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City & County
WestJXN Porchfest Sunday on Robinson Road
Kimberly Hilliard, executive director of community engagement at Jackson State University, is partnering with Hope Enterprise Corporation and residents of west Jackson to host WestJXN Porchfest on Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Education
Belhaven Business Success Award, 'Imitation of Life' Exhibit at MSU and Millsaps at the Arts Center
Belhaven University gave John G. Davis Jr., executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, its Business Success Award as part of the university's 2018 Alumni Awards reception on …
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Person of the Day
Mary Eileen Paradis
The University of Mississippi Medical Center named Mary Eileen Paradis as its first female Chief of Police and Executive Director of Public Safety in July 2021.
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Water Outage: Opened/Closed
By amber_helselAs many Jacksonians have heard by now, the City of Jackson has scheduled a water outage beginning Friday, March 10, at 3 p.m. until Sunday, March 12, around the same time. Much of the city will have either no water or low water pressure. In preparation for the outage, restaurants have taken to social media to announce whether or not they'll be open this weekend. We will keep updating this list as we get more information.
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Campbell's Bakery (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628, campbellsbakery.ms): regular hours
BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com): regular hours
The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562, themanshipjackson.com)
Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601-360-0090, parlormarket.com): regular hours
The Iron Horse Grill (320 W. Pearl St., 601-398-0151, ironhorsegrill.com): regular hours
Griffin's Fishhouse (3224 Capitol St., 601-968-5171): regular hours
Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St., 601-961-7001, jacostacos.net): regular hours
Surin of Thailand (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, 601-981-3205): regular hours
Hops & Habanas (2771 Old Canton Road, 769-572-4631, hopsandhabanas.com): regular hours
The Country Fisherman (3110 Highway 80 W., 601-944-9933): regular hours
Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899, saltinerestaurant.com): regular hours with a limited menu
The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-326-6070, pigandpint.com): regular hours
Eddie & Ruby's Snack Bar (1268 Valley St., 601-969-2723): regular hours
Cups Espresso Cafe Fondren (2757 Old Canton Road, 601-362-7422, cupsespressocafe.com): regular hours
Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174; 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 173, 601-398-0623; deepsouthpops.com): Belhaven location will close on Saturday, Highland Village location will remain open
Barrelhouse (3009 N. State St., 769-216-3167, barrelhousems.com): regular hours
Fitzgerald's at the Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Road, 601-957-2800): regular hours
Drago's Jackson (1005 E. County Line Road, 601-957-1515, dragosjackson.com): regular hours
Brent's Drugs (655 Duling Ave., 601-366-3427): regular hours (also a possibility of abbreviated hours) with a limited menu
Char Restaurant (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 142, 601-956-9562, charrestaurant.com): regular hours
Two Sister's Kitchen (707 N. Congress St., 601-353-1180): regular hours
Beatty Street Grocery (101 Beatty St., 601-355-0514): regular hours
Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road, 769-216-2589, fondrenpublic.com): regular hours, though the bar will close if it has no water pressure
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Broad Street Baking Company (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601-362-2900, broadstbakery.com): will close after lunch on Friday, closed on Saturday and Sunday
Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St., 601-368-1919, salandmookies.com): will close Friday at 3 p.m. and reopen Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Green Ghost Tacos (2801 N. State St., 601-203-2144; greenghosttacos.com): will close Friday at 2 p.m. and reopen Monday for regular hours
La Brioche Patisserie (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com): closed on Saturday
E&L Barbeque (1111 Bailey Ave., 601-355-5035): will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday
Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349): closed on Saturday, will possibly reopen on Monday
The Palette Cafe at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. …
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Slim-Down Challenge
The sugary-sweet scent of morning pastries pervades the air among the boisterous morning patrons in the tiny, single room of Scurlock's Donut Shop and Eatery near the corner of South …
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Take Mom Out to Eat
Make it a day to remember for mom. Treat her to a meal at one of the metro area's eateries.
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My Big, Fat, Cheap Family
I come from a frugal family. Jan, my stepmother, saves everything that can be re-used—seriously, everything. When Jan and my father moved a few years ago, my father put his …
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Lawyers File New Appeal for Condemned Man, Citing ‘Sham'
Phelps Dunbar attorney James Craig released the following statement about the appeal of death-row inmate Dale Bishop:
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Gov. Barbour, Do More Than 'Hope'
Read last issue's "No Deposit, No Return", the story that helped set off the education firestorm against the governor the week after it came out.
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Ode to Fondren
I moved to Jackson because of Fondren. (I can hear a few of you cursing Fondren now.) More specifically, it was because of Rainbow Whole Foods, which a friend of …
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Slate, NYT, Balko Calling Out JFP Work on Barbour Pardons
We are thrilled to see that, thanks to Reason editor Radley Balko, national media are finally picking up on news the JFP's Ronni Mott, with intern Sophie McNeil, brought out …
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The Greenhouse Effect
If your mama was anything like mine, you probably heard "Eat your vegetables!" more than once at the supper table when you were a kid. As grownups, though, we've all …
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Felix Hernandez Pitches the Mariners First-Ever Perfect Game
The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner has long talked of his desire to achieve pitching perfection. He finally accomplished it against the Rays, striking out the side twice and …
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Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Truth and Journalism on the Front Lines of COVID-19
Tate Reeves is nothing if not a partisan first and foremost, as his choices to please Donald Trump by withholding sufficient COVID-19 safety regs have shown us all in the …
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Commander: Contingency Plans Under Way for Syria
The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria …
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City & County
The Odd Journey of Mills for Schools
Millage rates—property taxes—might sound about as far from "sexy" as any story can be. But the well-being of Jackson Public Schools depends largely on the city allocating enough money to …
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Hagel: U.S. Military Stands Ready to Strike Syria
The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally …
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Jay Farrar Grows Up, by Stuart Rockoff
First off, in the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I am a huge fan of Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar's now-legendary first band that breathed new life into …
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Chavez's Heir Wins in Divided Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro has officially won Venezuela's presidential election by a stunningly narrow margin.
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Music
LPs and the People Who Press Them
Vinyl is back. At least, that's been the experience for Jackson singer-songwriter Jason Daniels, frontman of the Jason Daniels Band.
