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The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Men's college basketball, Wesley at Tougaloo (7 p.m., Jackson): This matchup of metro-area rivals should be more interesting than the typical season opener. … Women's college basketball, Tougaloo at Jackson …
Claudia Stevens
Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series presents "An Evening with Madame F" with Claudia Stevens Feb. 24 in the Ford Academic Recital Hall. Portraying an elderly woman inmate at Auschwitz who …
State goes to La-La Land
On Saturday, Mississippi State (5-2) travels to Anaheim, Calif., to play UCLA (2-5) in the annual John R. Wooden Classic. Both teams began the season ranked in the top 25, …
Senators Face Uncertain Future
Support local baseball! The Senators' first home game is Monday, May 10, at 7:05 p.m. against San Angelo at Smith-Wills. (Click here for full schedule.)
Game Changer
Women's college basketball is rightfully gaining attention these days. Last season, the women's national championship game between Texas A&M and Notre Dame was much more exciting than the men's title …
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Julie Skipper
Though it's hard to believe now, there was a time when Julie Skipper wanted nothing to do with Jackson. A Meridian native, she graduated from Millsaps College in 2001 with …
No News is Gannett News
If you missed last week's Publisher's Note, The Clarion-Ledger has tried to trick local distributors into signing on to a scheme called "TDN." Under TDN, distribution boxes around town would …
[Music] Walking Fast
Something for Tomorrow guitarist/vocalist Kenny Davis and guitarist Will Brown were childhood friends who picked up their instruments for the first time while attending high school in Jackson. The constantly …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
Thursday, Oct. 20
Junior college football, Jones at Copiah-Lincoln (7 p.m., Wesson): Jones has returned to its winning ways.
[Gospel] Rejoicing Relief
In an effort to spread the good news of Jesus Christ through the medium of music and raise funds for a national relief effort benefiting tsunami victims, national and local …
Sexy Experimental
When I meet with Bradley Nicholson of the band A Black Medic, the first thing I notice is that he's young—still a teenager. But age hasn't held back the Florence …
"Letters, Prayers, and Journal Entries," Anne Davis
I have a confession to make: I am inherently suspicious of confessional albums with a message. So when I received a copy of Anne Davis' "Letters, Prayers, and Journal Entries"—which, …
This Is My Fault
Since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and thrust her spotlight on the abhorrent conditions of the poorest Americans, I have been pondering poverty. First, I got angry.
[Braden] Conversations With (28-plus) Women
Conversations with my two best girlfriends occur while we wait in the drive-thru line for a Diet Coke, during our new baby girl's nap time (we have an 8-month-old in …
The 2009 JFP Interview with Brenda Scott: ‘Magnet For Tourism'
Mississippi Alliance for State Employees President Brenda Scott has been a union organizer for almost two decades. During that time, she's become good at advocating for employees, often with a …
Frank Melton
Moore Alleges DA ‘Misconduct'
The attorney for Sharrod Moore, who is awaiting his Sept. 15 trial for the Nov. 14, 1995, murder of Jackson police officer Robert J. Washington, is accusing Hinds County District …
State Denying Care for Disabled Children?
The Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities says the state Division of Medicaid is illegally cutting off children from the state's Disabled Children Living at Home program.
