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Dr. Jim Herzog
Jackson-based clinical psychologist Dr. Jim Herzog's work is about understanding people's behavior so he can help make their lives better.
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City & County
'Whitney Place' Plans Back on the Table for Fondren
Whitney Place, a long-dormant and previously controversial development project slated for Fondren, is back in the spotlight.
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Biz Roundup
Underground 119 Revamps, New Lunch Menu at Johnny T's and Mexikali Grill
Underground 119 temporarily closed Dec. 26 as owner Mike McRee began preparations to revamp his venue with a whole new concept.
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Education
Groups Blasts Pre-K Program Report as 'Ill-Conceived'
Education policy groups backed up the Mississippi Department of Education and its state superintendent by lambasting a recent report on the state's new pre-kindergarten pilot program.
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Mississippi Flag Debate Tops State News in 2015
Debate over the Confederate battle emblem in the Mississippi state's flag is the top state news story of 2015.
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Will Werner
Will Werner didn't want to wake up one morning and wonder what would have happened if he kept pursuing the game he loves: basketball.
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Howell Trophy Favorites
Each season, I try to pinpoint the players who might be candidates for the Howell Trophy, which is the award that goes to the best men's basketball player at a …
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2016 Basketball Preview: The Smalls
Last season was a tough and strange one for Alcorn State University. Head coach Luther Riley took a personal leave of absence, leaving assistant coach Shawn Pepp to lead the …
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JFP 2016 College Basketball Preview
Right now, it looks like a postseason NIT berth might be the best any team does this season. This could be one of the biggest down years in college basketball …
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Faith
Practice, Kindness and a Potato in Tibet
Pilgrimage, from the Tibetan Buddhist point of view, is supposed to be challenging. Enduring physical pain during it is considered a form of purification.
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Food
Bubbles Make Everything Better
I see no reason to relegate Champagne to special occasions. Bubbles make everything better, I say, and can turn any time into an occasion.
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City & County
JPD Uses Feds’ Technology to Fight Crime, Breaks Water Theft Case
The brass at the Jackson Police Department are crowing about ending 2015 with crime in a continued free fall and some new technology helping officers solving crime.
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Editor's Note
Jedis, Space Mountain and Love
Yes, I'm a serious person, and I care deeply about injustice and hatred. But the reason that I do is because I love so many things and people and cultures …
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Jacksonian
Eddie Young
Flowood resident Eddie Young, the co-director of the Reservoir Youth Basketball and Cheerleading League, has a vision. He wants his league to not only be the best youth basketball league …
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Music
Springfield Strips Down
Long before the start of Rick Springfield's sold-out "Stripped Down Tour" show at the Ameristar Casino in Vicksburg, excited guests formed a line from the entrance of the Bottleneck Blues …
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City & County
1 Percent Tax: A Test for Contractor Reform
Almost two years after voters in Jackson decided to tax themselves an extra 1-percent worth of sales tax on certain goods, heavy machinery will soon be turning dirt and the …
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Person of the Day
Vic Schaefer
Maybe this bodes well for Mississippi State, with Southeastern Conference play starting next month.
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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.
