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R&B Fest Update 4

Update 4

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The First Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival

The first Jackson Ryhthm & Blues Festival

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Jackson Issues Boil-Water Notice

A large area of Jackson is under a boil-water notice from the city.

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Regional Picks for Week of 8/15 - 8/21

If you're not attending the 1st Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival this weekend, then here are a few options for you road warriors this week: It's Elvis Week in Memphis, but if The King ain't your thing, then head over to Tunica and see Chicago at Bluesville at the Horseshoe …

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New Music Releases for Tuesday 8/13/2013

A small sampling of new music due out tomorrow, 8/13: Luke Bryan - Crash My Party (Country) Washed Out - Paracosm (Pop/Rock) Glen Campbell - See You There (Country, Pop/Rock) Béla Fleck - The Imposter (Classical) Carrie Underwood - The Blown Away Tour: Live (Country) Richard Pryor - The Warner …

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Reeves Attacks Bill Minor for Attacking ALEC

Today, Tate Reeves addressed the 40th annual confab of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Chicago. In praising ALEC, Reeves took a shot at venerated Mississippi columnist Bill Minor. Reeves said: "Well, a few months ago he decided to attack ALEC," he said of Minor. "You see – Mr. Minor …

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UMMC, Insurer Reach Deal

Vertbatim release from the University of Mississippi Medical Center Division of Public Affairs: WITH AGREEMENT SIGNED, UMMC PATIENTS WITH BLUE CROSS INSURANCE REMAIN IN NETWORK JACKSON, Miss. – Leaders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center signed a one-year agreement today with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi, ending …

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C-L Delivered 13 Pink Slips?

Unconfirmed reports indicate that The Clarion-Ledger has laid off 13 employees over the past two days. The report, from The Gannett Blog (which is not an official Gannett source), says that nationwide, the Gannett Company's U.S. Community Publishing newspaper division, the C-L's parent company, has fired an estimated 223 people …

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Reeves Embraces 'Tater Tot' at Neshoba

"We are all Tater Tots," Reeves said.

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Tonight, Aug. 1: ‘Know Your Rights’ Forum

Get your questions answered about the Castle Doctrine and gun laws in Mississippi.

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Metro Part of Nationwide FBI Sex-Trafficking Sting

Law enforcement in Hinds and Rankin counties and in the cities of Jackson, Ridgeland, and Pearl worked together with the FBI, the Mississippi Attorney General's office and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to rescue victims of sex trafficking in Mississippi and bring traffickers to justice. The local action was part …

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Jackson Named a 'Friendliest City'

Conde-Nast Traveler's annual Readers' Choice Survey puts Jackson at No. 7 on its list of the 10 friendliest cities in the U.S. "Visitors to Mississippi's capital—and most populous town—note that 'friendly people and great food' make it a worthy stop. Its streets are 'steeped in history' and dotted with 'green …

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Regional Picks for Week of 8/1 - 8/7

Go in any direction this weekend and you're likely to find some live music to get you in the back-to-school spirits. There are a couple of festivals worth mentioning. The first is Secret Stages in downtown Birmingham. This is the festival's third year and it describes itself as a "music …

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New Music Releases for Tuesday 7/30/2013

Tons of new music is due out tomorrow...

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JFP Awards Announced

The JFP brought home awards this month.

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McMillin Resigning from Parole Board; Replacement Tapped

Gov. Phil Bryant has accepted the resignation of Malcolm McMillin as chairman of the State Parole Board and named current parole board member Doug Davis as McMillin's replacement. Davis' replacement will be former U.S. Marshal Nehemiah Flowers, according to a news release from Bryant's office. “I appreciate Malcolm’s service to …

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Sales Tax Holiday in Time for School Clothes

Mississippi's 2013 Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday, July 26 and runs through Saturday, July 27.