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Lafayette Stribling

One of Mississippi's best basketball minds hangs up his whistle this week, after more than 50 years of coaching.

Obama Assails Romney in Bid for Women's Vote

Seeking to shore up his support among women voters, President Barack Obama on Thursday hammered Republican rival Mitt Romney anew over his backing of Richard Mourdock, the Indiana Senate candidate …

Activist Girl's Dad Vows She'll Return to Pakistan

The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite …

Ex-Goldman Exec's 2-Year Sentence Draws Scrutiny

A two-year prison sentence for insider trading at the height of the 2008 economic crisis, by a man who was once one of the nation's most respected business executives, is …

AP-GfK Poll: Romney Erases Obama Lead Among Women

Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.

Judge Delays Start of Finger Scans at Child Care

A Hinds County chancery judge on Wednesday ordered a state agency to delay the start of a finger scanning system for some parents to sign youngsters in and out of …

Marathon Wins for MSU, Losses for USM

Last week was pretty successful for college football teams in Mississippi.

A Championship Team

Mississippi State has handled every obstacle laid in front of it on the football field this season.

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

This is a great sports week. College football, NFL and the World Series should give sports fans everything they want as the days get shorter.

JFP Top 25: Week 9

October separates the contenders from the pretenders in college football. West Virginia has been proven a pretender, and the Florida Gators have shown they are contenders.

Wealth, Passion and the Journey

"It was born out of all of our imaginations, because there wasn’t a lot to reference."

Not Just a Country Picker

Kenny Vaughan plays country music, but his influences and experiences stretch across the spectrum of American musical culture.

Halloween Happenings

It can’t be fall until football, the state fair and, of course, Halloween roll our way.

Robert Earl Keen is just one of the talented musicians playing in Jackson Halloween weekend.

• October 24, 2012

Not Just a Bar

Fenian’s Pub is getting serious in the kitchen, and they want you to know about it. The pub is throwing its first beer pairings dinner, a four-course meal dreamt up …

Timeless Style

In fashion, social graces and pop culture, some trends come and go, while others remain tried and true—the classics.

Behind the Chair

I've been in the beauty industry for 17 years. After laying hands on and listening to countless women, I know for a fact--as celebrity stylist Tabatha Coffey says--"It's not always …

Education Key to State's Job Growth

In September, Mississippi's unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent, and it's been one of only seven states that has lost payroll jobs over the last 12 months.

A Woman of Paranormal Worth

The first time I ever see Paula Hayes Westbrook, she is smoking a cigarette with one hand while holding Tia, her little Chihuahua, with the other.

Stopping In to Say Goodbye

I sat there for a moment, not afraid, just stunned and trying to figure out what I had just seen. Who was this man?