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[Stiggers] Naked Truth
Boneqweesha Jones: "This is a ‘Qweesha Live' television news special report! Let's go to TaaQweema Jenkins, Suma Cum Laude graduate of Hair-Did University School of Cosmetology, reporting live from the …
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Hinds Director to Retire after 48 Years
Hinds County's Director of Emergency Management Larry Fisher announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of October. Fisher said he would work until Oct. 31 to see the …
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Auditorium Now Home to Films, and a Cooking Show
The Auditorium's Executive Chef Nathan Glenn is a busy man, and is only becoming busier and busier. On Aug. 25, Glenn will film a pilot for a cooking show that …
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Plugging a Dam
Former Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson might help to calm a storm that has raged at the University of Southern Mississippi for weeks: protesting students, unhappy instructors, flying allegations, proclamations …
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Pennies for Your Votes
The day after the Capital City Convention campaign was announced last week, Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal, owners of BRAVO! and Broad Street restaurants, pledged 1 percent of their sales …
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Lauren Smith
Whether she is setting up a karaoke birthday party or taking a child on a special outing, Lauren Smith, 24, goes out of her way for the children at Mississippi …
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Dr. Danielle Hollar
Dr. Danielle Hollar gets excited when she talks about organs--but these aren't your typical body parts. These life-size models, like Sid and Kid the Kidney brothers and Pepto the Stomach, …
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Bodega Opening; Unemployment Slightly Up
Residents of downtown Jackson will soon have an option for grocery shopping nearby. Bodega, a combination grocery store and deli, is set to open by Thursday of this week, co-owner …
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Jordan Mohr
Determined to rebuild the lives of Mississippians who are coping with the aftermath of a devastating tornado, Americorps National Civilian Community Corps member Jordan Mohr arrived in Yazoo City this …
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Mississippi Supreme Court Grants New Trial for Maye
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JPD Adding Officers By End of Year
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Fitch Suspends College Tuition Program
State Treasurer Lynn Fitch is auditing Mississippi's prepaid college tuition program to see whether it needs to be overhauled or scrapped.
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Dow Jones Average Up After Jobs Report
Market indexes crept higher on Wall Street following an encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores.
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JFP Person the Day: Diana Howell
When more than 40 women showed up to try out for "The Vagina Monologues" last year, director Diana Howell knew Jackson was ready for a production of strong women sharing …
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Blue Christmas
Lighting a Christmas tree isn't always a happy, festive occasion. Last week, mothers, sisters, fathers and brothers of some of Mississippi's crime victims gathered in the Carroll Gartin Building in …
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Does Jackson Need Another Rape-Crisis Center?
As the Jackson Free Press has done since 2004, on July 28, we will host our eighth annual Chick Ball to benefit the Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl.
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10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today:
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[Stiggers] Spinnin' Wheel
We return to America's favorite game show "Wheel of the Fortunate."
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Stocks Open Higher on Wall Street; Mattel Jumps
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday after several big-name U.S. companies posted strong results for the third quarter.
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City & County
Rap Sessions Empowering Youth
A diverse crowd of college-age students, young adults and others attended a community dialogue on the hip-hop generation yesterday evening at Jackson State University's Rose E. McCoy auditorium.
