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Tiffany Turner

For Tiffany Turner, owner and stylist of T-Stylez Hair Studio, everything is about being passionate and having faith.

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The New Class of Classics

Andrew Sauerwein says people often think of classical music as something in history, not realizing that there are thousands of working composers today.

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Remembering ‘Riot’

When James Meredith became University of Mississippi's first African American student, a cub reporter and part-time university employee named Edwin Meek was there, photographing him every step of the way.

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Don’t Act Normal

I'd rather be "not normal" than stick with the status quo. I'd rather judge people based on the quality of their character, not by the way they look.

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Tav Falco’s Evanescent South

Tav Falco, enfant terrible of the 1980s, walked onto the stage at Lafayette's Music Room here, dressed in black, his hair a Nuevo-'50s coif, picked up his guitar and let …

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A Jill of All Trades

Lauren Miltner calls herself a "jack of all trades, master of none."

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Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment Over School Funding

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters rejected any change to the state constitution to bolster public school funding, defeating Initiative 42 on Tuesday.

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GOP Rallies, Robert Gray Prays

Gov. Phil Bryant's Democratic challenger, a long-haul truck driver, held a prayer vigil Monday in a park near the Governor's Mansion, with fewer than a dozen people participating.

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Drew Mellon

For Clinton native Drew Mellon, the U.S. director for international nonprofit The Hard Places Community, his connection to Cambodia isn't a question of geography, but of compassion and calling.

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CC's Coffee House, Get2College and Jackson Zoo Master Plan

South Louisiana-based coffee chain CC's Community Coffee House arrived in Mississippi about six weeks ago.

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Ohio Votes on Legalizing Pot for Medical, Recreational Use

The only pot-related question on any state ballot this year is in Ohio, where voters were deciding Tuesday whether to legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use in a single …

Education

Mississippi to Elect Governor, Decide School Funding

Mississippi voters are deciding whether to elect Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to a second term and their attorney general to a fourth. They also are filling all 174 legislative seats …

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Dems Look to Take Back House, Make Gains in Senate

Although redistricting will make their jobs a bit tougher, Mississippi Democrats see an opportunity on Nov. 3 to win back the House and possibly pick up some key Senate seats.

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Jenna Bush Hager

This year's keynote speaker at the second annual Women's Day at the Country Club of Jackson is Jenna Bush Hager.

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Down to the Wire: The Final Push to Pass Initiative 42

Less than a week until the Nov. 3 election, Initiative 42 proponents are making their final push to inform voters about the citizen-driven ballot initiative.

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Sam Beibers

Sam Beibers, the exhibits supervisor at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, has had a lifelong love of animals that he loves to share with others through his work in …

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James Lewis

Jackson-based keyboardist James Lewis died in his home on Friday, Oct. 23, following a prolonged bout with lung disease.

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Life After the Death of USM Football

For fans of University of Southern Mississippi football, 2012 felt like the death of the program, and 2013 and 2014 felt like the mourning period. But 2015 feels like something …

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The Slate

The SEC West gets more interesting by the week with the ups and downs of the rankings. Mississippi State is back in at No. 25.

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Quick & Easy Day of the Dead Makeup

Draw a skull on your face, following your bone structure. Draw in the eye sockets, upper and lower jaw lines, teeth (I did mine around my lips), and nasal cavity, …