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Love, Laughter and Zippity Doo Dah

If laughter and love are balms for the soul—and surely they are—spending Valentine's Day morning with Jill Conner Browne provided plenty of both.

Persizzle of the Dizzle: Snoop Dogg

Since Snoop (nee Calvin Broadus) rapped his first verse on the song "Deep Cover," for the 1992 soundtrack of a film by the same name, fans have crept with him …

The PTSD Crisis That's Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods

A growing body of research shows that Americans with traumatic injuries develop PTSD at rates comparable to veterans of war.

Cherry pie and new releases...

Silent G’s 2013 Album Marathon

My mission in 2013 was to listen to as many new releases as possible and to document them. I listened to 60 albums and ranked them; here are my top …

Mississippi Grows Wild in Chicago

Although the members of the Jubilee Theatre Collective in Chicago moved away from their Mississippi homes, their love for the state runs deep.

C3's Social Art

daniel johnson wants to bring together people—both from Mississippi and worldwide—to produce artwork that represents the state's uniqueness.

Health-Care Navigators Fight Misinformation

Jarvis Dortch, program manager for the Mississippi Health Advocacy Group and a marketplace navigator for the Affordable Care Act, says many people don’t know that the ACA is the same …

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Tigers of a Different Stripe

Each of us, regardless of age, matters in the quest to end hatred.

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The Musician’s Musician

Most people know the music of Syracuse, N.Y., native Martin Sexton even if they don't recognize his name.

A Warrior, Recognized

It wasn't until a train ride home from Chicago that James Meredith personally experienced institutionalized racism.

Miss. Sees Improvement in AP Scores but Still Last in Nation

More low-income and black students in Mississippi are passing college-level Advanced Placement exams in high school although pass rates for students overall remain low and stagnant.

Fondren Water Woes, The District, Young Entrepreneurs and More

Beginning Friday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb 17, more than 80 leading designer and name-brand stores at Outlets of Mississippi will treat shoppers to additional savings beyond the up to …

TurningPointe Church

St Mary’s Episcopal Church

St. Matthew's United Methodist Church

Myra Williams Ottewell

Myra Williams Ottewell is the creator of a documentary on race relations in Mississippi titled "Mississippi ReMixed."

Community Meetings and Events

Saxy's Sweetheart Serenade is Friday, Feb. 14 at Metrocenter Mall's Event Center starting at 7:30 p.m.

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.