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A Homegrown Wedding

Six weeks after Dustin Jernigan and Caroline Ware went on their first official date in January 2009, he took her ring shopping.

Slate - July 8-14

THE SLATE: the best in sports in the next 7 days

Pro baseball, Amarillo at Jackson, 7 p.m. (1240 AM): The Senators tackle the Dillas before leaving for a two-series swing through Texas.

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

One last football game of the season this week: Super Bowl XLVI.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College basketball, NCAA Tournament (11 a.m., Ch. 12): The best part of the men's college basketball season begins. It doesn't matter who's playing, you know you will watch.

The Best In Sports In Seven Days

High school basketball, Lanier at Forest Hill (girls, 6 p.m.; boys, 7:30 p.m.): As usual, the Bulldogs are the team to beat in Class 4A. But hardly anybody ever beats …

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College football, West Virginia at Louisville (6:30 p.m., ESPN): Hey, here's a Big East game that matters (for a change).

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College basketball, NIT championship (6 p.m., ESPN): Two teams will play to decide who's No. 66 in the nation.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College basketball, Mississippi Valley State at LSU (5:30 p.m., Baton Rouge, La.): The Delta Devils take a beating for a good cause in the Hispanic College Fund Classic.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Junior college football, Hinds at East Central (7 p.m., Decatur): Here's hoping the Eagles don't become confused and go to Scooba.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College football, Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M (7 p.m., Prairie View, Texas, ESPU/90.1 FM): The Braves go on the road in search of their first SWAC victory.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Pro baseball, Mobile at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves conclude their series with the BayBears.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College basketball, Concordia at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7 p.m.): The Blazers host a doubleheader.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Extreme Sports, X Games (8 p.m., ESPN): The Flying Tomato is among the stars competing in the world's gnarliest sporting event. X continues through Sunday on ESPN and Ch. 16.

Let the Madness Begin

Every year, millions of American's fill out NCAA Tournament brackets for money, prizes or for fun, then they hope not to get their brackets busted.

Colour Revolt's Gear Stolen

A little over an hour ago, we just had our entire van, trailer and gear stolen after a show here in Dallas. The van had MISSISSIPPI plate L890WB. It is …

Deterrence: Not What You Think

Once a person has committed a crime and is in the prison system, what works and what doesn't to deter ongoing criminality?

NAMIWalks for the Mind of America: Help me "Stomp Out The Stigma of Mental Illness"!

I am writing you today to tell you about an upcoming event that I am

I am participating for the third time because I am a member of NAMI, and I have struggled in the past with panic attacks, depression and suicide. Because of my …

Two More Factchecks re: Kerry

How Liberal is John Kerry?

A new RNC ad claims Kerry is "the most liberal man in the Senate." Actually, his lifetime rating is 11th or lower, depending.

2010

<b>The Royal Treatment<b/>

What better way to honor our local businesses, nonprofits and personalities than with a huge Best of Jackson awards issue every January?

Local Fights Back

Stacy Mitchell, a senior researcher with The New Rules Project, an initiative of the Minneapolis-based Institute for Local Self-Reliance, examined how local businesses have fared compared to their national competitors …