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Person of the Day
Darryan Ragsdale
Until last Saturday's SWAC Football Championship Game, Alcorn State University running back Darryan Ragsdale might have been the best under-the-radar football player at a Mississippi college or university.
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Bryan's Rant
Postseason Bowlnanza
All three Mississippi schools are back in bowls this season, and Alcorn State University is in the mix this year, which means four state teams will play.
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The Slate
Alcorn State blew out Grambling State 49-21 to win back-to-back SWAC football championships. The Braves set championship game records in total offense (613), rushing yards (411) and points (49).
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Experience Mississippi Music
The Iron Horse Grill's "Mississippi Music Experience" museum features life-size representations of Mississippi's music legends, in every genre from blues to rock 'n' roll.
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Thankful from Abroad
"Was moechten Sie?" the server asked. I stared at him rather stupidly; I knew that he was asking what kind of turkey I wanted, but he said it in German, …
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Education
D.C.-based PAC, Outside Money Funded Initiative 42’s Demise
Post-election campaign filings are revealing that opponents of Initiative 42, mostly from outside the state, spent much more money to defeat it than they were required to report before the …
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Business
Controversial Resort Plan Unifies Competing Downtown Bars
After being open for six months, John Tierre says his Johnny T's Bistro & Blues and the adjoining lounge called 540 are holding their own in spite of, literally, being …
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Business
Uber May Leave Under New Regs
Uber has been operating in Jackson for a just under a year, but the company said the prospects of continuing to do business in the capital city are bleak if …
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Music
Once in a ‘Blu Moon’
Mississippi hip-hop fans may be familiar with the wistful flow of rapper Justin Johnson, a Jackson native who performs under the moniker LV Baby, but his latest release, "Blu Moon," …
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Food
Smoking Hot ... Dogs
Shortly after the recent changes to the city's food-truck ordinance, which made it easier for mobile food vendors to move around town, Capitol Coney Island owners Rob Lehman and Al …
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B.B. King's Mississippi Gravesite Getting Memorial Courtyard
Nearly seven months after blues legend B.B. King died, his Mississippi gravesite is being turned into a serene spot where blues fans can pay their respects.
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Person of the Day
Ross Bjork
Ole Miss has received $5 million from two sources to benefit its athletics program.
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Film
The Force is With Sellers of New 'Star Wars' Merchandise
Right now, in a store not too far away, there is a galaxy of new merchandise connected to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
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Business
Mississippi Tries to Balance Utility Worries in Solar Rules
The sun will rise on residential solar panels in Mississippi, but it's unclear how bright their future will be.
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Person of the Day
Nick Mullens
It is safe to say that after a 9-3 regular season that includes a Conference USA West Division, Nick Mullens finally blossomed.
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Business
'Clean Coal' Technology Fails to Capture World's Attention
The Kemper County power plant was supposed to be up and running by now, showing the world how to burn coal without spewing climate-warming carbon pollution into the air.
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NASA Counting on 1st US Space Station Shipment in Months
NASA is looking to get back on track with the first U.S. delivery to the International Space Station in nearly eight months.
