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A Time to Shine
Leflore County's bootlegging history will play a role in a new museum exhibit highlighting prohibition, moonshine and illegal distilleries in Mississippi.
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Democrats Court Black Voters in Mississippi Governor Primary
Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood, who is white, was courting African American voters in Mississippi's largest county, who will play an important part in deciding the eight-person Democratic primary on Aug. 6.
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Till Marker Pic Shows 'Little Progress' in State, Lawmaker Says
When a trio of male students from the University of Mississippi posed with rifles next to a bullet-ridden Emmett Till memorial marker, they were representing an unfortunate truth about racism in the state, Mississippi Rep. Jeramey Anderson, D-Moss Point, believes.
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Seafood Cook-Off, Belhaven Nights and Campbell's Cheesecake Challenge
Hunter Evans, head chef at Lou's Full-Serv in Jackson, will travel to Louisiana to take part in the 16th-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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Mayor's Basketball Event Encourages Peace, Unity and Honors Father
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced that the City of Jackson will host a Peace in the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament to help combat violence in the community at a July 23 press conference outside city hall.
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Hood Calls Tech, Women's Opportunities 'The Hope for Our Future'
Right now, though, just over 30% of the state does not have access to high-speed broadband service at all and remains limited to relying on slower options, like dial-up, to connect to the internet. It's worse in rural areas and small towns.
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Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democratic candidate for governor, spoke at the Women for …
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Engine test for Space Launch System to be in Mississippi
NASA says it will conduct the "Green Run" rocket testing campaign for the new Space Launch System rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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Stephanie Adlington & Aaron Lessard: A Tale of Two
In 2017, Stephanie Adlington needed a new guitar player, and a mutual friend connected her to Aaron Lessard, whose music fuses roots rock with genres such as rockabilly, jazz and blues. The two bonded over their shared love of vintage music.
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Candidate Questionnaire: Ronnie Crudup Jr. (House District 71)
The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the House District 71 race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.