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Highway Patrol Short on Officers, Patrol Cars

The head of the Mississippi Highway Patrol says the agency is facing a major shortage of manpower and patrol cars.

Sports

Not All Flops Come From Hollywood

With the Oscars coming up on Sunday night (insert your favorite "Brokeback Mountain" joke here), it's time to recognize some of the greatest actors in sports: those guys in the …

Development

MDOT Project on U.S. Hwy 49 Nears Completion

State transportation officials say a project to add a landscaped median, pedestrian signals and crossings, and new turn lanes along U.S. 49 in Hattiesburg should be completed in three weeks.

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Miss. Senate to Mull Eliminating Vehicle Inspection Sticker

Mississippi lawmakers are driving forward with a plan to wipe out vehicle inspection stickers.

Business

Half-Million Jobs Cut in November

The Washington Post is reporting job losses of 533,000 in November, affecting construction, computer makers, auto dealers, clothing stores, banks and insurance companies. Here's a snippet from the story:

Domestic Violence

Take a Stand on Violence

This week, the Center for Violence Prevention will announce a new paradigm for curbing domestic violence in the Jackson area, bringing the Duluth Model to the metropolitan area. Batterer's intervention …

Body+Soul

The Busy Person's Guide to Saving Time

Who isn't busy this time of year? Between scheduling relatives, parties, caroling, etc., etc., etc. the season can be pretty crazy-making. Leo Babauta over at the Zen Habits blog offers …

Education

JPS Tries to Present Rationale for Rezoning

After voting last week to close one school and reorganize others, the Jackson Public Schools district is trying to explain the rationale for its decision.

Theater

Defamation Jury

Arthur Golden, a Jewish real-estate developer from Chicago's north side, found his watch missing. He accused Regina Wade, an African American graphic designer from Chicago's south side, of stealing it. …

Art

Attract Creative Class With Art

The city of Jackson took a significant step forward last week when City Human and Cultural Services Director Michael Raff announced a public-art initiative. Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. has …

Culture

Recreating the Rides

Forty college students got on the bus earlier this month and began tweeting and blogging about retracing the 1961 Freedom Rides from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans.

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Arielle Wallace

A Jackson high school student has received a national award for her artwork. Arielle Wallace's printmaking skills have earned her a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Politics

The Day After: Bryant, Hood, Voter ID In; Personhood Out; House May Go GOP

What a night in Mississippi! With national eyes on us, the biggest news of the night is that the state voted about 40-60 against the Personhood Initiative. Predictably, Phil Bryant …

Person of the Day

Sonia Fogal

Sonia Fogal, a self-professed adrenaline junkie and accomplished wheelchair fencer, is working hard to encourage health and physical fitness in the disability community.

Editorial

Lose the Rhetoric on Health Care

When Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi's second congressional district hosted a town hall meeting on health-care reform Monday in Jackson, there were no angry mobs, protesters with guns or yelling …

Editorial

Kill Telco Immunity Clause

It's odd, really, to hear Republicans on Capitol Hill extol the virtues of "original intent" doctrines for interpreting the U.S. Constitution. Especially when they're so busy subverting the original intent …

Health Care

National HIV/AIDS Town Hall Comes to Jackson

The White House Office of National AIDS Policy selected 14 cities for community discussions to develop and implement a national HIV/AIDS strategy. Among the stops is Jackson on Monday, Nov. …

Politics

Runoff Will Decide Three Council Seats; May Decide Next Mayor

In a town where the majority of residents vote Democratic, tomorrow's runoff election in Jackson will decide the winner in many races. With historically low voter turnout in runoffs, however, …

Education

Teen Summit Tuesday Deals with Teen Pregnancy

[Verbatim statement] Jackson, MS- Centers for Disease Control recently released a report that puts Mississippi as the nation's leader in teen births. Many parents are intimidated to talk with their …

Kamikaze, Guests to Examine Women's Views of 2007

Dec. 28, 2007—Today at noon, Kamikaze will guest host Radio JFP on WLEZ (103.7 FM). His guests will be singer/songwriter Laurel Isbister and JFP operations manager Ronni Mott. They will …