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See the new Paul McCartney video filmed partly in Natchez...

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Reeves Makes Final 1% Sales Tax Commish Pick

Verbatim release from the office of Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves: LT. GOV. REEVES NAMES SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO JACKSON SALES TAX COMMISSION JACKSON – Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves today named small business owner and local architect Michael Boerner to the 1-percent sales tax commission charged with overseeing expenditures from a …

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James Brown Biopic 'Get On Up' Screening Set for Malco Grandview July 27

Verbatim release from the Mississippi Development Authority: Exclusive Screening of Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment’s Get on Up to Be Held Sunday, July 27, at Grandview Cinema in Madison, Miss. Tickets on Sale Now, with proceeds to benefit Mission Mississippi Jackson, Miss. (July 2, 2014) – On Sunday, July 27, …

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Born in the U.S.A. and new music...

Hear a new version of "Born in the USA" and this week's new releases...

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Voter ID Rhetoric Inconsistent With GOP Reax to Primary Allegations

Voter ID would secure the integrity of elections, they said. Voter ID would prevent election fraud, they said. Yet, in the first election where voter ID was used in Mississippi, complaints of voter fraud among Republicans have been rampant. Incidentally, none of the the accusations spelled out in a lawsuit …

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Yarber Picks 2 for Sales-Tax Commission

The city has made its picks to the 1-percent sales-tax commission. City officials had requested an opinion from the Mississippi attorney general's office on whether members of the city council could sit on the commission. It's unclear whether than opinion has come back. In any case, the city's picks include …

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Watch the Trailer for "A Mississippi Love Story"

"A Mississippi Love Story" is a documentary about JFP's own Eddie Outlaw and his partner, Justin, living as a successful, committed gay couple in Mississippi, but without the legal right to marry. The documentary is available to rent or own on Vimeo On Demand. A special screening will take place …

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U.S. Loses 0-1, Advances in World Cup

The United States lost a slow-moving, rainy match against Germany, where the Germans appeared to dominate time of possession and hold the U.S. to very few scoring opportunities. Despite the loss, the Portugal win over Ghana by a single goal, 2-1, kept the United States is second place in Group …

Politics Blog

Childers Comes Out Swinging Vs. Cochran

Verbatim statement from the Travis Childers campaign: "One thing is clear tonight; Senator Cochran does not have the confidence of his state, let alone his own party. The majority of Republicans voted for change in Washington. And if we are going to change Washington, we will need to change who …

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AFA won’t be bought when it comes to anti-gay boycotts

The American Family Association won’t accept mail using the new Harvey Milk postage stamp—not even donations. AFA released a statement late May urging their supporters not only to refuse to buy postage donning the face of the late gay California politician, but also to reject mail received with that postage. …

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Unknown Hinson and Billy Joe Shaver

Unknown Hinson & Billy Joe Shaver

Politics Blog

Chism Strategies Poll: McDaniel Leads Likely GOP Voters By 8 Points

Verbatim release from Chism Strategies: Last night we conducted the final track of our MS Senate GOP runoff surveys. We surveyed 697 voters statewide. The MOE was +/- 3.8%. The survey was restricted to voters from the GOP primary on June 3rd. It does not include potential voters who did …

The Arts Blog

USA IBC Moves to Round Two

June 18 concluded the first eight cycles of the USA International Ballet Competition. Round one, which included 91 dancers, ended with 54 dancers moving to round two. Eighteen senior male dancers have moved to round two, along with 14 senior female dancers, seven junior male dancers and 15 junior female …

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AFA Voter Guide Promotes Partisanship

The American Family Association Action Voter Guide has made its Internet rounds this election season, prompting Christian voters to prioritize conservative ideologies at the polls.

Politics Blog

Hendrix and Sweet Head to Ward 6 Runoff

Tyrone Hendrix and Dennis Sweet IV will be heading for the Ward 6 City Council Election, which is scheduled for July 1. In yesterday's election, Hendrix came out on top with 546 votes. Sweet was only nine votes behind with 537 votes total. Rashaad Crisler came in third place with …

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International Ballet in Jackson

Before now, I had hardly watched any ballets. I saw "The Nutcracker" live once when I was in elementary school and again at after a pep rally in high school. I own that soundtrack plus a couple more ballet scores, but other than that, the world of dance is a …

Music

The International Gumbo Festival Returns!

The International Gumbo Festival returns to downtown Jackson.

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MS Supremes Tell Hood 'No' on Byrom, Throw Out Man's Death Sentence

The Mississippi State Supreme Court has denied Attorney General Jim Hood's request for an explanation of their March decision in the case of Michelle Byrom, Tom Freeland of the North Mississippi Commenter reports. Byrom had been on a death row for participating in the murder of her abusive husband. However, …

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