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A Two-Heart Society

Husband-and-wife music duo Teneia Sanders-Eichelberger and Ben Eichelberger have kept themselves busy over the past few years, between making Jackson their new base of operations in late 2015 and performing …

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Trump Jr. Tells Senators 'No Collusion' with Russians

President Donald Trump's eldest son told lawmakers Thursday he was open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton's "fitness, character or qualifications" in a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year.

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No Longer About Party

While we debate politics for fun, the whims of administrations are not meant to be visited upon entire populations. This is no longer about party. This is about how we …

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Being the 'Best of Enemies'

"Right now, we’re in a time in our history where we’re so polarized as groups of people. We need to remember that people can come together and find common ground.”

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Dyslexia Voucher Expansion Bill Passes Senate

House Bill 1046 expands vouchers or scholarships, depending on whom you ask in the statehouse. Either way, the legislation advanced late on Wednesday night after more than two hours of …

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Journalist Wilson 'Bill' Minor Dies; Covered Civil Rights

Wilson F. "Bill" Minor, a journalist who chronicled Mississippi through almost 70 years of change including its turbulent struggle over civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Jackson. He …

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Behind Vicksburg’s Blues

If you have made your way over for one of Vicksburg's many concerts, festivals and shows in recent years, the odds are good that you've crossed paths with Shirley Waring, …

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Bringing Gumbo (Girl) to the People

In 1999, Marilyn Kithuka fed her curiosity about gumbo, making her first pot from a box of Zatarain's mix. She loved it so much that she began sharing the dish …

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Building Great Shapes

For Texas-based indie pop-rock quartet Great Shapes, the band was something of a happy accident.

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Court Seems Favorable to Defendant Claiming Jury Race Bias

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to rule that racial bias in the jury room provides a limited basis for breaching the centuries-old legal principle of secrecy in jury …

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Being Thankful

Each Thanksgiving, we gather with family, or with friends who have become family. While food may be one of the reasons for this, Thanksgiving has a deeper meaning than just …

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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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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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Downtown YMCA Renovates, Mozingo Clothiers Comes to Fondren

Those sad to see the Deville Plaza YMCA go can take solace in the promise of new things under way at the downtown location.

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Bigger, Better Hip Hop Awards

After almost two years of planning, Shanel Jones, Lee Vance III and Jaborri Thomas held the first Jackson Hip-Hop Awards at the Alamo Theatre on Farish Street in 2015.

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GOP Solidifies House Presence, Tinkers with Public-Information Rules

If legislative committees were sports teams, today would be draft day in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

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Lawmakers Look to Consolidate at Least 10 School Districts

Mississippi lawmakers want to abolish two school districts and consolidate at least eight others, part of a renewed push to pare down the state's 144 school districts to increase efficiency.

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No 'Failing' Districts, but Two Jackson Middle Schools Get 'F' in State Scoring

Just over a third of Mississippi's public-school districts scored a "C" than any other grade on the Mississippi Department of Education district accountability scores released this week.

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In the Red Zone

Michael Mosley describes the menu at 1693 Red Zone Grill as multicultural.

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Joshua Mannery and Maisie Brown

Joshua Mannery, a 17-year-old Jackson resident and senior at Murrah High School, was attending a rally to change the state flag at the state capitol in March 2016 when he …