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The Trial That Wouldn't Start
In the week leading up to Mayor Frank Melton's federal trial, the mayor's wavering health has become a factor in the possible postponement of his trial. U.S. District Judge Dan …
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Talk
A Public Nuisance Again?
Tension between the city and one of its more popular nightclubs has returned after three Monday morning shootings near the club.
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Roy Wheat
Some of the most honorable and selfless men and women in our country's history have served in the armed services. Mississippian Roy Wheat entered this category with a heroic, selfless …
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Community Remembers the Homeless
Candles burned in Galloway United Methodist Church today to commemorate the lives of six homeless men who died in Jackson this year.
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City Council Expands Smoking Ban
Read the city's amended smoking ordinance.
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[Williamson] 100 Years of Waste
You flip a switch, and the light goes on. It's like magic. It is easy to forget how much impact electricity has, how it allows us to work at night, …
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Survivors Try to S.N.A.P BACK
Local victims of sexual abuse by priests joined other victims nationwide by forming a Mississippi chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (S.N.A.P.). Johnny Rainer, co-coordinator of the …
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Madison Ark is Homeless
The city of Madison recently failed to renew the lease of the Madison Ark animal shelter.
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Party at Melton's House
The Jackson Free Press broke the story online July 11 that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was planning a Friday-the-13th fund raiser at his home for sheriff's candidate and city spokesman …
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Texas Hospital Plans $3B Cancer 'Moonshot'
The nation's largest cancer center is launching a massive effort against eight specific forms of the disease.
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Business
ADP Tight-Lipped on Office Closing
After promising to employ more than 1,000 workers, Automatic Data Processing announced it will close its office in Clinton in February 2013.
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City & County
Baptist Rebuilds Belhaven
Anyone who has driven by Baptist Health Systems Hospital on North State Street recently has noticed the construction workers building the metal-and-brick structure just across the street.
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After the Flood
It only took Millie Williams a few minutes to decide that the animals needed her. Watching footage of Hurricane Katrina on television at her home in Pennsylvania, Williams saw evacuees …
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Girl About Town
Outside the Big Box
"To market, to market." So goes the nursery rhyme of our youth. But as a movement to shop local and support local growers through farmers markets continues to gain momentum …
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Weekend Events: Is it Spring, Yet?
Start the weekend after work today with a trip to the Arts Center of Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.) and take in "Lena Horne: Her Influences, Her Life …
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Who's Who
The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade comes with 29 years of history and traditions old and new, so a cheat sheet is helpful. Here are a few of the key players …
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City & County
City Council Approves Redistricting
The City Council voted 4-2 in favor of redistricting option 1, which will fracture Ward 1's foothold east of Interstate 55, at a regular meeting this morning.
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American Conservative Magazine ‘Endorses' Kerry
Are you sitting down? American Conservative magazine just 'endorsed' John Kerry:"Bush has behaved like a caricature of what a right-wing president is supposed to be, and his continuation in office …
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Girl About Town
My Mother’s Wisdom
Clothes and shoes are an investment, and to look your best, they need the proper care.
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Turkish Pianist on Trial for Insulting Islam
A top Turkish pianist and composer appeared in court on Thursday to defend himself against charges of offending Muslims and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter.
