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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures Dozens

WEST, Texas (AP) — A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the …

No Half Measures

Pastry is memory. Walk into Campbell's Bakery, and you can experience exactly what I'm talking about.

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‘It’s Not About Me’: The JFP Interview with Mayoral Hopeful Frank Bluntson

Jackson City Councilman Frank Bluntson, 77, is not exactly a newcomer to local politics: He has served almost eight years on the Jackson City Council, and several as council president.

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The JFP Urban Development Manifesto

Both the day-to-day occurrences and the dramatic events not only shape our individual lives, but remind us that we're all together in the tempest that is our all-too-brief time here …

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Contemplating Chaos in a Nation of 'Soft Targets'

When her cousin and 11 others were gunned down at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last July, Anita Busch lost all interest in her favorite television crime dramas.

Community Events and Public Meetings

The Mississippi Archery State Championship is April 16-17 at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center.

Gun Debate Revives Questions About Self-Defense

In the weeks since the Connecticut school massacre, some of the most intense debate has swirled around how to keep guns from criminals without infringing on the ability of lawful …

UN: Afghan Opium Production Increases

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday.

JSU's Brent Talks Hoops at Koinonia

Jackson State basketball is at its best when its recruiting local kids, and if last week's news is any indication of things to come, there are some good times ahead …

Fight for Freedom

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland survived the Civil Rights Movement after participating (starting at age 19) in sit-ins, demonstrations and the Freedom Rides of 1961.

Three Dead in Storm Packing Ice, Snow, Tornadoes

A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the …

The JFP Interview with Kourtney Paige

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.

2013 Crossroads Film Festival

The 14th Annual Crossroads Film Festival runs from Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14. The festival features more than 140 films, of which many are made in Mississippi, produced …

Gig: Movie Maker

Kent Moorhead is a Mississippi native currently living in Sweden.

Old and New

"Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold." So goes the song we learn as children. In my adult life, I've found that it's …

Island of Enchantment

Puerto Rico, an American territory since the Spanish-American war at the turn of the 20th century, is one in a long arc of Caribbean islands that stretch from Mexico's Yucatan …

Begin a New Day

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Jackson, with two highly regarded local men meeting untimely deaths.

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.

Question o' the Week: What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?

What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?

Even in Pro-Gun States, Bid to Arm Teachers Stalls

The quest to put guns in schools has stalled in many traditionally gun-friendly states after encountering opposition from educators, reluctance from some governors and ambivalence from legislative leaders more focused …