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Indie Music Week Ins and Outs
The second annual Jackson Indie Music Week is approaching fast, with many concerts, showcases, panel discussions, and other activities that highlight music from around the state, the region and the …
Meredith McGee
While Meredith McGee was growing up in Jackson, the second-generation writer says her family had a love for reading and the written arts.
UN Backs Russian-Turkish Syria Efforts as Cease-Fire Wavers
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as a fragile …
School Funding Formula Looms as Top 2017 Issue for Lawmakers
The top issue for Mississippi's Legislature when it returns Tuesday is education funding, but Republican leaders' plans remain to be seen.
Syria's Cease-Fire Holding Despite Minor Violations
A nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at midnight held Friday despite minor violations, marking a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has disregarded …
Mississippi Made
Actor, writer and film producer Ben Matheny isn't shy about his pride for his Mississippi roots.
Trumps Pick for Ambassador to Israel Sparks Hot Debate
If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama's approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, …
Berlin Truck Attack Suspect Killed in Milan Police Shootout
The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan during a routine patrol outside …
Officials Say Fingerprints Tie Tunisian to Berlin Attack
German officials presented mounting evidence Thursday that Anis Amri was behind the wheel of a truck that smashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12, as authorities across Europe …
Campaign Finance, BP Money Bills Await Legislators
Thanks to BP, Mississippi has additional income to spend in the 2017 legislative session. The state received its first payment from BP from the 2010 oil-spill settlement last summer.
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 …
Livingston Cellars, NewCare MD and Belhaven School of Science and Mathematics
Every season, wine and spirits store Livingston Cellars holds a wine-tasting event. For this season, Mitchell Earrey, the store's general manager and resident sommelier, planned a special New Year's Eve-themed …
Jarrius Adams
Jarrius Adams, a 19-year-old Hattiesburg resident and a sophomore at the University of Mississippi majoring in public policy and political science, recently won the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway competition, which …
France, Russia Reach Compromise as Aleppo Rescue Uncertain
France struck a compromise Sunday with Russia on a U.N. resolution that it said would prevent "mass atrocities" in besieged areas of Aleppo, where thousands of trapped civilians and rebel …
Trump Moves to Cancel Deals in Azerbaijan, Georgia
The Trump Organization has canceled a licensing deal for a hotel in Azerbaijan and is taking steps to do the same for a project in neighboring Georgia, part of recent …
Thomas J. Ward Jr.
As with all of Mississippi, the rural town of Mound Bayou in Bolivar County has its fair share of interesting landmarks, including one that even some residents might not know …
Border Cities Worry that Ending NAFTA Would Hurt Economies
Donald Trump's only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that's not long enough …
Aleppo Cease-Fire Collapses, Threatening Evacuation Plans
A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Aleppo effectively collapsed on Wednesday, with fighter jets resuming deadly air raids over the opposition's densely crowded …
All Must Take Responsibility for Preventing Crime
Much research shows that hopelessness prolongs problems, including crime, because people don't do what each of them could to alleviate the conditions that lead to misbehavior.
Protecting Refugee Children
The Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program that Catholic Charities runs in the state is one of 19 programs nationally that resettle refugee minors in the U.S. The federal Office of Refugee …