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Jackson to Host Another Town Hall Meeting
By Tyler ClevelandThe city of Jackson will host a town hall meeting to discuss and answer questions the public may have regarding the proposed water and sewer upgrades. The next Town Hall Meeting will take place in Ward 3 on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church at 2323 Powers Avenue.
Concerned or interested citizens are encouraged to attend.
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JPS to Hold Town Hall Meetings
Correction: The date for the second set of town hall meetings has been corrected below.
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Public to Comment on 1st-in-Nation Tobacco Ban
A proposed first-in-the-nation ban on sales of all tobacco and nicotine products has bitterly divided this small community, and health officials are bracing for an onslaught of opinions as they …
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Nigeria Militants Take Kidnapped Schoolgirl Town
Islamic extremists in Nigeria have seized Chibok, forcing thousands of residents to flee from the northeast town from which the insurgents kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April, a local official …
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Mississippians Taking Supplies to Okla.
A group of volunteers from a Mississippi town that was hit hard by a tornado in 2011 will travel this week to help victims of a deadly twister that hit …
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Is Jackson a [Good] College Town?
Image by Ken Patterson
Forget Boston, it's too far away. Baton Rouge, too. Hell, forget Oxford and Starkville while you're at it. Home to five major colleges (Belhaven, Jackson State, Millsaps, Mississippi College and …
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Living Within Your Means
"Live within your means," a female voice forcefully asserted over the radio waves one morning as I was making the daily commute from Jackson to Clinton for class.
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Gifts That Matter
Every time I pick up my mail these days, I get a half-dozen pleas from non-profits and charities to send money. Unfortunately for them, it was last year that I …
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DRIVE: ‘Ion: Say It With Me'
Every week our car-shopping adventure starts out pretty much the same. We have the best of intentions, planning a Car Driving Day soon after the most recent JFP has been …
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National
Hurricane Zeta Speeds Toward a Storm-Weary Louisiana
Hurricane Zeta sped toward storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, threatening to push up to 9 feet of sea water inland and batter homes and …
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Music
The Vamps Rev Up
When The Vamps performed at Duling Hall in December 2015, attendees kept telling the musicians how thrilled they were that the band was playing a reunion show. Of course, the …
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Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Moving On from the Dumpster Fire of 2017
Between social media, podcasts, the radio and more, it's really hard to miss the news right now. Really, really hard.
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Biz Roundup
Mississippi Craft Beer Festival, "Save Our Summer," Positive Steps Fertility Clinic and Braves Business After Hours
The Fondren Renaissance Foundation is joining with Capital City Beverage Company and Southern Beverage Company to host the fourth annual Mississippi Craft Beer Festival on Friday, June 15, at Duling …
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Biz Roundup
Saltine, SweetWater Brewing Open; New Stage Season Announced
Following a $19 million expansion, Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company, which the Brewer's Association ranks as one of the nation's top 20 craft breweries, is bringing its craft-beer lineup to Mississippi …
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State
Ex-Deputy Municipal Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge
A former deputy municipal clerk in a Mississippi town was arrested Thursday for allegedly embezzling cash from residents paying their water bills.
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[Stiggers] Hope and Ambition
Greetings, fellow hustlers. Welcome to the 'Work from Home without a Place to Live Entrepreneur and Job Search Seminar'—co-sponsored by the 'Lord Have Mercy We Really Need Work to Pay …
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Sheila Bedi
On Nov. 29, Sheila Bedi testified before the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence in Baltimore, Md.
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T.O. Calls Garcia Out
NFL teams are preparing for the first full weekend of exhibition games. So naturally it's time to start talking about players' sex lives. In an interview in the next issue …
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Person of the Day
The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels
Tonight, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame toasts the 1959 Ole Miss Rebels, a team that just might be the best college football team in the history of our state—and …
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Party On, Big Ben
In case you haven't heard, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL on Sunday. Doctor S doesn't know if the Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is …
