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Will the BCS Championship Game Live Up to the Hype?

MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.

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10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Sports

MSU Promotes Collins to Defensive Coordinator

Mississippi State has promoted Geoff Collins to defensive coordinator the school announced on Friday.

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Running the Blues

This weekend, thousands of marathoners will descend on Jackson with blues in their head, heart and step for the Mississippi Blues Marathon.

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Watchdogs to IRS: Reject Rove Group's Tax Application

Two watchdog groups are calling on the IRS to reject Crossroads GPS' request to be recognized as a social welfare nonprofit.

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Aaron Roux, Paul Erway and Grant Berthiaume

This Saturday, runners from all over the country and all over the world will arrive in Jackson to participate in the Mississippi Blues Marathon.

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It's the Weekend!

On Saturday, the BankPlus Racing Vehicle Extravaganza is from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

National

Incarcerated Veterans Train Dogs for Other Vets

Hazard Wilson's new cellmate is a hairy bundle of energy whose playful zeal can't be contained by steel doors: a five-month-old golden retriever.

Health Care

Poll: Obesity's a Crisis but We Want Our Junk Food

We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk …

National

Farm Bill Extension Evidence of Lost Clout

A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of a larger "fiscal cliff" bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies …

Business

Feds, Transocean Reach $1.4B Deal Over Gulf Spill

The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive …

Economy

Miss. Lawmakers Face April Deadline for Budget

Mississippi budget writers have released their initial proposals for fiscal 2014 but are months away from deciding exactly how much the state will spend on education, health care and other …

Crime

Court Orders Hearing on Mental Exam in Death Case

A federal judge has scheduled a March 22 hearing on the results of a mental evaluation for a Mississippi death row inmate.

Health Care

Miss. Health Insurance Exchange Proposal in Limbo

Mississippi's proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner.

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Sixth Man Guilty in 'Night Rides'

A sixth man is guilty in a hate-crime conspiracy that played out in spring 2011 in Jackson.

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City Signs $90 Million Contract, Sets Meetings

Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. signed a $90 million contract with Siemens Corp. over the holidays for a water and sewer improvement project.

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Patti Page

Singer Patti Page, 85, died New Year's Day, just five weeks shy of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

National

Sandy Hook Kids Face 1st Classes Since Shooting

Classes resumed Thursday for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since last month's massacre in Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators.

Crime

Indian Police Charge 5 in New Delhi Gang Rape

Authorities filed rape and murder charges Thursday against five men accused of the gang rape of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus, a crime that horrified Indians …

Business

Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV from Al Gore

With its purchase of left-leaning Current TV, the Pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera has fulfilled a long-held quest to reach tens of millions of U.S. homes. But its new audience immediately …