and to systematically underfund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the legal formula that sets a baseline for school funding, districts have become separate …
