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Town Hall on Sales Tax Set for Sunday

With less than two months left before Jacksonians head to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed 1-percent sales tax increase, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is taking his message to the people. Lumumba will host a town hall-style meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 at Pearl St. African …

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60 New Albums in 2013: 50-41

Hello readers. You might remember me from my time at the JFP as the writer of the bi-monthly column “The Key of G,” where I covered local and national music, as well as just musing about different topics related to music in general. One of the things I liked to …

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Northwest Rankin Loses in Court

Some will remember the story the JFP broke back in May about a lawsuit a student brought against Northwest Rankin High School after she was forced to attend a religious event at the school. Well, the student won in federal court, and Northwest Rankin has a brand new policy on …

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Gabe Jackson Wins Inaugural Hull Trophy

Mississippi State’s Gabe Jackson, an All American guard rated at the top of his position by NFL draft experts, has been selected the first winner of the Kent Hull Trophy as Mississippi’s most outstanding collegiate offensive lineman. Jackson will receive the Kent Hull Trophy at the C Spire Conerly Trophy …

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Happy Thanksgiving New Releases...

This week's new releases...

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60 New Albums in 2013: 40-31

Hello readers. You might remember me from my time at the JFP as the writer of the bi-monthly column “The Key of G,” where I covered local and national music, as well as just musing about different topics related to music in general. One of the things I liked to …

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Lumumba Announces Two More Town Halls

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has announced two more town hall meetings to discuss the need for the city to pass a 1-percent sales tax hike. The first is set for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the E-Center on the campus of Jackson State University at 1230 Raymond Road. …

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Some new Christmas music, regional picks, and everything else...

This week's regional picks and new releases...

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AG JIm Hood Clarifies Open Carry Law

Verbatim press release: Attorney General Issues Opinion to Clarify Gun Carry December 5, 2013 Contact: Jan Schaefer Public Information Officer 601-359-2002 [email protected] Jackson, MS- An opinion released by Attorney General Jim Hood outlines where concealed stun guns, revolvers and pistols can be carried by enhanced permit holders on public property …

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Cochran Running: What They Are Saying

With the announcement that he will seek a seventh term representing Mississippi in the U.S. Senate, Thad Cochran set off an flurry of statements from state and national figures, alike. Here are a few, including one of his opponents. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, in an official release: “Deborah and I …

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60 New Albums in 2013: 30-21

Hello readers. You might remember me from my time at the JFP as the writer of the bi-monthly column “The Key of G,” where I covered local and national music, as well as just musing about different topics related to music in general. One of the things I liked to …

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Neighborhood Organization Set To Feed Cops

Civic group OurFondren plans to feed the officers of Jackson Police Precinct 4 this Thursday at 1 p.m. to show their appreciation. The group is in its second year sponsoring the program, but it needs help. According to a Tuesday press release, McDade's Grovery, Fondren Renaissance and the Fondren Association …

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12/29 Saliva Show Cancelled

This just in from Ardenland: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Saliva show recently scheduled for 12/29/2013 at Duling Hall has been cancelled. http://www.ardenland.net/shows.html

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ACLU: Couple Researching Mississippi Stereotypes Are Racially Profiled in Mississippi

From the you can't make this ish up file, the Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint this afternoon alleging the Mississippi Highway Patrol engaged in racial profiling and violated the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of Raymond Montgomery and Cathryn Stout, who are African American. The stop …

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60 New Albums in 2013: 20-11

Hello readers. You might remember me from my time at the JFP as the writer of the bi-monthly column “The Key of G,” where I covered local and national music, as well as just musing about different topics related to music in general. One of the things I liked to …

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City To Host Three More Town Hall Meetings

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and the City of Jackson will host three additional town hall meetings to discuss the merits of the proposed 1-percent sales tax option currently before Jackson voters, the city announced Monday morning. Wards 1 and 2 will meet at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Word and …

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For Some Reason, Phil Bryant Thinks Feds Want to Educate Mississippi's Kids

Mississippi routinely lags the rest of the nation when it comes to educating or kids. Apparently, Gov. Phil Bryant is under the impression that the federal government -- with everything it's dealing with related to the rollout of the health law -- now wants to try to fix Mississippi's public-education …

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The AFA Warned Us! Polgamy Now Legal and It's the Gays' Fault

The American Family Association's president, Tim Wildmon, sent out an "AFA ActionAlert" this morning to let us know that our worst fears are, indeed, coming true. Thanks to an "activist" Federal judge in Utah, "...polygamy is now essentially legal in the United States." Whoa! I tell you, those activist judges …

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Comegy Fired As JSU Football Coach

Jackson State University will replace head football Coach Rick Comegy, the university announced today. A search for Comegy’s successor will begin immediately, JSU Director of Athletics Vivian L. Fuller said. “We are grateful to Coach Comegy and his staff for their service to Jackson State,” Fuller said. “We appreciate the …