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SWAG: Students with a Goal
Concern about apathy among their peers led several Northwest Rankin H.S. students to start Students With A Goal, or SWAG, to support each other as they serve the community.
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Who Gets To Crown The King?
Melton told the Jackson Free Press that he plans to move ahead with an alternate group of investors for the King Edward Hotel renovation if work does not begin by …
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Feds Need to Get 'Er Done
The U.S. Constitution probably breathed a sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments of Mayor Frank Melton and his two bodyguards for the alleged …
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Gunmen Fire on L.A. Police Car
Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured and one was able to shoot back, …
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The Slate
One of the best things to watch after the first week of college football is the overreaction. One loss is the end of the world, and a win means titles.
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Gov. Bryant Expects to Name New College Board Member Soon
Mississippi Gov. Bryant says he will act quickly to choose a new state College Board member after he moved one of his own recently confirmed board nominees into a different …
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Pop Warner Changes Contact Practice Rules for 2012 Season
By bryanflynnThe oldest and largest youth football organization Pop Warner has decided to limit contact during practices. In an effort to make youth football safer the organization will only allow contact drills to one-third of practice time.
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Blueberry Heiress
Every summer, my mother and I head out to Oktibbeha County to pick blueberries. I even managed to snag one of the heirs to the blueberry farm as my first-grade …
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Person of the Day
Fletcher Cox
After being one of the biggest snubs for last year's Pro Bowl, Fletcher Cox made sure the same wouldn't be said by the end of the 2016 season.
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City & County
Stamps: 'Dadgum Low' to Complain About Lumumba Mural
The removal of a mural in Jackson's Monument Park that honors the late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, inscribed with Lumumba's portrait and the phrases "Peace & Unity in the Streets" and …
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Prescott is Head and Shoulders Ahead of Other Rookie Quarterbacks
By bryanflynnNearly everyone this preseason has gone gaga over Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s performance this NFL preseason by. Well, unless you’re Fox Sports radio personality Colin Cowherd.
Unless you’re Cowherd or thinks like he does, it is hard not to be impressed with the way Prescott has played in two games. It is the preseason, after all, but with each throw and each play, the budding legend of Dak grows.
In his first start in his first game, Prescott went 10 of 12 passing for 139 yards with two touchdown passes. The two incompletions were drops from a backup tight end against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Internet went wild, and rightly so. Prescott’s performance was great for a guy who was picked in the fourth round and expected to sit behind Kellen Moore as the third-string guy. Instead, Moore broke his leg, and Prescott was thrust into the backup spot.
It seemed right to slow down the hype train with just one game under his belt. But Prescott went on to put on a show in his second preseason game.
When Dallas played the Miami Dolphins this past weekend, Prescott got to work with both the starters and No. 2 players on the depth chart. It might have been a new week, but it was the same performance, if not better, than week one.
Prescott went 12 for 15 passing for 199 yards and two touchdown passes and ran two more in for touchdowns. In his second game, Prescott had a four-touchdown game, has yet to throw an interception and has taken just one sack.
Cowherd wasn’t impressed, but the rest of the Internet was going bonkers for Prescott. In the preseason, Prescott has gone 22 of 27 passing for 338 yards with four touchdowns passing and two touchdowns rushing.
He has an 81.5 completion percentage and a 158.3 passer rating. The former Mississippi State University star leads all rookie quarterbacks in nearly every passing stat.
Cowherd might not be impressed yet, but maybe he can be convinced if he sees the stats.
So far in the preseason, 22 quarterbacks, including Prescott, have seen some sort of playing time. Those 22 quarterbacks include the 15 that were drafted and the rest who were signed as undrafted free agents.
During the draft, seven quarterbacks were drafted ahead of Prescott, and one was drafted just four spots behind him. One of the quarterbacks, Christian Hackenberg, who the New York Jets drafted out of Pennsylvania State University, has yet to even take one snap in the preseason.
For our purposes, only quarterbacks who have attempted 20 or more attempted passes will get a full rundown. That means Cleveland Browns quarterback Cody Kessler, drafted out of the University of Southern California in the third round, doesn’t make the list with his five pass attempts.
The first overall pick …
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Unclaimed Property Booth Set Up at Fair
One of the more unusual booths at this year's Mississippi State Fair is the one manned by the state treasurer's office. Staffers at the Unclaimed Property Booth, located inside the …
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Ex-Marine Kills 2, Self at NJ Supermarket
Authorities say the gunman in the New Jersey supermarket shooting fired at at least six employees, including one outside the store, before killing himself.
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On Stage
Murder Under the Mistletoe
This isn't one of those murder-mystery weekends like on one my favorite episodes of "Saved By the Bell," but these guys know how to keep a crowd guessing and on …
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The Kobe Case, Part 3
Here's one of the more sordid aspects of the furor surrounding the rape charge against Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant: Several Web sites and at least one radio show have identified …
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"This Island," Le Tigre
Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell
Kathleen Hanna, former front-lady of Bikini Kill and Julie Ruin, now heads the trio of Le Tigre and she delivers the goods true to her riot-grrl punk roots. What is …
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"Miami," The Go Find
Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell
Morr Music's latest signee is a Belgian lad by the name of Dieter Sermeus aka The Go Find. A one man virtuoso of sorts, Dieter has just released his debut …
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"Prisoners of Love: 1985-2003," Yo La Tengo
Matador Records has released two versions of this career retrospective of one of today's most prolific indie-pop bands. The 2-disc set is a great 26-song introduction of Yo Le Tengo's …
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Diy Guides
Space Saver
One of the biggest issues in making any home both functional and attractive is storage. How do you keep knickknacks and doodads immediately accessible yet pleasing to look at? I …
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"RaYDONcoNG 2005," Mahjongg
Released on the same day as M.I.A.'s "Arular," Mahjongg approaches the afro-dancehall-indie mélange a bit more chaotically but no less engaging than young Maya. This "Ch-Ibiza-Cago" band's musical genre melding …
