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Amanda Joullian Chappell

Travelin' Jane, formed in 2007, performs music that ranges from the '60s to the hits of today presented in "Jane style," which Amanda Joullian Chappell describes as blue-eyed soul with …

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• April 29, 2020

The city of Jackson and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (pictured) “exploited the present public health …

• April 29, 2020

Suit Challenges Mississippi Mayor's Open Gun Ban Amid Virus

A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Democratic mayor's temporary ban on the open carry of guns in Mississippi's capital city during part of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sheltering at home does not have to prevent a traditional Mother’s Day brunch. Photo by …

• April 29, 2020

Steak and Eggs Reveillon Freres

As we prepare for Mother's Day, we may not be able to take Mom out for Sunday brunch, but we can always bring brunch to her as thanks for all …

Listen to Nick Judin’s full phone interview with Dr. Thomas Dobbs at LetsTalkJackson.com. Photo courtesy …

• April 29, 2020

The most recent data show 52% of cases and 59% of deaths occurred in the …

• April 29, 2020

Ted Atkinson

• April 29, 2020

Sen. Dale Zorn sports a Confederate flag mask on the Michigan Senate—far from Mississippi, too …

• April 29, 2020

OPINION: Face It, White America: Mississippi Is Not Exceptional on Racism

Delineating Mississippi as an exceptional site of racism and hatred the (Confederate) flag represents remains a common rhetorical gesture with an extensive cultural history.

U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson says the intent of the CARES Act that Congress passed was …

• April 29, 2020

Unemployed Mississippians Still Seeking Answers, Relief

March signaled the beginning of the unemployment crisis in Mississippi, as the first reports of COVID-19 led to the initial rounds of social-distancing guidelines.

Jackson attorney Felisha Sheppard, pictured here with her sons Aaron Evans and Camry Watkins, shared …

• April 29, 2020

Jackson Attorney with COVID: ‘A False Sense of Protection Here’

Since diagnosing its first COVID-19 positive patient on March 11, Mississippi had seen 6,342 cases of the novel coronavirus as reported April 28, when this story went to press. Of …

Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted that “there is no such thing as a ‘nonessential’ Mississippian.” Donna …

• April 29, 2020

EDITOR'S NOTE: ‘Essential’ Truths: Gov. Reeves Is Failing Many Mississippians

There is no such thing as a 'nonessential' Mississippian." When I saw Gov. Tate Reeves' tweet that on April 23, I stared at my screen. As a native Mississippian, I …

Photo courtesy Vanessa Dover

• April 29, 2020

Vanessa Dover

During her high school days, Vanessa Dover competed in cross country and track. Today, the mother of two aims to promote physical health in children through the local chapter of …

Monday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that the City of Jackson has filed a lawsuit …

• April 28, 2020