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Tom Stingley: About the Business

Tom Stingley, 61, is running for city council as a service to his hometown of Jackson.

Williams: Part of the Solution

Patricia Williams' candidacy for Ward 3 comes from deep concern. As a life-long resident of the ward, she says it has gone downhill in recent years along with its young people, particularly young men.

Paige: Skating to Victory?

For James Paige, a husband and father of three daughters, the condition of Jackson's roads along with crime and business development are of paramount concern.

Williams: Stabilize the Neighborhood

If you've seen Zachery Williams canvassing the neighborhoods of Ward 3 looking for votes in his effort to win a city council seat, you've probably met his father J.C., too.

Greer: Young and Accessible

Jackson's slate of candidates for city council could be characterized as a youth movement, and Pam Greer is right in the middle of it.

Trimble: Engage the People

Trimble has been teaching social studies at Lanier High School for years. Now, he wants to apply that knowledge as councilman for Ward 4.

Jones: Living Up to Potential

John H. Jones Jr. is a highly educated and experienced administrator, and he wants to bring those qualities to the Jackson mayor's office.

With Safety History, is Yokohama a Good Deal?

After a day-long special legislative session and an announcement in West Point on Monday, April 29, a deal to bring a Yokohoma Tire Co. manufacturing plant to northwest Mississippi is now official.

Jackson Municipal Elections: The Candidates

With yard signs, flyers and debates galore, you might have lost track of which candidates are running for which offices. Here's a quick reference list.

Mayoral Debate Provides Great Political Theater

The mayoral debate at Mississippi College of Law's Student Assembly Center drew an overflow crowd, and provided some fireworks as Jackson enters the final week of the 2013 municipal races.

Ergon, Homebuilders, Nucor, 20/20 PACs Quietly Helping Candidates

Political action commissions are way to quietly donate to a candidate in Mississippi—if they wait until the last minute.

Lee’s Legal Troubles Multiply

The week before the Democratic primary went from bad to worse for mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee when news emerged Monday that a fifth supplier, Diversey Inc., is suing his family business, Mississippi Products Inc., for non-payment.

Reeves: A Woman with a Vision

Jackson resident and business owner Charlotte Reeves prides herself on being a longtime resident of the capital city.

Debra Ferguson

Debra Ferguson says she and her husband of 38 years don't vacation very well.

Mississippi Preps for Year's First Execution

Willie Jerome Manning, who is scheduled to be the first person Mississippi executes in 2013, is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider several issues that could have affected his sentence.

Musician's Emporium, Pig and Pint, Tax Credits and Employer Support

Musician's Emporium Bar & Grill, located at 642 Tombigbee St., in Jackson, celebrated its grand opening April 19.

Felder Rushing

Felder Rushing is a man whose gardening roots run deep.

Development Rough on Existing Business

Scott Stringer is a co-owner at Lott Furniture Company on Capitol Street. He has a business to run and a budget to balance. Lately, the latter is proving a lot harder to do in the downtown area.

More States Blow the Whistle on High School Football Heat Illness

Spring football practice started this month for high schools across the country, and teams are drawing up game plans for the heat as well as this fall's opponents.

Candice Stocker

Candice Stocker is one of the organizers of Community Animal Rescue & Adoption Inc.'s upcoming Jail-n-Bail fundraiser event May 2. She also sits on CARA's board of directors.

Community Events and Public Meetings

A Freedom Riders Pilgrimage Stop is Tuesday, April 30, at 9 a.m. in front of the statue at Medgar Evers Library.

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Tire Plant Sparks Regional Disputes

A proposed tire plant in West Point, which was the focus of a special session of the Mississippi Legislature today, drew light criticism from lawmakers around the state.

Lack Of Competition Might Hamper Health Exchanges

The White House sums up the central idea behind the health care exchanges in the new federal health law with a simple motto: "more choices, greater competition."

Jobie L. Martin Classroom Building

A locally designed building on the campus of Hinds Community College has received a national award for excellence from the American Institute of Architecture.

It's the Weekend!

On Sunday, Ballet Mississippi's "The Sleeping Beauty, Act III" is at 2 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.

Boston Bombing Suspects Echo Home-Grown Terrorists in Madrid, London Attacks

The story of the Boston bombers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, is still unfolding at high speed. Many aspects of the case, including the brothers' motivations, are not yet clear.

Joseph LeBeau & Rico Richardson

Over the next three days (starting tonight, April 25, with the first round) the NFL will hold its annual amateur draft. Two Jackson State Tigers are hoping to hear their names called before the draft ends.

City in the Sky

The long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed "Bioshock" series is finally here, and despite its flaws, it was worth the wait.

The Joy of Failure

The function of Dwarf Fortress is to simulate in unnerving complexity a chaotic, living world, from its geology to its psychology.

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