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City & County
Forum: Redeemer's School Bridging Home and School Gap
Redeemer's School welcomed its first group of kids in August 2014. Since its inception, DeSean Dyson said the school has grown in purpose and size.
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Person of the Day
Tony DiCicco
Former U.S. Women's National Soccer Team head coach Tony DiCicco died from cancer at the age of 68 on Monday, June 19.
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City & County
Forest Hill Students Get APAC Program
Forest Hill High School students have an opportunity to be a part of the Academic and Performing Arts Complex, known as APAC, this year.
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Art
Connecting Through Art
Eli Childers' home is filled with artwork that may shift viewers' moods from somber to hopeful with the contrast of emotions that he presents in each piece.
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Business
Jeff Good: Restaurants 'Adding Filters to Every Single Faucet We Have'
Jeff Good, managing partner of the Mangia Bene restaurant group, told a crowd Friday morning that his kitchens were installing filtration systems in response to public reaction to issues surrounding …
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City & County
After 'Heartbreaking' Violence, Mayor Creates Task Force to Examine Roots of Crime
After one of the most violent weekends in the city this year, Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber announced on Wednesday the formation of a Criminal Justice Reform Task Force.
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Georgia Governor Vetoes Religious Exemptions Bill
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday said he will veto legislation shielding opponents of same-sex marriage, after a groundswell of opposition from companies threatening to boycott the state if it …
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Person of the Day
Carlos Diaz
If Jackson State wants to make a run at another SWAC title, it will need catcher Carlos Diaz to continue his stellar play.
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Obama Warns GOP He Plans to Use Veto Pen in 2015
Warning from President Barack Obama to congressional Republicans: I have a veto pen and, come January, I won't be afraid to use it.
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Education
Dems: Education 'Booby Trap' on November Ballot
House Concurrent Resolution 9, which passed the House 64-57 Tuesday, passed the Senate 30-20 Wednesday—virtually a straight party-line vote in both chambers.
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Education
Tate Reeves Proposes Changes to Tax Code, MAEP, Hospitals
Talk around the Capitol suggests that because it is an election year, nothing substantial will get done. But it's clear that the state leadership has a different idea.
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Parents of American Woman Held by IS Notified of Her Death
Kayla Jean Mueller, a 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants, has been confirmed dead, her parents and the Obama administration said Tuesday.
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Biz Roundup
Jackson: A Great Place for Art, Food and Black Businesses
Flowood native Sean Alexander will open Zeek'z House of Gyros (132 Lakeland Heights Blvd., 601-919-9832) Monday, Feb. 16, next to the Flowood Walmart.
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Music
Daniel Guaqueta's Electronic Melodies
July 1 was a big day for Daniel Guaqueta. He released his first solo project, consisting of music and a video, "Y I am," for digital distribution.
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Music
Jack White: A History and a Future
Jack White was many things to many people before "Lazaretto." He is perhaps best remembered as half of the garage-rock duo The White Stripes.
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Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Border into Russia
A Russian border security official said Monday that more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have crossed into Russia, although both sides gave conflicting accounts as to why they had decided to …
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Hell’s Warriors in 'Gideon's Army'
Dante encounters an inscription posted above the entrance that reads: “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
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City & County
Jackson's Next Top Cop Is ...
On Monday, at Westside Community Center on Wiggins Road, Lee Vance and Juan Cloy talked about their approaches to crime prevention and policing.
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JFP Poll: 2014 Preseason Top 25
Last season ended with Florida State at the top of the poll. While there are no free trips to Disney World for the team, it does land the top spot …
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Israelis Skeptical of PM's Gaza Victory Claim
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Israel achieved a "great military and political" victory over Hamas in the latest round of fighting in the Gaza Strip has met with skepticism …
