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SWAC Tournament: JSU Loses
Pack up the bats and balls, Jackson State's baseball season is over. The Tigers lost twice on Friday in the SWAC Tournament at Smith-Wills Stadium. Southern's 19-10 victory knocked the …
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Super Bore
The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers are headed to the Super Bowl, which will be played Feb. 1 in Houston. Kickoff will be at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sadly, there's …
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The Kobe Case: The Law, The Media, The Lakers
Slate's Dahlia Lithwick says the upcoming Kobe Bryant trial will showcase America's mixed-up rape laws. Meanwhile, as more information in the case surfaces, media organizations are asking the judge to …
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
The Manchester Monarchs, a minor-league hockey team in New Hampshire, held "Mullet Night: The Final Cut" on Tuesday night. ESPN's resident hockey mullet, Barry Melrose, was on hand, as was …
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Miss. Delegation Splits on Fiscal Cliff Bill
All three Republicans in Mississippi's House delegation voted against legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, while the state's only Democrat representative voted for it.
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Sun-Herald: A Question of Priorities
The Sun-Herald today editorialized about Tuesday's election: "Last year, 43,466 Harrison Countians decided it was worth a trip to the polls to vote on a flag. This week, 22,280 Harrison …
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"Transmaniacon," RTX
RTX — "Transmaniacon" The latest incarnation of The Royal Trux sends "The Darkness" back to the glam rock school of alt. jams. RTX bangs their head to 80's hair metal, …
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Paul "Wine" Jones at Soulshine
Wed., Nov. 24, is Fat Possum Records night at Soulshine Pizza at Hal & Mal's. The raw garage blues jukeman known as Paul "Wine" Jones returns at 10 p.m. with …
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Person of the Day
Lucy Nunn
The University of Southern Mississippi's women's golf program has a new leader at its helm.
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City & County
Large Turnout Expected for Amnesty Days in Jackson
Jackson police say they are expecting a large turnout for the city's Amnesty Days.
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Prosecutor: 6 Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
The state's attorney in Baltimore says all six officers charged in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury.
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Politics
Appointed Ag Commissioner Seeks Election in Mississippi
Commissioner Andy Gipson of Braxton, a Republican appointed last year to be Mississippi's agriculture commissioner, is now seeking election to the statewide post.
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I'm Tired of These Mothaflippin Snakes (and Exorbitant Copy Fees) in This Mothaflippin Clerk's Office!!!
By R.L. NaveI was just at the Hinds County Circuit Clerk's doing research for a story , and a couple of employees were talking about a mini-plague of serpents in the basement office.
This week, employees have stumbled across five earth snakes in the file room, Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn said. Earth snakes are nonvenomous and grow up to around 8 inches. Employees said they have been unable to ascertain how the asps are getting in the building.
The thing that really made my skin crawl, though, was being charged $1 per page to make copies. Mississippi has some of the nation's worst open-records laws, which makes a lot of documents public but lets government agencies charge whatever they want. What stung the most was that I had to make the copies myself, and still had to fork out $84 for a pretty skimpy stack of paper (pictured).
Where's Nick Fury when you need him?
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Democratic Runoffs Likely in Supervisor Races
By RonniMottThe official results aren't available, yet, but it looks like its runoffs for the Democrats.
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Josh Robinson Confirms He'll Enter NFL Draft
By Todd StaufferMississippi State's Josh Robinson told ESPN he's entering the 2015 NFL draft.
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5th Circuit Dismisses Google's Lawsuit Against AG Hood
By adreherThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed the Google lawsuit against Attorney General Jim Hood.
The 5th Circuit struck down a lower court's injunction that prevented Attorney General Jim Hood from enforcing the administrative subpoena or bringing any civil or criminal action against Google “for making accessible third-party content to internet users.” The 5th Circuit said that Google's case against Hood should be remanded to the lower court and dismissed as well as the preliminary injunction removed.
The Court did not rule on the merits of Hood's subpoena, which sought "sought information on Google’s platforms, advertising practices, and knowledge of and efforts to police 'dangerous' or 'illegal' content such as prescription or illicit drug sales, drug abuse, credit card leaks, fraudulent identification documents, human trafficking, and copyright infringement."
AG Hood will hold a press conference today at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the lawsuit.
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City & County
‘Standing Close By’ The JFP Interview with Dr. Hannah Gay
Dr. Hannah Gay received international acclaim after the news of an apparent “cure” of an HIV-infected child in her care became public in March.
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Working Man
The JFP Interview With Jamie Franks
Rep. Jamie Franks, D-Mooreville, does not have the most expressive mug in the world. Somebody in his life taught this guy that looking you directly in the face is the …
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Best of Jackson 2005: Food & Drink (cont.)
Best Mexican: La Cazuela Mexican Grill (1401 E. Fortification St., 353-3014)
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2005: Food & Drink (cont.)
Best Mexican: La Cazuela Mexican Grill (1401 E. Fortification St., 353-3014)
