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The Musician’s Musician

Most people know the music of Syracuse, N.Y., native Martin Sexton even if they don't recognize his name.

Two Golds: Maze, Gisin Tie in Sochi Olympic Downhill

Slovenia's Tina Maze and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin took different paths on an Olympic downhill filled with flats and turns, jumps and bumps, across slender trees' shadows, along snow that was …

Long Journey Ends at Home for Man Drifting at Sea

A fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year has finally made it home to El Salvador, exhausted and speechless.

AG Urges Restoring Voting Rights to Ex-Inmates

Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the …

Lawmakers: What Makes a Drug Trafficker?

It was a sometimes contentious but relatively brief floor battle in the Mississippi House of Representatives as lawmakers grappled with the nuts and bolts of sweeping prison-reform legislation.

Band of the Day: The Beatles

If you were above the age of 5 in 1964, you probably remember the night The Beatles made its first U.S. appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."

China, Taiwan Hold Highest-Level Talks Since Split

China and Taiwan hailed a new chapter in their relations on Tuesday and said their ties would advance after they held their highest-level government talks since they split amid civil …

Shirley Temple, Iconic Child Star, Dies at 85

Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, has died. She was 85.

Wolf Lake

Chamber May Unveil Sales-Tax Commission Members This Week

Now that Jacksonians overwhelmingly approved an additional 1 percent sales tax in January, the question of who will oversee the spending of those funds is coming into focus.

Myra Williams Ottewell

Myra Williams Ottewell is the creator of a documentary on race relations in Mississippi titled "Mississippi ReMixed."

Community Meetings and Events

Saxy's Sweetheart Serenade is Friday, Feb. 14 at Metrocenter Mall's Event Center starting at 7:30 p.m.

Miss. Desegregation Case Before Appeals Court

The federal government's long-running desegregation fight with the Cleveland, Miss. school system has made its way to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

U.S. Easing Immigration Rule for Terrorist Support

The Obama administration has eased the rules for would-be asylum-seekers, refugees and others who hope to come to the United States or stay here and who gave "limited" support to …

Russia Wins Team Figure Skating, 1st Gold of Sochi

A master showman and four-time Olympic medalist, Evgeni Plushenko knows brilliance on the ice. He saw it Sunday night inside the Iceberg at Sochi's Olympic Park from a countrywoman half …

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Alignment Jackson: Creating the Village

A powerful concept that promises to stem the growing tide of Jackson's high-school dropouts was on the agenda Feb. 4 at the Parents for Public Schools Lunch Bunch meeting at …

Shawna Davie spoke to a capacity crowd Feb. 4 about Alignment Jackson, a multi-faceted non-profit …

• February 7, 2014

National: Loose Lips Give Ammunition to MSNBC Foes

Since MSNBC is in the political ring, its opponents are always on the lookout for things to attack. Lately, NBC's left-leaning cable news sister has offered plenty of ammunition.

Al Sharpton

Despite having slightly different approaches during their activist careers, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba are both legends of the American civil- and human-rights movements.