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Roz Roy Teaching at MCM

When your kids are with Roz Roy, they are in good hands. As their guide, Roy helps children make art that is personal to them.

‘Rush’: Fast, Furious Boys

Chris Hemsworth plays a Formula 1 racecar driver in Ron Howard’s “Rush.”

Street Corner Symphony's Modern A Capella

A cappella group Street Corner Symphony performs Oct. 11 at Duling Hall.

A Maverick of Harmonica

Scott Albert Johnson’s personal history in music led him to playing the harmonica.

The Slate

Folks should feel some hope around Hattiesburg this week—not just about finally getting a winner in the mayoral election—but on the football field.

Remember the 1992 NLCS

One of the longest playoff droughts in North American sports ended last week. The Pittsburgh Pirates earned one of the two wild card berths in MLB's National League, ending the …

Natchez Trace Threatened by Budget Fight

Visitors are being turned away from the Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg and seven other National Park Service sites in Mississippi because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.

Miss. Power Confirms Kemper Plant Delay

Mississippi Power Co. says its Kemper County power plant won't be finished by the original May 2014 deadline.

4 Head Start Providers Serving 3,200 Kids Close

Four Head Start providers that serve 3,200 low-income children in four states are closing due to the federal government shutdown.

Online Delays Signal Strong Demand for Health Care

Overloaded websites and jammed phone lines frustrated consumers for a second day as they tried to sign up for health insurance under the nation's historic health care overhaul.

Shutdown in 3rd Day with Obama, Hill at Impasse

The government limped into a third day of partial shutdown Thursday with no sign of a way out after a White House conversation between President Barack Obama and top congressional …

Tropical Storm Karen Forms in the Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Karen has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and a hurricane watch is in effect along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida.

L.C. Greenwood

L.C. Greenwood, football legend and Canton native, passed away due to natural causes in a Pittsburgh hospital Sunday, Sept 29. He was 67.

Millions Previously Denied Insurance Coverage Because of Health Problems Look to Online Marketplaces

Starting Jan. 1 insurers can no longer reject people, charge them more or restrict their benefits because of their health status.

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HeARTworks

Local artist Stacy Underwood works with Stewpot Community Services' clients to give them an artistic outlet.

Kemper County Knew It: Plant Won't be Ready On Time

Residents of Kemper County suspected, and now Mississippi Power is confirming, that the utility's 582-megawatt power plant will not be complete by May 2014.

Jackson Officials Back Robinson, Link McQuirter to GOP

Local officials expressed their full-throated supported for Hinds County District 2 contender Willie Robinson of Bolton.

D.C. Capitol Locked Down; Shots Heard Outside

A police officer was reported injured after gunshots at the U.S. Capitol, police said Thursday while putting the entire complex on lockdown.

Judge Suspends Some BP Settlement Payments

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administrator of a multibillion-dollar settlement over BP's 2010 Gulf oil spill to immediately suspend making settlement offers and payments to some businesses that …

Miss. Continues WIC, Despite Federal Budget Battle

Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government, Mississippi has gotten permission to keep operating a nutrition program for more than 94,000 low- to moderate-income women and children.