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The Bachelorettes Headline Chick Jam Benefit Friday at Hal & Mal's

See you Friday!

The first of several events scheduled around this year's 5th Annual JFP Chick Ball is this Friday night in the Red Room at Hal & Mal's. The Bachelorettes will bring …

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, who had bypass surgery earlier this month, died Saturday at age 82 from what his family said were complications of heart procedures.

10/15 Dow Registers Second Largest Point Loss Ever

With the analysts chalking it up to new concerns that we're in a recession, the Dow experienced is second greatest point drop ever today with relatively little fanfare, dropping 733 …

Trial in the Desert

The year is 1942. The United States has just entered World War II, but England still stands almost alone against the Axis powers. Germany's Afrika Korps and their Italian allies, …

An Angel's Mission

"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941), the October entry in the "Angels in Film" series at the Mississippi Museum of Art, co-sponsored by the Crossroads Film Society, is a story of …

Song Of Hope

When human-rights activist Ray Barnett saw a BBC special documenting the 150,000 children fleeing persecution in war-torn Uganda, he knew he wanted to help. Barnett, who had done extensive humanitarian …

Brutal and Poetic

Author of numerous non-fiction books, award-winning author Peter Heller's first foray into fiction gives readers an unusual look at one possible future.

Thursday's Starting Five

Ole Miss gets desperate in football. MSU and Ole Miss to open SEC play. JSU and USM win conference openers.

Wednesday's Starting Five

Highlights: JSU and USM begin tournament play today. State and Ole Miss players earn All-SEC awards. ... More honors for the Mannings.

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The best in sports in the next 14 days

Men's basketball, Tougaloo at Belhaven, 7:30 p.m.: JFP readers, when you finish that latte, crawl out of Fondren and check out this showdown between crosstown rivals.

Southern Festivality

Hattiesburg's FestivalSouth lineup offers a little something for everyone among its 56 events for all ages, from art exhibits to live musical performances, including a Cirque du Soleil-inspired extravaganza created …

S. Africa: Mandela 'Responding Better to Treatment'

Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following "a difficult last few days," South Africa's president said.

Herman's Picks

Make sure to check out the Reverend Jeff Mosier and Blueground Undergrass at Hal & Mal's Thursday, September 22, 10 p.m. $8. Think of Blueground Undergrass as a rootsy jam …

Sun Herald Adds Miss. Auditor to Records Lawsuit

The Sun Herald is asking a judge to add state Auditor Stacey Pickering and his office as defendants in a public records lawsuit the newspaper filed against the Mississippi Department …

Metrocenter Listed for $6.5 Million

Real estate broker The Overby Company is listing Metrocenter Mall, once a commercial powerhouse, for sale at $6.5 million.

Jackson's New Chiefs

Jackson's first responders have new bosses. In his first official appointments, newly sworn in Mayor Chokwe Lumumba appointed interim chiefs to the Jackson Police Department and Jackson Fire Department.

Jazz and Soul

Memphis native Pam Confer has always been in love with jazz. She started out in school performing with the choir in high school and college, and now Confer, 42, performs …

Death Row’s Manning Gets DNA Hearing

Willie Jerome Manning, who came within hours of being executed in May, could finally get an opportunity to have DNA testing on key pieces of evidence from his murder trial.

You Don't Have to be a One-Percenter

The famous postman-art-collector, Herb Vogel said, "You don't have to be a Rockefeller to collect art."

Gov. Phil Bryant

Gov. Phil Bryant is willing to take a drug test.

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