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Deep Topics
Lisa Biagiotti drove 13,000 miles, went on more than a dozen road trips and talked to upwards of 400 people across the rural South to film a documentary about the …
By the Handful
Fannie Lou Hamer, a folk philosopher of the Civil Rights Movement, knew what she was up against in a state and region where an entrenched hard-right oligarchy ruled at the …
Begin a New Day
It's been a rough couple of weeks for Jackson, with two highly regarded local men meeting untimely deaths.
Politics
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Poo-poo'
Mississippi legislators have been slinging mud at each other over which party is to blame for not reauthorizing the state's Medicaid program during the regular session, which ended last week.
Culture
Greed is Good
Boneqweesha Jones: "Welcome to the Ghetto Science Public Television premiere of 'Stuff That Matters.' Yes, I'm back on the scene like a record machine and ready to share and talk …
City & County
Paige: A Voice for the People
Kourtney Paige has spent his career working in radio. Now, he wants to lend his voice to the people of Jackson as city councilman for Ward 4.
City & County
Robinson: Education is Key
Dexter J. Robinson isn't looking for attention. As the 11th of 12 siblings, he learned to stop doing that years ago. What he is looking for is a platform, as …
City & County
Gung Ho on Guns
By some measures, guns did not have a good year in the Mississippi Legislature.
Post Office Backpedals on Eliminating Saturday Delivery
The financially beleaguered Postal Service conceded Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed.
City & County
Remembering Eric Smith
Eric T. Smith was always busy. He was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors.
Question o' the Week: What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
JFP
You & JFP
Favorite quote: "It's not what you do that kills you, it's what you don't do that kills you."
City & County
Curbing Murder in the Capital City
During "Operation Bunny Hop," Jackson police teamed up with the Hinds County Sheriff's Department, the U.S. Marshals Taskforce and a narcotics unit and made 226 arrests in a three-day span …
Business
Creative, Historic Space
Take a couple of enthusiastic young Jackson entrepreneurs and put them together with an established urban-development company and what do you get? Well, you might get some fabulous low-cost housing …
Jacksonian
Valerie Blakey
What initially started out as a year-long high-school project for Valerie Blakey turned into a promising career in the film industry.
Editor's Note
Hunting and Gathering
Last week, I had a young documentary crew called subSIPPI in my office asking me questions about whether Mississippi has changed.
Music
Impermanent Art
The High Note Jam Series is the musical lovechild of two anchor arts organizations in downtown Jackson, namely the Greater Jackson Arts Council and the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Epps Says Do Best He Can to Operate MDOC
The Mississippi Department of Corrections may delay some renovation projects and counties may not get paid for housing some parole and probation violators until MDOC can transport them back to …
Miss. Set to Add Terrorism to Death Penalty Law
Mississippi is set to add terrorism to the list of crimes that could lead to the death penalty, if a victim is killed.
Coroner: Man Shot Self Twice After Killing Officer
The murder suspect who killed a detective at police headquarters in Mississippi's capital city last week shot himself twice in the head after shooting the officer four times, the coroner …
