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Death Penalty Case Before Miss. Court

The Mississippi Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an appeal Monday from death row inmate Jason Lee Keller, who wants a new trial in the 2007 robbery and shooting death …

Community Events and Public Meetings

The State Institutions of Higher Learning Meeting is today at 1:30 p.m. at Universities Center in the IHL Board Room.

Jack Carlisle

Legendary football coach Jack Carlisle will be the subject of the first annual Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Roast this Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Mississippi Tax Revenue Drop Explained

A computer conversion at the Mississippi Department of Revenue delayed some revenue collections from being posted and contributed to a report that showed a September drop in state tax collections.

Hinds County Insurance Smackdown!

Today, supervisors voted on a compromise that involved the county picking up a portion of an increase in employee premiums approved at the Oct. 1 board meeting.

Centrist Sen. Specter Died Fighting for Moderation

Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F. Kennedy's assassination and played starring roles in Supreme Court …

Debate Preparations Consume Candidates

With the White House race barreling toward the finish, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were staying out of the spotlight Monday, underscoring the intense focus each campaign …

NAACP Seeks 2013 Elections for Miss. Legislature

The NAACP contends blacks are still discriminated against in new legislative districts. It has asked a federal panel to redraw those districts approved by the Justice Department last month and …

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10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Analysis: Romney Wants a Repeat, Obama a Reversal

Mitt Romney would love another debate like the last one. President Barack Obama most certainly would not.

Miss. West Nile Cases Up to 225 for Year

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 12 new human cases of West Nile virus.

Stocks Open Higher on Wall Street; Mattel Jumps

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday after several big-name U.S. companies posted strong results for the third quarter.

Govt to Let Cubans Travel Freely

The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it will no longer require islanders to apply for an exit visa, eliminating a much-loathed bureaucratic procedure that has been a major impediment for …

Social Security Benefits to Go Up by 1.7 Percent

More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year.

Marijuana Backers Courting Conservatives

It's not all hippies backing November's marijuana legalization votes in Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

Manning's 3 TD Passes Spur Broncos' Comeback

Down 24-0 at halftime, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos reveled after one of the biggest comebacks in NFL regular-season history.

Clinton: I'm Responsible for Consulate Security

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is answering Republican criticism of the Obama administration's handling of last month's attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying she — …

Frank Melton to North Jackson: "It's Over!"

Mayoral hopeful Frank Melton has called his race against Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. before it ever began. "It's over!" he exclaimed to 35 wealthy women gathered at a breakfast meet-and-greet-and-fund-raise …

K.C. Morrison

Dr. K. C. Morrison will present a scholarly discussion of race and the Obama presidency at Tougaloo College.

Hawkins Field, Cancer Screenings, Englewood Gardens and Closings

The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority has begun a project to restore the Hawkins Field Airport Terminal.