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After New Year’s Eve Ratings Disaster, CFP Semifinals are Moving

The idea of building a new tradition on New Year’s Eve happened just one year before college football playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock changed course. Now, the schedule has been changed in the four years that the semifinals were to be played on Dec. 31. Hancock believed that the semifinals …

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Jackson Launching New Water Bill Portal Aug 1

Verbatim release: City of Jackson Launches Self-Service Portal for Water Customers The City of Jackson will launch the new customer self-service portal on Monday, Aug. 1, providing convenience and useful information to the City’s water customers. The portal allows water customers to pay bills online, view account balances and copies …

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Lions Reward Former MSU Corner Slay with a Contract Extension

Former Itawamba Community College and Mississippi State University cornerback Darius Slay believed he was a top-seven corner in the NFL. The Detroit Lions brass must have agreed with him after signing him to a new four-year extension. Detroit needed to lock up Slay, who is just 25 years old, to …

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MVSU Picked Second, JSU Picked Fourth in Preseason Women’s Soccer

While college football is just around the corner, let’s not forget that women’s soccer will begin this fall. The SWAC head coaches and sports information directors made their preseason predictions for the upcoming soccer season. The team to beat and big winner of the awards is affiliate member Howard University, …

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Jackson Man Arrested for Conspiracy, Bribery of Hinds County Assistant DA

VERBATIM:Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that a Jackson man was arrested Friday for bribery of a public official and conspiracy following a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the FBI. Robert Henderson, 44, is accused of offering a former Hinds County assistant district attorney $500 in exchange …

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U.S. District Judge 'Passes Baton' on HB 1523 Case, Denies Stay Motion

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has denied Gov. Phil Bryant and executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services John Davis' motion to stay the preliminary injunction Reeves initially issued, which blocked House Bill 1523 from becoming law. In his 6-page order, Reeves says that the state did not …

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Events That the U.S. Struggles in at the Olympics

No country in the history of the Olympics has been more successful than the United States of America. The U.S. has won 2,404 total medals since the modern games began in 1896. In second place is the dissolved Soviet Union, which only had 1,123 total medals. No other country has …

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Clinton’s Akers is Highly Sought After

Monday, Aug. 1, was the first day that public schools could hold practice for the upcoming season, though private schools were able to begin practice last week. That means the top players in the state are preparing for this season after a summer of visits with schools or showing off …

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Former Rebel Moncrief Pledges to Support Daughter of Former Teammate Who Died

Former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton and current wide receiver Donte Moncrief were more than just teammates. The two players were good friends who spent time off the field bowling and playing pool together. Both players joined the Colts before the 2014 season. Moncrief was drafted in the third …

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Sombra Comes to Flowood

Sombra Mexican Kitchen is following in the footsteps of Amerigo Italian Restaurant. In November, a new location of the restaurant will open in Flowood in the former space of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. The new space is 8,400 square feet and will be able to seat 225 guests. It will also …

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Injury Moves Dak Prescott to Cowboys’ No. 2 Quarterback

Everything changed for the Dallas Cowboys at the position of quarterback on a single play. Kellen Moore was scheduled to become the No. 2 quarterback behind Tony Romo. That all changed on Tuesday, Aug. 2, when an offensive lineman rolled up Moore, breaking the quarterback’s fibula or ankle depending on …

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Town Hall with Dr. Kai Smith

In July, the JFP held a town hall meeting at Millsaps College with featured guest Kai Smith.

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No Pelé to Light the Cauldron, NBC Delays Opening Ceremony

The most recognizable Brazilian athletic star, Pelé, won’t be on hand during the opening ceremony tonight at the Rio Olympics. It would be an understatement to say that he is Brazil's biggest and best-known athlete. Even though he hasn’t competed in nearly 40 years, he is the standard all soccer …

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NFL and Saints Camp News

Unless you live without Internet, by now, you probably know that the first NFL Preseason game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers was cancelled due to poor field conditions. While it does hurt the NFL to have its first game of the year cancelled, it isn’t the end …

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Dutch Gymnast Thrown out of Rio for Night of Drinking

Charles Barkley once made headlines for declaring in a Nike ad in 1993 that he wasn’t a role model. Good thing for Sir Charles that he didn’t have to play for the Dutch gymnastics association and the Dutch Olympic Committee. The Netherlands tossed Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder out from …

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Saints Begin Preseason Tonight Against Patriots

The NFL preseason will officially kickoff tonight with six games on the schedule. That is good news for the league after the Hall of Fame game was cancelled on Sunday. Tonight is the first preseason game for the New Orleans Saints after a season last year that ended with a …

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U.S. Women Win Back-to-Back Gold in Team Gymnastics *Updated All-Around Final*

Breaking: Simone Biles wins the gold medal in the women’s all-around final and teammate Aly Raisman wins the silver medal. The event was held today and will be seen in primetime on NBC as coverage starts at 7 p.m. The members of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team call themselves “The …

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AG Hood Responds to DOJ Olmstead Lawsuit

Attorney General Jim Hood issued a statement in response to the DOJ Olmstead lawsuit, filed today in federal court. That statement is reproduced in full below. JACKSON— A lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Department of Justice against the state of Mississippi provides the most meaningful opportunity yet for leaders …

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5th Circuit Denies Gov. Bryant's Motion for Stay in HB1523 Case

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Phil Bryant and MDHS Executive Director John Davis' motions to stay the injunction that blocked House Bill 1523 from becoming law. Bryant and Davis asked the court to expedite their appeal, and that application was also denied. The 5th Circuit …

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Donald J. Trump Set to Come to Jackson for Private Fundraiser

Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump is scheduled to be in Jackson next Wednesday, August 24, for a fundraising event supporting his campaign, a MS GOP press release states. Tickets for the event are being sold at an affordable $1,000 per ticket. The event begins at 6:00 PM, but the …