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DA Files: The Curious Case of Mr. Smith, Mr. Butler and Mr. Hood
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith walked into the courtroom on March 3, 2016, with a clear goal—to help get Christopher Butler, then 38, out of the Raymond jail. Smith showed up in...
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DA Files: What Is Case No. 16-120?
This Hinds County Circuit Court case, 16-120, serves as the central mystery to the ongoing legal morass surrounding District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith. Now sealed, the file is hidden behind the...
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DA Files: The Legacy of Williams v. State
During his objections to Attorney General Jim Hood's prosecution of Christopher Butler at a hearing in Hinds County Judge Melvin Priester Sr.'s courtroom on March 3, 2016, Hinds County District...
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DA Files: What the Heck is ‘Ex Parte’?
A common denominator in the myriad of charges Attorney General Jim Hood has leveled against Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is his alleged use of "ex parte communications." Black's...
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Plan Your Meals
For many people, part of eating healthy means doing a lot of planning, which can seem daunting. Luckily, many apps on the market can help. Here are a few. Pepperplate Free: iOS, Android For meal...
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Why You Should Report Sports Injuries
"I'm good, coach!" As I repeated this for the second time, I could hear my voice echoing. It was like an out-of-body experience where I could hear the crowd yelling, the bands playing and all the...
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Giving Hope With Hats and Wigs
Just a little ways from the entrance to the Cancer Center at Merit Health Central in Jackson is the Magnolia Garden, a boutique that gives cancer patients a chance to find peace and feel better about...
View ArticleNine Rules of Brain-Healthy Eating
Over the years, neuroscientist and brain-imaging expert Dr. Daniel Amen has refined nine rules of brain-healthy eating. Think "high-quality calories" and not too many of them.Drink plenty of water and...
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Banking on Justice: Climbing Out of Poverty in the Mississippi Delta
Katie Alexander's one-story home in the little Mississippi town of Rolling Fork sits at the corner of Magnolia and Sidney Alexander streets. It is not a coincidence that her street shares her name. It...
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14 Great Things About Jackson
The Jackson Free Press has officially been in business for 14 years this week. Yay, us! A lot has changed for the JFP since the early days in a one-bedroom apartment on Fortification Street, and much...
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Keeping Things Local
David Raines says rain and heat make for great mushrooms. "In fact, there's a lot of local things in Jackson that a lot of people probably aren't aware of, like pigs, farm-fresh eggs, pottery, artisan...
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Interesting Foods to Try at the Mississippi State Fair
Krispy Kreme burger (Dean O Foods, Tampa, Fla.) It's a burger between two glazed donuts, and it tastes better than it sounds. The donuts are, of course, sweet, but the burger's heaviness cuts through...
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Don’t Go Fair-Food Crazy
Like most state fairs, the Mississippi State Fair isn't exactly the place where you can always find the healthiest food. But why would you want to? Most people go for a day or two, and they want to...
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Fair Schedule Oct. 5: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 6: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 7: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 8: 9 a.m. to midnight Oct. 9-13: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 14: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 15: 9 a.m. to...
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Unmet Needs: Children with Disabilities Caught in the Voucher Crossfire
In February, while visiting her sick mother at a local hospital, Kenna Kast decided to check in with her grandson's therapists. Jacob, 9, is autistic and severely developmentally disabled. Kast used...
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Artists to Watch 2016
The tricky part of putting together the JFP Music Issue's annual "Artists to Watch" section is choosing from the multitude of acts that are worth watching. These are by no means the only up-and-coming...
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La Musique Française dans Mississippi
The Mississippi Chambre Music Guild is kicking off its new season with a tour of French music, cuisine and other cultural accoutrements. And good news—you won't even need a passport. On Saturday, Oct....
View ArticleMississippi Music of 2016 (So Far)
Over the years, I've done plenty of interviews with local Jackson acts and nationally known recording artists, and I've been surprised at how many of the same topics of conversation come up for both....
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Showing Up: Mayoral Hopeful Graham Pledges to Manage Crisis
Robert Graham traces his 35 years with the Jackson Police Department with a sense of resolve. Starting at JPD as a civilian who mopped the floors, he says it was persistence, or "showing up," that led...
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Electing Justice: The JFP Interview with Judge Kenny Griffis
Elections for Mississippi Supreme Court justice seats only come up every eight years, so when they do, the money pours in, PACs line up and partisan lines are drawn in the supposedly non-partisan...
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