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Walter Williams, the 78-year-old man from Mississippi who two weeks ago " came back to life once he was put on an embalming table ," has died.

Jackson resident Francis Smith, who in 2013 was an independent candidate for mayor of Jackson, will again be on the ballot for this spring's election.

Rankin County authorities arrested on Thursday a Siwell Middle School teacher on charges of statutory rape.

If you think you have the perfect product at the right time for scads of paying customers, Jackson could be the place to turn your concept into reality, a new study says.

According to "Deadspin," the FCC received a total of 53 complaints about the big game last month, and a number of them had to do with the fact that Anthony Kiedis and Flea took the stage topless.

THE 32ND- ANNUAL MAL'S ST. PADDY'S PARADE, WHICH KICKS-OFF SATURDAY. THE PARADE SIGNALS THE START OF THE SPRING- CELEBRATION IN JACKSON.

Porsche of Jackson has added Taylor Vickery as sales manager. Vickery is a fourth-generation "car man."

TEC has appointed Wes Jones as field services manager at TEC in Jackson. Jones brings with him several years of experience in the technology industry.

CONVENTION COMPLEX. IT'S PART OF A FUNDRAISER -- FOR THE JACKSON-ZOO. 16 WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICK IS LIVE FOR US WITH A PREVIEW OF THE EVENT.

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In the wake of losing Mayor Chokwe Lumumba after only seven months of leadership, a mourning city now sees a growing field of candidates for an April 8 special election for mayor.

Roadways were lined for hours as people waited for conclusion of the near five-hour celebration of the life and legacy of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba here at the Jackson Convention Center Complex downtown.

One Mississippi hospital is providing a health service to physicians across the state, and the doctors will not even have to leave their office to take advantage of the offering.

From the Division of Endocrinology, G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

House Judiciary Committee B chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, explains the intent of the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act to Rep. Adrienne Wooten, D-Jackson, in House chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

SHELTER AND THE DOG'S OWNER AT-ODDS. 16 WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICK TALKED TO THE OWNER WHO SAYS SHE JUST WANTS-HIM BACK.

NOW TO COMMITMENT 20-14.... MORE-NAMES ADDED TO A GROWING-LIST OF CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR JACKSON-MAYOR.

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

Last week, the city of Jackson, Miss., paid its last respects to Chokwe Lumumba.

Reports have surfaced that Howard's son Brandon, a 31-year-old singer, is the son of the late Michael Jackson .