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Food
Your Thanksgiving Guide
This year, celebrate Thanksgiving with family—and through buying locally.
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Jacksonian
Sara Gatlin
Photographer Sara Gatlin's fascination with being behind a camera began with her in front of one.
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National
Series of California Shootings Kill 5, Wound Child at School
A gunman killed four people and wounded a number of others at random Tuesday at multiple locations in rural Northern California, including an elementary school, before police shot him dead, …
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Biz Roundup
Dave's Triple B, Northpark Renovations and Results Physiotherapy
David Raines, a Madison resident and professional chef with more than 15 years of restaurant experience, opened The Flora Butcher on Aug. 1, 2016. Now, Raines is looking to open …
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Meeya Thomas
Meeya Thomas stands 5 feet and 2 inches tall—about three inches short of the national average for women. She says that because of her height, she loves to wear heels, …
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National
Roy Moore Losing GOP Endorsements After New Accusations
Roy Moore's support from fellow Republicans is hemorrhaging after a second woman accused the Alabaman of groping her when she was a teenager in the late 1970s, the latest setback …
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National
Trump Jr.'s WikiLeaks Exchange Adds Intrigue to Russia Probe
President Donald Trump's oldest son released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and after the 2016 election, including pleas from the website to publicize its …
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Civil Rights
Group Seeks Landmark Status for Emmett Till's Chicago Home
A preservation group wants the Chicago home where Emmett Till once lived to receive landmark status.
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Crime
Fellow Inmate Convicted for Murder of Choctaw Activist in Neshoba Jail
On Thursday, more than two years after activist Rexdale Henry of the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans turned up dead in a Neshoba County Jail cell, a jury found Justyn …
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Ito Smith
Ito Smith ran for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns to propel Southern Mississippi to a 43-34 victory over Rice on Saturday.
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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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City & County
Slain Activist's Family Sees Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
The family of a man killed in 1966 by the Ku Klux Klan received a private preview Friday of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum that is opening next month.
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Cucho Gonzales
Cucho Gonzales, a Puerto Rico-native musician based in Brandon, is a co-organizer for a benefit concert to raise funds for Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from the aftermath of …
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Business
David Watkins Arrested for Embezzling More than $500,000 in Bonds
Jackson resident W. David Watkins turned himself in to authorities Wednesday night after being indicted on two counts for embezzling bond money intended for a development project he managed, announced …
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City & County
Four New JPS Board Members to Lead Next Chapter for Beleaguered District
The Jackson City Council restored a quorum to the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees on Wednesday, unanimously confirming four new members who are charged with leading the district through …
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Ty Jobe
Luckily for the Choctaws, Mississippi College quarterback Ty Jobe was a double-threat to the Shorter defense last Saturday, with his passing and running game helping MC scrape out a 30-29 …
