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Council OKs $90M Water Repair ContractThe Jackson City Council approved a $90 million water and sewer project worth one-fourth of the city's total budget.
Court Denies Hinds Redistricting InjunctionA federal judge has denied a request by Hinds County Supervisor Phil Fisher and the Republican Party to bar the county from using its new redistricting plan in November elections.
AP Factchecks the Presidential DebateAn occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story.
NAACP Sues State on Voting MapThe Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP is again locking horns with the state of Mississippi over redistricting maps.
Hawkins Field, Cancer Screenings, Englewood Gardens and ClosingsThe Jackson Municipal Airport Authority has begun a project to restore the Hawkins Field Airport Terminal.
K.C. MorrisonDr. K. C. Morrison will present a scholarly discussion of race and the Obama presidency at Tougaloo College.
Clinton: I'm Responsible for Consulate SecurityU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is answering Republican criticism of the Obama administration's handling of last month's attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying she — not the White House — is responsible for security at …
Manning's 3 TD Passes Spur Broncos' ComebackDown 24-0 at halftime, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos reveled after one of the biggest comebacks in NFL regular-season history.
Marijuana Backers Courting ConservativesIt's not all hippies backing November's marijuana legalization votes in Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
Social Security Benefits to Go Up by 1.7 PercentMore than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year.
Govt to Let Cubans Travel FreelyThe Cuban government announced Tuesday that it will no longer require islanders to apply for an exit visa, eliminating a much-loathed bureaucratic procedure that has been a major impediment for many seeking to travel overseas.
Stocks Open Higher on Wall Street; Mattel JumpsStocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday after several big-name U.S. companies posted strong results for the third quarter.
Miss. West Nile Cases Up to 225 for YearThe Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 12 new human cases of West Nile virus.
Analysis: Romney Wants a Repeat, Obama a ReversalMitt Romney would love another debate like the last one. President Barack Obama most certainly would not.
10 Local Stories of the WeekThere's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.