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Is State Executing a Mentally Ill Man?Hart Turner's mind seems to have broken Dec. 12, 1995. After two failed suicide attempts, a half-dozen stays in mental institutions and years of mental and physical abuse, Turner shot and killed Eddie Brooks and Everett Curry in two separate …
EEOC: Discriminating Against Felon Illegal?Have you ever been convicted of a felony? The question, which is standard on most job applications, often spells heartbreak for many people who know that checking yes means their resume will likely end up in the garbage can.
Band of the Day: Colour Revolt"All bands have their humble beginnings where they just want to play shows and write music," Sean Kirkpatrick says, and tonight Colour Revolt celebrates. Colour Revolt's Vinyl Release Party is tonight at Hal and Mal's Red Room. The band will …
City Tech Wiring OverlookedCity Council members want to know why the city waited so long to notice that developer Retro Metro wasn't providing computer and telephone wiring at the city's new Metrocenter Mall offices. The cost of a change order to make it …
Maurice BoldenThe University of Southern Mississippi could be on the verge of a special basketball season.
In Their Own Words: Lindsay Kathryn Welch<i>Starting today, the JFP will feature some of the stories of the people former Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, in their own words.</i> Oktibbeha County, 2000 Lindsay Welch gave birth to a son in the bathroom of her Starkville home late …
Cyberstalker Hindman: Well-ConnectedWhen you're caught in a sting to catch online sex predators, like Douglas Hindman was, it pays to have friends who dine at the governor's mansion when it comes time to get a pardon.
JRA: No Free PassesDon't pop in on the Jackson Redevelopment Authority asking board members to buy your property or hire you on the spot because you have a passion for a particular downtown project. From now on, expect them to vet you thoroughly …
AG's Office to Trusty: You Got ServedWhen state investigators caught up to convicted murderer Joseph Ozment Sunday night, he was living in a Laramie, Wyo. hotel and driving the Mercedes-Benz of his fiancee, LaChina Tillman, who has an impressive-sounding job with defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman.
Sears and Small BusinessesThe Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods is calling on Jackson and Hinds County residents to make this week "Shop Sears Week." Through Monday, the association is encouraging people to buy from Sears to encourage the retailer to stay in Metrocenter …
James FarrarJames Farrar, treasurer and director of daily affairs for the Mississippi Justice Party, joined the movement in December 2011. He was dissatisfied with the state of the country, especially in politics, both on the Republican and Democratic sides. He believed …
Do Costs of Drilling Outweigh Benefits?If Mississippi's own tourism website touts the pristine beaches, dunes and endangered wildlife-viewing on the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands, Capt. Louis Skrmetta can't understand why the state wants to muck it up with gas-drilling rigs.