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Hinds Jails Switching Commissary Providers

Hinds County jails are joining the buy-local movement.

Albert E. Wilson (D)

[Bounds] Communities Should Remain Calm but Vigilant

What your mother always told you is true: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially when it comes to the flu. Media reports tell us that …

Jobs at the JFP and BOOM Jackson

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Pediatric Diabetes Surge in Mississippi: Doctors Concerned COVID-19 Is To Blame

With each passing month of the pandemic, Dr. Jessica Lilley has grown increasingly concerned that COVID-19 is linked to a massive increase in new diagnoses of pediatric diabetes throughout Mississippi.

More Than a Guitarist

Pierre Bensusan is not a guitar player. He is a composer who uses the guitar as his creative instrument, and he does it with complexity, precision and passion matched by …

[Letter to the Editor] Cedar Point Dumping, Revisited

I took offense to a statement in your Most Intriguing Jacksonians 2009 article from your Dec. 31, 2009, issue. You stated that John McGowan relished taking on "environmentalists in lawsuits …

‘The Kundi Collection,’ Graphic Tees Bearing Bold Statements

Have you ever made a great comment and thought, "I should put that on a T-shirt"? Brad and Funmi Franklin have had those moments many a time and have since …

A Poem of Violence

Rinko Kikuchi is rookie trainee Mako Mori in “Pacific Rim.”

Report: 110 Confederate Monuments Removed in US Since 2015

It took generations to erect all the nation's Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they're being removed at a pace of about three each month.

Nissan Faces Safety Fine in Mississippi as Union Rally Looms

A federal workplace safety agency wants to fine Nissan Motor Co. more than $21,000, saying the company's Mississippi plant should have better trained a maintenance worker who lost three fingers …

Measles Outbreak Casts Spotlight on Anti-Vaccine Movement

A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children.

Suspect in Ambush of Houston-Area Deputy Due in Court

A man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff's deputy had a lengthy criminal record going back a decade, but never spent more …

Baseball’s Healing Bond

Sports can seem trivial in times of great tragedy. But after two recent events in Jackson, I'm more convinced than ever of their power to help heal in the painful …

House Panel: Safety Agency Mishandled GM Recall

The government's auto safety agency should have discovered General Motors' faulty ignition switches seven years before the company recalled 2.6 million cars to fix the deadly problem, a House committee …

Why the D.L. is D.U.M.B.

Her views are her own. The column for the April issue is a thought-provoking one, to say the least.

Wanted to pass on this link to one of my old friends that writes an opinion column for my new zine, CONVERSATIONS. She is Kendall Walker, a 35 year old …

Mayor Floats Guaranteed Income as Leaders Gather to Find Crime Solutions

A guaranteed income, a youth center, a focus on mental health and better engagement with federal help are some of the ideas that emerged from a recent special Jackson City …

Coalition Calls for ‘Meaningful' Insurance Reform

Gov. Haley Barbour may be getting more than he bargained for in the 2004 Extraordinary Session he called to wrangle the House of Representatives into accepting his versions of tort …

Paul Ryan Denies Making Inaccurate Statements

Asked on NBC's "Today" whether he would agree that some of his statements have not always been accurate, he said, "No, not in the least, actually."

Jazz artist Andre Delano comes home for "Battle"

July 20-23, 2006 as part of the "Battle of the Saxes" hosted by Jackson State University.

With a fusion of jazz, blues, funk and even gospel Andre Delano proudly releases his first album, appropriately entitled FULL CIRCLE. A native of East St. Louis (IL) and graduate …