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One Seed at a Time

As summer continues to blaze, some of our early-planted varieties will start to bolt, or produce seeds.

Stretching Their Sound 'Coast to Coast'

The River City Tanlines are back with some new sounds. The Memphis-based trio, led by singer and guitarist Alicja Trout, recently released "Coast to Coast," its first album in six …

Bryant Creates Council for Gulf Funds

More than 100 business and civic leaders from the Mississippi Gulf Coast will advise Gov. Phil Bryant on how to spend funds to help with oil-spill recovery efforts.

30 Years and Going Strong

Over the years, I have seen Hunter Gibson perform everywhere from weddings and private parties to corporate events and local venues.

Art with Heart

Miranda Jordan got a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes, in December 2003.

Treasuring 'Sparkle'

Directed by Salim Akil ("Jumping the Broom") from a screenplay written by Mary Brock Akil, "Sparkle" centers on a middle class matriarchal household in Detroit in 1968, though the civil-rights …

Delta Pilgrims' Progress

In the case of the Spiritual Pilgrimage to the Mississippi Delta, the semi-annual pilgrimages are a means to connect with past, both physically and spiritually, by traveling to and visiting …

Batter Up for the Seedsters

In a charity softball game Thursday, Aug. 23, at Trustmark Park, two local teams will take to the diamond competing not only for bragging rights but to benefit local non-profit, …

Most Miss. Students Unprepared for College

Mississippi's ACT scores remained the worst in the nation last year, despite an increasing number of students taking courses that are supposed to prepare them for college.

Miss. River Reopened to Barge Traffic

Shipping is being allowed to move slowly through a stretch of the Mississippi River near Greenville.

East Coast Earthquake Created a 'New Normal'

Earthquake drills are now as ubiquitous as fire drills at Louisa County schools in central Virginia.

Ex-Penn State President Goes on Offensive

Penn State's disgraced former president is trying to convince the public he had no idea that Jerry Sandusky was a child molester.

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories people will be talking about today.

Billy Hamilton

Billy Hamilton has been tearing up base paths all season long in minor-league baseball.

JPD Reports Crime Increases

Violent crime in Jackson is up 92 percent from the same week last year reported the Jackson Police Department in its weekly statistics.

Court-Ordered Henley-Young Fixes Not Made

Hinds County is not complying with its part of a federal settlement agreement to end systematic mistreatment of children at the county's Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center.

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At Least Four Shot Outside Empire State Building

New York City police say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead.

Sempra Opens Second Miss. Gas Storage Cavern

Sempra Energy says it's opened a second natural gas storage cavern southeast of Jackson.

Gov. Bryant Chimes in on Immigration

Gov. Phil Bryant has issued an Executive Order reaffirming Mississippi law that prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits.

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Judge: TVA Liable for Massive Tenn. Coal Ash Spill

Decision a victory for hundreds who sued after 5 million cubic yards of toxin-laden sludge flowed into a river and spoiled hundreds of acres west of Knoxville.