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‘Spooky season’ rounds the corner. Photo by Javier Molina on Unsplash

• October 15, 2019

Dennis Sweet IV and John Knight, father of John Knight III, address reporters outside of …

• October 15, 2019

John Knight III's Police Brutality Lawsuit Will Proceed, Hinds Judge Rules

A lawsuit accusing the City of Jackson of police brutality will move forward after a hearing this morning.

Inktober is a global art challenge that spans the entire 31 days of October with …

• October 15, 2019

INKTOBER: MMA Inktober Challenge

The Mississippi Museum of Art here in the capital city puts their own Jackson flavor on the Inktober art challenge by offering 16 original prompts between Oct. 1 to Oct. …

Anti-Abortion Activists Claim Right to 'Shout' at, 'Approach' Patients in Lawsuit

Anti-abortion activists in Jackson claim in a new lawsuit that they have a "right" to "congregate," "shout" and approach patients outside the abortion clinic in Fondren "without first obtaining their …

Anti-abortion activist Barbara Beavers is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the City of Jackson …

• October 15, 2019

Paul Petersen, the Republican assessor of Maricopa County in Arizona, was charged in Utah, Arizona …

• October 15, 2019

Republican Politician Charged in Human Trafficking Adoption Scheme

Paul Petersen, the Republican assessor of Maricopa County in Arizona, was charged in Utah, Arizona and Arkansas with counts including human smuggling, sale of a child, fraud, forgery and conspiracy …

Photo courtesy Universal UK

• October 15, 2019

Photo courtesy Universal UK

• October 15, 2019

Mississippi Hometown to Honor Late Temptations Singer

The City of Meridian will honor the late David Ruffin, one of the lead singers of the Motown group The Temptations, on Oct. 26. The Meridian Star reports the city …

Former Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Rickey Cole, a 2019 candidate for secretary of agriculture, spoke …

• October 14, 2019

End Grocery Tax on Mississippi-Grown Food, Dem Agriculture Candidate Says

Mississippians will no longer have to pay a sales tax when they buy Mississippi-grown foods at the grocery store if the Democrat running for the state's top agriculture position gets …

Nick Wallace, owner of Nick Wallace Culinary, launched Creativity Kitchen in 2016. As part of …

• October 14, 2019

Creativity Kitchen, Art Museum Donation and Future Stars of the Stage

The Jackson Whole Foods Market will donate 5% of its net sales to Creativity Kitchen, a nonprofit that Jackson chef Nick Wallace founded, on Thursday, Oct. 17, as part of …

Photo courtesy Kariba Jack Photography

• October 14, 2019

Brittney Morris

Author Brittney Morris grew up in Corvallis, Ore., a place she describes as very quiet and where there is not much to do unless your interests include hiking or football. …

Democrat Johnny DuPree (pictured) says he would push legislators to authorize online registration for new …

• October 14, 2019