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When Jackson St. let Rick Comegy go, they said they wanted the next coach to recruit more local players.

Chokwe Lumumba, an extraordinary leader with a vision of liberation forged in the 1960s Black Power movement, died on Tuesday after eight transformational months in office as Mayor of Jackson, Miss.

CLINTON - The federal government has filed a complaint seeking to bar a Jackson-area tax preparer from preparing federal tax returns for others.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has become the first state emergency management agency in the nation to earn the StormReady designation from the National Weather Service.

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Political Prisoner Marshall Eddie Conway Released After 44 Years Wednesday, 05 March 2014 09:09 By Susie Day, Truthout | Report A small hearing March 4, 2014, in an obscure courtroom at the Circuit Court for Baltimore City ended with the release of former Black Panther Marshall Edward Conway, who has spent nearly 44 of his 67 years in maximum ... (more)

House Judiciary Committee B Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, asks members - particularly those who are attorneys - to study and comment on the proposed changes to Senate Bill 2681, the "Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act" before he decides whether to bring the bill up for a vote during a meeting of the committee Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, ... (more)

Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, asks a question of Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, during debate on teacher pay raise legislation, Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

Drew Townsend grew up in Jackson but his tastes in food reach far beyond Mississippi.

Nerval's Lobster writes "If you're going to make up a cool-sounding job title for yourself, ' Data Scientist ' seems to fit the bill.

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For most kids, they're an all-time favorite. Fast food chicken nuggets. But parents might think twice about serving them after learning exactly what's in them.

The greatest changes on the Pearl River happened over 50 years ago -- the Ross Barnett dam and reservoir.

Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, discusses an amendment for the Senate Bill No. 2818 regarding the creation of an advisory council to be known as the Commission on Starkville Consolidate School District Structure during a meeting of the House Education Committee, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

House Judiciary B Committee member Gary Chism, R-Columbus, left, listens as colleague Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, presents the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act to committee members at the state Capitol, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Jackson, Miss.

A tech company right here in Jackson has become an international player in the world of geo-spatial data.

The Mississippi Development Authority's Tourism Division will join the Mississippi Tourism Association for "MTA Day at the Capitol."

The department has leased 40,000 square feet at 633. N. State St in Jackson, about two blocks from the state Capitol.

Hinds County, Miss. supervisor Kenny Stokes believes that late Jackson mayor Chokwe Lumumba was assassinated and he wants an autopsy performed to rule out foul play, reports the Clarion-Ledger .

Author Kathryn Stockett, who at first rejected her childhood friend Tate Taylor's bid to make a movie of her book "The Help," ended up making a cameo in the film.