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Coast Guard Issues High-Water Advisory for Lower Mississippi

The Coast Guard on Thursday issued a high-water safety advisory for a section of the lower Mississippi River and is asking the general public to stay off the fast-moving, rising …

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Meadowlark Lemon

Meadow George Lemon III—better known as Meadowlark Lemon after legally changing his name—was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters during the team's heyday and height of popularity.

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Mississippi Pot Legalization Initiative Falls Far Short

A DeSoto County woman's push for a ballot initiative legalizing marijuana in Mississippi has fallen far short of the required number of petition signatures.

State

Bryant Declares Emergency as Mississippi River Rises

Gov. Phil Bryant has declared a state of emergency ahead of expected flooding along the Mississippi River.

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Most Intriguing People of 2015

The JFP presents the most intriguing people of 2015.

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Seeing Hope in Hard Times

Seeing voters in Louisiana and workers in Mississippi and Tennessee finally stand up to the political and corporate fog machine and assert their rights gives me hope for 2016.

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Show Leadership, Not ‘Randomness’

Every session, it seems, something President Barack Obama has said or didn't say whips Republicans under our dome into a froth.

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Aching for Tamir, Fearing for My Life

When the news broke of no indictment against the officer in the Tamir Rice case on Dec. 28, I wasn't shocked or surprised. I was disappointed, I ached for Tamir's …

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2015

If you haven't already made plans for the final countdown to 2016, here are some local New Year's Eve events to celebrate in style.

JFP

Least Intriguing 2015

In the cover package of this issue, you'll find a number of the "most intriguing" individuals who've made big waves in Jackson over the past year. Since those were taken, …

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How Many Hotels Can Downtown Support?

For close to eight hours every day, a tower crane soaring above Jackson swivels and pivots like the minute hand of a clock gone a little haywire.

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Shakeup or Shakeout? Dem Leadership Changing

Before 2016 is finished, every major instrument of the Mississippi Democratic establishment will have new leadership.

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Proposed Budgets Slashed Even Without 42’s Passage

Currently proposed budget cuts are even greater than those that Rep. Herb Frierson, a key Republican budget writer from Poplarville, warned would be necessary if the school-funding amendment Initiative 42 …

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A Nation ‘Intoxicated with Bad Policing’

Nowadays, everyone is an amateur videographer, and police actions are under more scrutiny than ever. It doesn't mean, though, that there are more incidents of police brutality or over-policing; it …

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Run the Blues

The ninth annual Mississippi Blues Marathon is Saturday, Jan. 9. The event showcases the city of Jackson and Mississippi's blues history.

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The Future of ‘Feel Music’

When the Recording Academy announced the Grammy nominees on Dec. 7, 2015, Cedric Burnside's seventh album, "Descendants of Hill Country," made the short list.

Sports

The Slate

Barring no one else falling out of a window and being suspended for the Sugar Bowl, the UM Rebels should be in good shape to beat Oklahoma State. Rebel fans, …

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Taking Women’s Hoops to New Highs at MSU

The history of the Mississippi State University women's basketball team is light on success, to say the least.

Education

Requests for Special Education Money Fall Short of Supply

Demand so far has been low for $6,500 scholarships that Mississippi is awarding to parents of special education students to use in private or home schooling.

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Dr. Jim Herzog

Jackson-based clinical psychologist Dr. Jim Herzog's work is about understanding people's behavior so he can help make their lives better.