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Flanked by family members of students who were killed during a mass shooting just over …

The Mississippi Anime Festival, which takes place March 10 at the Mississippi Trade Mart, brings together vendors, special guests, artists, cosplayers and more under one roof to celebrate Japanese animation …

The Mississippi Anime Festival, which takes place March 10 at the Mississippi Trade Mart, brings …

Photo courtesy Mississippi Anime Festival

City & County

JPS Closing Four Elementary Schools Due to Funding, Costly Repairs

Four elementary schools will close at the end of this school year in Jackson Public Schools.

JPS Interim Superintendent Freddrick Murray asked the Board of Trustees to close four elementary schools …

Education

MUW Alumni Awards and VEX Robotics Competition at USM

The Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association announced the recipients of its four annual alumni awards on Wednesday, March 7.

The Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association announced the recipients of its four annual alumni …

Immigration

ACLU Accuses US of Broadly Separating Immigrant Families

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking asylum.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of …

Music

Alexander FRE$CO

Something was not sitting right for James Villes. In 2017, after working on a new recording project for about a year and a half, the hip-hop artist and Jackson native, …