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UPDATED: Suspected Shooter was 20-year-old Adam Lanza; Older Brother Ryan Questioned

A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza and that his older brother Ryan is being held for questioning. The law enforcement …

Stinker Quote of the Week: "Lunatics"

Setting aside how much that would cost, research has shown that more guns equal more gun deaths, whether by suicide or homicide.

Roll Call: See How Your Mississippi Senator Voted on Charter Schools

Wondering who voted for and against the Senate Charter School bill on Wednesday? Here's the list.

Smooth as String

Threading is an ancient hair removal method in India and other eastern countries, but it's gaining popularity in the western world.

Student Trades Rock Posters for Food

Wiretap reports: "'If I give food to the hungry, they call me a saint,' Brazilian Bishop Dom Helder Camera once famously quipped. 'But if I ask why the poor are …

Soulful Sounds

Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated R&B singer Brian McKnight kicks off the fall/winter series with a performance at the Mississippi State University Riley Center Aug. 28. "There is something special about playing …

Blonda Mack

Blonda Marie Chess Mack, former chairwoman of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee and president-elect of the Mississippi Federation of Democratic Women, died Aug. 11 from an aneurysm. She was …

Bringing Disco Back: Storyteller’s Ball

All the glitz and glamour of the '70s New York nightclub scene is coming to Jackson.

Triple-Duty Employee

Miss Doodle Mae: "Today, I celebrate my 8-year anniversary at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store."

Insane Endings

In honor of "The Walking Dead" mid-season finale, I've found some parallels with this past college football weekend and the insanely popular AMC show. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.)

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Bayou Arts

This year’s final monthly installment of “Unburied Treasures: Cover to Cover” is Dec. 17 at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Ape of the Day: Jari

Barely one month old, a new addition to the Jackson Zoo is already capturing hearts.

Surviving Joblessness

"With support from the Ghetto Science Team's Save the Jobless, Broke and Frustrated Financial Safety Net Program, the Compensatory Investment Request Support Group will execute a series of self-help sessions …

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NFL Preview/Recap, Week 12

There are two burning questions in New Orleans. 1) Can the Saints beat the Packers? 2) Who dumped on the owner?

Finally…

Jackson Area Invited to First of Five Nationwide Broadcasts on Health Issues

U.S. Attorney Criticizes Jackson Officials Over Crime

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, one of the top federal prosecutors in Mississippi, had tough words for officials in Jackson over violent crime in the city.

Injury forces Mississippi State to change QBs for Music City

Mississippi State graduate transfer Tommy Stevens now will start at quarterback in the Music City Bowl after freshman Garrett Shrader suffered what coach Joe Moorhead said is only an “upper …

Atmos Energy and MS Food Network Partner with JPS to Feed Families

The Mississippi Food Network, and Atmos Energy partnered to fund weekend sacks of food to Jackson Public Schools’ scholars.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a University of Mississippi professor who has published four collections of poetry, has been named a Guggenheim Fellow.