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Sports
Battle to be the Best Conference
Maybe it is the college football playoff starting in 2014, or maybe it is because the Southeastern Conference raided the Big-12 to add Missouri and Texas A&M. Whatever the reason, …
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Music
Unlikely Blues Hero
Growing up as a music fan, I had always heard about the ill-fated Rolling Stones "Rock And Roll Circus" film from 1968. For some unknown reason, The Stones did not …
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Business
The Odd Way UMMC Buys Stuff
The quagmire that ensnared Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family business, Mississippi Products, raises questions about the relationships between government agencies, group purchasing organizations and intermediary distributors such as MPI.
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Clear Your Mind, Move Your Feet
Running can be a mind-clearing and eye-opening therapeutic process.
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Off to the Races
Relay For Life, dates vary based on location. An event for the American Cancer Society, communities organize overnight fundraising walks.
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Defeating Flabbus
When your health hinges on finding a way to enjoy exercise, think outside the box.
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Food
Cooking with OJ
Orange juice oatmeal pancakes are a light, fluffy way to get your daily dose of Vitamin C.
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City & County
Analysis: Lumumba Won Despite White Voter Spike
This week's Democratic primary runoff saw a huge spike in white voter turnout while black turnout held steady. But the effect on the results seemed negligible: Councilman Chokwe Lumumba defeated …
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Girl About Town
Flower Power
Learning the art of flower arranging can bring a pop of color and life into your life.
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Crime
A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions
States that impose the death penalty have been facing a crisis in recent years: They are short on the drugs used in executions.
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Person of the Day
Millsaps Baseball Team
Millsaps has been on a roll this baseball season. The Majors won the Southern Athletic Association regular season title and earned the number-one seed in the Southern Athletic Association Baseball …
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JFP Bringing Home More Awards
By RonniMottThe Association of Alternative Newsmedia has announced its award finalists for stories published in 2012.
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Technology
Glory to Arstotzka!
"Papers, Please" is simple but brilliant as a dystopian document thriller.
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Culture
Real Violence: 50 Years Ago at Woolworth
The Jackson Woolworth sit-in, 50 years ago, forever changed Mississippi's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Books
An Unmoving Movement
Michael O'Brien spent years putting together various perspectives of the Woolworth sit-in for his book, "We Shall Not Be Moved."
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Old Canton Road Closed at Crane for Repair of Sinkhole
By Donna LaddA major sinkhole on Old Canton Road at Crane Boulevard that became a whipping post in the mayoral election is being repaired starting today.
The city sent out this alert this morning:
Traffic Alert
The City of Jackson Department of Public Works announces that it has closed Old Canton Road at Crane Blvd to through traffic. An emergency repair to a major sewer line at that intersection will begin today. Work should continue for approximately two weeks.
Motorists are urged to observe all traffic control devices. Detour signs are posted.
Also, someone posted this on the Nextdoor Fondren list on Monday:
someone posted this on the Fondren list Monday:
I posted the sinkhole on 311. Within hours, this was the response: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAN GAILLET RESPONDS: This project is much bigger than meets the eye and will be part of the nearly $16 million in sewer improvements that will begin this summer. This project in particular is one of approximately nearly 20+ projects that we have in this, or much worse condition. This project involves not only repairing the collapse at the intersection of Crane/Old Canton, but includes the improvement of an additional 1200 feet of line up and down Crane Blvd to ensure that this type of collapse does not reoccur. The City has made the first important fix on Crane Blvd in stopping the wastewater from flowing into the creek with improvements to the existing manhole and broken line at the manhole. Unfortunately, with the size of the line, the depths at which it is, and the cost of the ultimate repair, this is not an “easy fix”. Public Works is as anxious as anyone and can sympathize with the frustration of not getting this repair done in a timely manner. However, we would ask for the Public’s indulgence and patience as we work towards rectifying this problem permanently.
This is encouraging.
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Art
Kids Being Creative: FIGMENT 2013
FIGMENT 2013 stretched nearly five blocks, much more spread out than it had been in past years, when it was held in the old Coke plant on Highway 80.
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Obama to Address Drones, Gitmo in Security Speech
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world.
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City & County
Was Hinds' Circuit Courthouse Sabotaged?
The elevators in the Hinds County Circuit Court building are hanging on by a thread. For weeks, the elevators have been plagued with issues that appear to be a combination …
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Education
Common CORE to Standardize Public Education
Mississippi is consistently behind the eight ball when it comes to public education, but a new plan being implemented right now could change our students' educational outcomes in the future.
