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It's the Weekend: Bundle Up

It may be cold outside, but that shouldn't stop you from having an eventful weekend.Tonight, put on your mittens and helmets and meet the Jackson Bike Advocates at Rainbow Grocery …

It's The Weekend

Start your weekend with a visit to the Downtown Harp & Juke Festival at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.) where you can dance and hear music from artists like …

Organic Living

[FLY] Guys Are Green

I know I'm going to get fingers wagging when I say that guys like to be at the forefront of all things technological. Over-generalization? Maybe. But every dude I currently …

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COVID-19 Program for Uninsured Ends as Global Cases Rise

A federal program closing this week could mean less access to COVID-19 testing and treatment for poorer Mississippians moving forward.

Herman's Picks

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 27

The week of the St. Paddy's Parade is, without question, the biggest party of the year in downtown Jackson. Every venue close to downtown joins in the spring celebration with …

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Black Women May Be Hardest Hit As COVID-19 Cases Pass 5,000, 201 Deaths

Mississippi now has more than 200 deaths and well over 5,000 cases of COVID-19 as of yesterday, only five days after reaching 4,000.

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Living Better Locally

Too often, the latest "in" thing is something stupid, or even deadly: 5-inch platform shoes, reality TV shows, texting while driving.

Talk

[Media Talk] Romper Rhetoric

Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger admitted in a Sept. 24 column that his paper might have screwed the pooch on "tort reform" coverage, as we detailed in our last cover …

Diy Guides

Coffee Toss

Isaac Newton would be grinning in his grave at the sight of such antics. He, too, was known to pull an extreme stunt in the name of discovery, such as …

Sports

Instant Replay, College Football, Sept. 1

Delta State 27, Jackson State 15: The Division II Statesmen humble the Tigers. Doctor S warned you that this might happen.

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UPDATED: Hinds DA Wants Rankin Charges Quashed, Again Cites AG 'Overreach'

District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith wants a Rankin County judge to quash another set of criminal charges against him—for domestic violence, stalking and robbery charges.

Jackblog

Mississippi Organizations Prepare to Celebrate the "BEST" of the State

An upcoming awards ceremony/dinner will bring together movers and shakers from all walks of life: the Mississippi's Best Awards. "This was something that was a long time coming and months …

Sports

Red Sox or Cubs?

Slate's Seth Stevenson asks the burning question: Red Sox or Cubs? Dr. S says, Red Sox, naturally because the Cubs are evil (and cheap and incompetent, until this year). Dr. …

Sports

Monta Ellis Faces Draft

Lanier High School's uber-talented guard Monta Ellis decided to bypass playing college basketball at Mississippi State and jump into the NBA draft. On Tuesday night, the wisdom of that decision …

Sports

College Football; Instant Replay, Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34

Ole Miss shocked much of the college football world by whipping Texas Tech 47-34 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

Sports

Tuesday's Starting Five: David Huertas?!?!??!!

The MSU women are out. The Howell and Gillom finalists are announced. DSU plays in the Elite Eight. NFL boss: Super Bowl in Big Easy good; Deuce bad.

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Thursday's Starting Five

Wednesday's highlights: Mississippi State and Ole Miss win. ... Oil Can Boyd wants to make a comeback at age 49.

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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Plans 2020 Kickoff With High-Dollar Donors

Just months after winning the most closely contested U.S. Senate race in Mississippi since the 1980s, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith plans to kick off her 2020 re-election bid next month …

[Balko] How to Record the Cops

This summer the issue of recording on-duty police officers has received a great deal of media attention.

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St. Paddy's 2011 Schedule of Events

Whether you party hard or hardly party, there's plenty for you to do this weekend for Mal's St. Paddy's Parade.