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Rep. Thompson's 54 questions about the "One Lake" project
Rep. Thompson submitted multiple letters and 54 questions about the "One Lake" proposal to the U.S. Corps of Engineers and others.
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Food
Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Before Whitney Anglin and Jeff Sharp married on June 23 at Algiers Point in New Orleans, they had an engagement party at the apartment of Fondren Barber Shop and William …
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Civil Rights
OPINION: America’s Jails and Prisons: A Powder Keg Waiting to Explode
The American prison system is evidence that slavery here never ended; it merely transformed.
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Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson: Lawyers and Law Firms
Each year, we ask you about the best things in Jackson—from places to eat and drink to people to nonprofits and everything in between, including lawyers. Here are who you …
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Food
The People's Bakery
Kimberly Ruffin owns and operates local bakery Kimmiesweett, which she started as a home business around 2008 and expanded with a Northpark Mall storefront in 2017.
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Sports
Blazing a New Belhaven Trail
When head coach Hal Mumme left to become offensive coordinator at Jackson State University, Belhaven University needed to find a new leader for its football program. The Blazers found one …
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Music
A Look Inside Luke Audio
Flora, Miss., native Allen Luke turned his years of tinkering with musical equipment into a full-time career as the founder of Luke Audio in Nashville, Tenn.
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National
Trump Mocked Sessions as 'Dumb Southerner' and 'Retarded,' Per Woodward
President Donald Trump once described his attorney general, Alabama native Jeff Sessions, as a "dumb Southerner," according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
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Books
Dawn Dugle: Telling the ‘BRAVO!’ Story
Author Dawn Dugle releases her book, “The BRAVO! Way,” on Nov. 1.
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City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: Making the Most of Jackson
If you look at a photo of downtown Jackson from 50 years ago, the neighborhood today is very different. Many of the businesses that used to be there are now …
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Business
Moving Forward in Jackson
Development often happens in fits and starts in Jackson, but fall 2018 should see a lot of bulldozers and hard hats around town.
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Civil Rights
Civil Rights Trail Goes National
On April 24, 1960, a group of about 125 African Americans stormed Biloxi Beach, swimming in the water and playing on the beach. It was not long before a mob …
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Civil Rights
Making ‘Black Voters Matter’ in the Deep South
LaTosha Brown, who co-founded Black Voters Matter, stopped in Jackson on Aug. 24, 2018 to network with black women as part of her organization’s “The South is Rising Tour.”
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Art
Coffee and Prose
A building at the corner of West Street and Millsaps Avenue sits seemingly undisturbed, appearing like just another vacant one in midtown Jackson. However, there's more than immediately meets the …
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Jacksonian
Susan Bender
Susan Bender, 56, fosters a passion for biological sciences among her students. "It's a wonderful bunch of students that just need someone to tell them it's OK to try and …
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City & County
New Orleans Opponents of 'One Lake' Push Letter Campaign to Stop It
The New Orleans-based Gulf Restoration Network, which formed a coalition in 1995 to "restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region," is pushing a letter-writing campaign against the proposed "One …
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National
Former Arizona US Sen. Jon Kyl to Replace John McCain
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed former Sen. Jon Kyl to fill the late John McCain's U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, but said he has only committed to serve until the …
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Politics
McDaniel Cites Kinship with Bernie Sanders, Ronald Reagan at Petal Rally
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed former Sen. Jon Kyl to fill the late John McCain's U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, but said he has only committed to serve until the …
