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L.C. Greenwood

L.C. Greenwood, football legend and Canton native, passed away due to natural causes in a Pittsburgh hospital Sunday, Sept 29. He was 67.

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Jackson State Football Team

The Tigers have wrapped up the SWAC East title and earned a spot in the 2013 SWAC Football Championship Game. Jackson State is undefeated so far in SWAC games.

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Pastor Jerry Young

Rev. Jerry Young wants more African American girls in Mississippi to explore engineering.

Israel Confirms it is Holding Missing Palestinian

A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who mysteriously disappeared in Egypt last month is being detained by Israel for "security crimes," an Israel court confirmed Wednesday, a month after his family charged he was abducted.

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Capitol Street Sees Progress

Drivers and pedestrians on Capitol Street are in for some headaches in the coming weeks due to construction, but they will also notice a change in the scenery.

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NFL teams have to start wondering if Johnny Manziel will be worth the draft risk. At times, the Texas A&M quarterback seems as reckless off the field as he seems on it.

News Corp. to Split into Two, Create New "Fox Group" for Movies and TV

News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox Group.

Officer: Not Clear Who Shot Agent During Search

It's not clear who shot and wounded a U.S. Marshals task force agent during the search for a murder suspect in Jackson on Tuesday or if the man charged in the case fired his weapon, a law enforcement official testified Wednesday.

The Slate

The New Orleans Saints won their first road playoff game in franchise history this past Saturday. Their reward is a trip to Seattle to play the Seahawks in one of the NFL's most hostile environments.

Worth Watching

Nik Askew is a British filmmaker with a marvelous talent for speaking with people about their innermost motivations and feelings. His short films are small gems of joy, peace or inspiration—and sometimes all three—a quiet, thoughtful pause in a world gone a little mad. Each one features just one or two ordinary, yet completely extraordinary people and they run about 5 or 6 minutes, max. There's a new film most Monday mornings (natch!). If you're searching for a bit of sanity, check out his Monday 9 am TV website.

Justice Diaz Acquitted ... Again

Reckless Kelly CD and Tour

The rootsy, country-rock quintet Reckless Kelly is releasing their second Sugar Hill Records album Wicked Twisted Road on February 8. The record has echoes of both the Eagles and .38 Special within its tracks, but it mostly bristles with the muscular, idiosyncratic energy and inventiveness that has led them to become one of Austin, Texas' most dynamic and relentlessly entertaining live acts. The band will be touring heavily to support the release.

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Autopsy Set for Another Mississippi Inmate Who Dies

Another Mississippi inmate has died in a state prison system that remains under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.

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Gov. Bryant, GOP Leaders Call for Lawmaker to Resign After Abuse Charges

Mississippi's governor and two other top Republicans say Republican Rep. Doug McLeod of Lucedale should resign if he punched his wife.

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Nelson Atehortua

Nelson Atehortua, who was born in Bogota, South America, had a different childhood than most people. At the young age of 3, he was diagnosed with the viral disease polio.

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Keeping China’s Traditions Alive

Theater-goers who attend a Shen Yun performance will experience the marriage of classical Chinese dance and original orchestra works, but what people may not anticipate is a deeply embedded and elaborate history lesson of an almost-extinct Chinese culture that spans 5,000 years.

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Mississippi Governor OKs Business Grants from Virus Relief Fund

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he is signing a bill that creates a $300 million grant program for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mississippi Sets 1-Day Hearing to Start State Budget Process

Mississippi lawmakers will hold a single day of public hearings next week to start the monthslong process of writing a state budget.

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Petal Mayor Marx Says He's Running for Mississippi Governor

A Republican mayor from south Mississippi said Thursday that he is running for governor next year, even though he expects to be widely outspent by other candidates.