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• BREAKING: Corps Says ‘No’ to Lake Plans

  by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Read More: Archive of JFP's Pearl River/Lakes Coverage The Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its four-year study of flood-control plans for the Pearl River between Hinds and Rankin Counties, according to the Corps' Vicksburg District Chief of Public Affairs Frank Worley. "We went though the study" [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:10pm EST
  

• Hood Calls Foul on Entergy Upgrade Plan

  by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Entergy Mississippi Inc. announced last week that it would be investing $500 million in "upgrading and bolstering" Mississippi transmission facilities between 2006 and 2013. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  

• Bryant Announces Govt. Reorganization Plan

  by Ward Schaefer November 30, 2009 State legislators will consider reform and reorganization of state government in January, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said today. At a news conference this morning, Bryant released a report detailing recommendations for improving efficiency and accountability in Mississippi's government. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Miro Lago

  by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Miro Lago can boast of being the first working manager of the King Edward Hotel in more than 40 years, since the business closed its doors in 1967. The King Edward Hotel, which is reopening as a Hilton Garden Hotel, is a fitting place for him, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:05pm EST
  

• Public Meetings and Community Events This Week

  by Latasha Willis November 30, 2009 Monday, Nov. 30 4 p.m., Jackson City Council work session at Jackson City Hall (200 S. President St.). Call 601-960-1033. 6 p.m., LGBT Parenting Group at Safe Harbor Family Church (2147 Henry Hill Dr.). Dinner will be provided. Free; call 601-559-6133. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• Council to Vote on Melton’s Legal Fees

  November 30, 2009 On tomorrow's agenda for the Jackson City Council is the question of whether to pay former Mayor Frank Melton's legal fees and those of his two bodyguards. City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen and Councilman Kenneth Stokes are bringing the question to the council Tuesday, according to WAPT. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:45pm EST
  

• An Appetizing Egg Bowl

  Throw out the records. This is the Egg Bowl. This year's annual rivalry between the Ole Miss Rebels (8-3) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-7) is the most appealing Egg Bowl in the last half-decade, or longer.by John Yargo November 25, 2009 Update: Relying on a strong running game, key interceptions and' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:00am EST
  

• [Editorial] This Black Friday, Shop Local First

  Black Friday this, and Black Friday that. Do you really, truly want to get up with the chickens and wait outside some big-box retailer to save a few dollars on the same gift everyone else is buying? Truly?November 25, 2009 Black Friday this, and Black Friday that. Do you really, truly [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  

• JPS Weighs Bullying Policy

  by Ward Schaefer November 25, 2009 The bullying got so bad that LaShron Cooley's daughter began to feel physically sick before school. As a sixth-grader in the International Baccalaureate Program at Northwest Middle School, the girl was teased for being bookish and sticking out. Her mother is from Detroit, and some classmates [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

• Insurance-Reform Bills Big on Change

  by Adam Lynch November 25, 2009 Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had a lot to be proud of at the end of October when the House released a new and improved bill to reform health care and health-care coverage. The 10-year $894 billion package, she said, would expand coverage to more than 36 [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:50pm EST
  

• Mississippi Invitational in its Last Week at MMA

  After this week, the 2009 Mississippi Invitational exhibition is history. This year's exhibition is the seventh such survey of Mississippi art, including a variety of works from a diversity of artists. Selected by New York based-based curator Peter Plagens, the exhibition features artists including Duncan Baird, Cleveland; Brent Fogt, Jackson; [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:53pm EST
  

• Lies, Damn Lies and ‘Dangerous’ Rankings

  by Ronni Mott and Ward Schaefer November 24, 2009 Heard that Jackson is one of the "most dangerous" cities? Read the fine print. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  

• More Trouble for Yazoo Pumps

  by Adam Lynch November 24, 2009 Last week, environmental groups pounced on an August lawsuit filed by the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners over the federal rejection of a plan to drain the southern portion of the Mississippi Delta. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Latasha Willis

  by Donna Ladd November 24, 2009 Today we honor one of our own: new JFP event listings editor Latasha Willis. The best way you can honor Latasha? Send your events calendars for the next three months to her by next Tuesday, Dec. 1 at events@jacksonfreepress.com. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:05pm EST
  

• Hinds to Receive Federal Transportation Funds

  November 24, 2009 The U.S. Department of Transportation announced yesterday that Hinds County will receive $1.425 million to replace pavement on Siwell Road. The road is a key link in the 18-mile corridor connecting the Interstate 20 Norrell Road interchange to the Interstate 55 Byram-Clinton corridor, according to a release. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:43pm EST
  

• Three JPS Schools Make Highest Grade

  by Ward Schaefer November 23, 2009 Three Jackson elementary schools received the state's highest rating according to new data released this morning by the Mississippi Department of Education. Those elementary schools, Power APAC, Davis Magnet and McWillie, received "Star School" ratings, the highest possible under the new state accountability system. All three [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:25pm EST
  

• New Breast Cancer Guidelines Spark Controversy

  by Ronni Mott November 23, 2009 Last week, two separate groups released new recommendations regarding cancer screening for women. On Nov. 16 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reversed decades of previous recommendations regarding mammograms to detect breast cancer. Then, on Nov. 20, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released their [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Ricky Moore

  by Ward Schaefer November 20, 2009 Ricky Moore will retire from his position as Hinds County's assistant director of emergency operations on Nov. 30. Moore, a Jackson native, has held the post for 20 years, and his retirement, which he announced Nov. 6, comes after he was passed over for promotion to [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• Public Meetings and Community Events This Week

  by Vince Falconi November 23, 2009 Monday, Nov. 23 4 p.m., Jackson/Hinds Library System Board of Trustees meets at the Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). The trustees will discuss matters concerning the local library system. Free; call 601-968-5825. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• MDE Releases New School Ratings

  November 23, 2009 This morning, the Mississippi Department of Education released the details of its new public school ratings system, after more than two years. The MDE needed the new accountability model "to align with the State Board of Education's goals and a new, more rigorous curriculum implemented two years ago" [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:41pm EST
  

• Ole Miss Students Social Networking Against Klan

  by Darrell Creecy November 20, 2009 The Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan plans to protest the University of Mississippi's decision to drop a controversial pep song Saturday before the football game against Louisiana State University. In response, Ole Miss students of all races are using Facebook to organize opposition' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:54am EST
  

• Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies

  by Adam Lynch November 20, 2009 Jackson State University students are organizing a rally on the steps of the State Capitol at 1 p.m. today in protest of Gov. Haley Barbour's recommendation to merge the state's three historically black colleges and universities. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• The Gift of Fashion

  by Kelly Brignac November 20, 2009 On Saturday, Michelle Obama will meet Beyonce at the KenFolk Family Foundation's fashion show, "THEshow," to raise money for the Community Outreach for Social Awareness, an organization that provides free health screenings and education to the citizens of Madison, Hinds and Rankin Counties. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Marianne Hill

  by Lacey McLaughlin November 20, 2009 Dr. Marianne Hill, senior economist at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, wants to see the status of women improve in Mississippi. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  

• Happenings in Jackson This Weekend

  by Ronni Mott November 20, 2009 If finding the perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift is what you're after, this is one weekend to get it done. Head to the Mississippi Trademart today until 6 p.m. today or tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the annual Handworks Holiday Market. Admission is $5.' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

• FBI Seeks Cold-Case Next of Kin

  November 20, 2009 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reassessing more than 100 unsolved civil rights era cold cases, and is searching for victims' next of kin to notify the families of their results, according to a release from the agency. In 33 of the cases, the FBI has not found' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  

• IHL’s Bounds: ‘We’re in a Financial Crisis’

  by Adam Lynch November 19, 2009 The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning heard some rotten numbers at this morning's IHL meeting. Gov. Haley Barbour recommended a flurry of budget reductions for the state's eight colleges and universities, spurring Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds to speak on the [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Dea Dea Baker

  by Amanda Kittrell November 19, 2009 When Dea Dea Baker graduated from the University of Colorado in 1978 with a business degree, she never thought she would leave her adopted home of Boulder to come back to her hometown of Jackson. Love, however, had other plans for Baker. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:20pm EST
  

• Jackson Violent Crimes Drop Again; Property Crimes Increase

  by Ward Schaefer November 19, 2009 Major crimes rose slightly last week in Jackson, with a drop in violent crime offset by a rise in property crimes, especially house burglaries. According to statistics released at a Jackson Police Department command staff meeting this morning, patrol officers reported 21 violent crimes last week, [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

• Corps Responsible for Katrina Flooding, Court Rules

  November 19, 2009 More than four years after Hurricane Katrina roared out of the Gulf of Mexico, yesterday a federal court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers for their failure to properly maintain a shipping channel, reports CNN. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  

• Johnson Picks New JPS Board Members

  by Adam Lynch November 18, 2009 Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced his picks for the Jackson School Board last night. The returning mayor fell back on the ward rotation method in making his selections. He re-appointed board member Jonathan Larkin to finish his term, which will last another year and a half, [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• JPS Board Renews Music Program, Delays Bullying Policy

  by Ward Schaefer November 18, 2009 The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees renewed a popular music education program last night, after its failure to do so last month resulted in weeks of outcry from parents and education advocates. Board members voted 4-0 to approve the district's contract with the Mississippi Symphony [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:55pm EST
  

• Capital Murder Conviction Reversed

  by Ronni Mott November 18, 2009 The Mississippi Appeals Court has reversed Cory Maye's murder conviction for the Dec. 26, 2001, killing of Ron Jones, a police officer in Prentiss, Miss., a tiny community of 1,000 residents in Jefferson Davis County. The court has remanded the case for a new trial. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• JPS Extends Strings Program

  November 18, 2009 The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees has approved a revised contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to extend the strings program through the end of the current school year, reports WAPT. Board President Sollie Norwood was absent from the meeting and did not cast a vote, however, [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:45pm EST
  

• Barbour’s Budget Hits Women, AG, Schools Hard

  by Adam Lynch November 17, 2009 Gov. Haley Barbour released a budget proposal yesterday calling for a 12 percent cut in the state budget for most agencies and the consolidation of the state's historically black colleges and universities. The proposal, which reflects the state's fiscal year 2011 revenue estimates of a $715 [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

• Calhoun Questions Youth Detention Center Staffing, Transparency

  by Ward Schaefer November 17, 2009 Hinds County's youth detention center is once again the target of criticism, despite the county's recent agreement with a watchdog group that has voiced concerns about the facility in the past. Supervisor Peggy Calhoun raised the possibility of overstaffing at the center, also known as Henley-Young, [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:25pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Pat Chambliss

  by Nedah Nemati November 17, 2009 Pat Chambliss, 52, is the volunteer executive director and one of the founding members of Dress for Success in Jackson. A national organization started in 1997 in New York, the organization's goal is to provide "suits to self sufficiency," Chambliss says. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

• Barbour Wants to Merge State’s Black Universities

  November 16, 2009 In his budget proposal today to the Mississippi Legislature, Gov. Haley Barbour proposed consolidating Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University. He also wants to roll Mississippi University for Women into Mississippi State University. He also called for most state agencies to cut their [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:01pm EST
  

• JFP Hosts Domestic Abuse Forum at Welty Library

  By Ronni Mott November 16, 2009 Why do men abuse? Why do women stay? How can the community stop the cycle of domestic abuse in a state that is among the most dangerous for women? [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:25pm EST
  

• The Battle to Sell “Green” Power to Utilities Comes to Jackson

  by Adam Lynch November 16, 2009 Mississippians who generate their own electricity through green technologies should be able to sell any excess back to power companies, Julia O'Neal told a legislative panel this morning. O'Neal said the process of net metering allows individuals to sell excess electricity generated through the use of [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:20pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Robin Webb

  by Ronni Mott November 16, 2009 Concert pianist, composer and activist Robin Webb, 52, has been living with HIV and AIDS for more than two decades. Diagnosed in 1988 as HIV positive, his doctor told him in 1990 that the virus had progressed. "You have AIDS," he told Webb. "... You need" [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:13pm EST
  

• Public Meetings and Community Events

  by Vince Falconi November 16, 2009 Monday, Nov. 16 6 p.m., Domestic Violence Awareness Forum at the Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). Moderated by Donna Ladd, Jackson Free Press editor-in-chief, the panel will discuss how to make Mississippi a safer place for women. Free; call 601-362-6121, ext. 16. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• State Earns “F” from March of Dimes but Shows Improvement

  November 17, 2009 Mississippi received a failing grade from the second annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, but the organization states that it showed improvement on some criteria. The report, released yesterday on the seventh annual Prematurity Awareness Day, says as a whole, the United States gets a "D," [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:44pm EST
  

• Barbour to Announce Budget Recommendations

  November 16, 2009 Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will provide the state with his recommendations for the budget today. With revenues lagging behind estimates for the last year, politicians and pundits expect the announced cuts to be deep and wide. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• DeLaughter Sentence to 18 Months

  by Adam Lynch November 13, 2009 Update: U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson sentenced DeLaughter to 18 months this afternoon. Former Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter will hear his sentence for obstruction of justice this afternoon. DeLaughter pleaded guilty to the charge in June, after initially denying accusations that he had lied [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• DeLaughter Sentencing Today

  by Adam Lynch November 13, 2009 Update: U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson sentenced DeLaughter to 18 months this afternoon. Former Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter will hear his sentence for obstruction of justice this afternoon. DeLaughter pleaded guilty to the charge in June, after initially denying accusations that he had lied [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• Crazy Cat Opens New Fondren Location

  by Ward Schaefer November 13, 2009 Fondren shoppers have another place to indulge their sweet tooth. On Monday, Nov. 9, Highland Village confectioner Jon Lansdale opened a second location of his Crazy Cat Bakers in the Fondren Corner building. Crazy Cat is selling grab-and-go lunches and drinks, along with its renowned cakes, [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: John Dooley

  by Ward Schaefer November 13, 2009 John Dooley is turning his passion for scuba diving into a business. Two weeks ago, Dooley won a $10,000 grant from the Mississippi Technology Alliance to develop Diver's DLyte, a performance drink that Dooley invented for scuba divers.' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  

• It’s the Weekend!

  by Ronni Mott November 13, 2009 Disregarding any gloom and doom on this Friday the 13th, go start the weekend right at the Eudora Welta Commons with gumbo and tunes at 7 p.m. For a mere five bucks, The Dixie Nationals and the Scramblers will play for your auditory pleasure, while chef [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

• [Burnham] Stakes Raised for Mississippi Schools

  by Dr. Tom Burnham Appointed as State Superintendent of Education November 13, 2009 The difference between Mississippi's old school-accountability rating system, which rated schools from Level 1 to Level 5, and the school and district accountability system that the state will implement this school year is like the difference between competing [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:33pm EST