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Farish Street Reborn
After years of waiting, construction workers were banging hammers against a building that will soon be the first new entertainment venue open for business in the Farish Street Entertainment District …
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Bond Proposal Triumphs
To the astonishment of naysayers (and some supporters), an overwhelming majority of Jackson voters approved the recent $150 million Jackson Public Schools bond issue. Like the Convention Center bond proposal …
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Young Dems Hit Jackson
Beginning Friday, Nov. 17, Jackson hosts the three-day Young Democrats National Fall Conference. Kate Jacobson, 22, is the Mississippi chapter's vice president. Jacobson, born in Washington, D.C., came to Mississippi …
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Tower of Power
Hop-scotching across hemispheres, "Babel" considers cause and effect on a global scale. Two young brothers (Boubker Ait El Caid and Said Tarchani) play target practice with their new rifle in …
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BREAKING: Melton Takes Plea
Frank Melton has pled no contest to three midemeanors on gun charges. As part of the plea, the felony charged Melton faced for carrying a weapon onto the campus of …
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NCAA Contenders
Congrats to Millsaps and Delta State, who won spots in the NCAA playoffs. First-round games are on Saturday.
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YDA National Conference Comes to Jackson - November 17th Through 19th
I'm not planning on going, but if you're aged 18-35, politically engaged, and not a Republican, this is a rare opportunity to meet national Democrats without leaving town. The folks …
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College Football: Instant Replay, Nov. 11
It's a Major miracle in Mississippi college football. Stay tuned, there will be updates all weekend.
Millsaps 34, Trinity 12: The Majors win the SCAC title and earn their first NCAA Division III playoff berth in 31 years.
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[BREAKING]: Subpoenas Issued in Melton Trial
(For background info and links to stories about the Melton indictments, see the JFP Melton Blog here).
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Pity Would Be No More
In a few hours, I would be leaving Africa. After two weeks traveling through Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Central African Republic with New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nick …
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Ronni's Wild Ride
"Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac."
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Fantasy Island Swamped
The LeFleur Lakes Plan might be on the ropes, project head John McGowan said in a recent Northside Sun article. Plans for a new overpass might make the project unviable, …
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Election 2006: Circuit Judges
District 7-4
Born in Jackson in 1945.Graduated Ole Miss in 1971.Graduated from University of Memphis in 1969.One of the first African Americans to attend Millsaps in 1965.Served in the U.S. Navy from …
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College Football: USM 42, Memphis 21
Southern Miss 42, Memphis 21: The Eagles end this one early with 35 first-half points. Out-of-town papers: Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Mobile
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Klan Wizard Sam Bowers Is Dead
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- Former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Samuel H. Bowers, who was serving a life sentence for the 1966 bombing death of a civil rights leader, died …
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Fujiya & Miyagi's "Transparent Things"
"They're doing for 70s krautrock and motorik what the DFA did for early 80s electro. Indeed, without even being asked, they've gone and done the unthinkable: They've actually made krautrock …
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College Football: Instant Replay, Nov. 4
&ItemidHere's how Mississippi teams did on the grid on Saturday (keep checking back for updates):
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EXCLUSIVE: City Attorney In the Money?
City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans could collect up to $650,000 on the $65 million convention Center bond proposal, according to a clause in her city contract, first revealed publicly on Nov. …
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BREAKING: D.A. Drops Bombshells
In the game of legal chess that recent indictments of Mayor Frank Melton have become, District Attorney Faye Peterson fired bombshells back at Melton and his attorney Dale Danks Tuesday, …
