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Francis Ford Coppola, ‘The Help’ Cast Kick Off Deauville Film Festival

The red carpet sparkled with sun and stars on Friday as the 37th annual Deauville American Film Festival kicked off on a beautiful Normandy night with Francis Ford Coppola and the stars of The Help .

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Francis Ford Coppola, ‘The Help’ Cast Kick Off Deauville Film Festival

Yiddish center exhibit explores Jewish life in the Deep South

Greenwood, Miss “Joe Martin Erber and Meyer Gelman, who passed away in the fall of 1991, stand before the lovely ark of Congregation Ahavath Rayim, the last orthodox shul in the State.

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Yiddish center exhibit explores Jewish life in the Deep South

Calisolar Announces Plans to Expand Solar Silicon Production

JACKSON, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To meet increasing demand, Calisolar announced plans to expand production of its revolutionary low-cost, high-quality solar silicon by building a new facility in Mississippi.

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Calisolar Announces Plans to Expand Solar Silicon Production

The Help needs some help

Like the flawed but milestone Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument in Washington, the blockbuster film The Help is a gift to our civilization , but it is nonetheless vacuous.

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The Help needs some help

Miss. lawmakers advance job-creation proposals

JACKSON — Mississippi legislators were on track Friday to approve incentives for three projects that could create 4,800 private-sector jobs. The House and Senate each passed its own version of an incentives package. They must agree on a single bill to send to Republican Gov. Haley Barbour.

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Miss. lawmakers advance job-creation proposals

Haley Barbour declares state of emergency for South Mississippi counties

JACKSON, Mississippi – Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for the South Mississippi counties expected to be affected by severe tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico in coming days.

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Haley Barbour declares state of emergency for South Mississippi counties

Rescue teams search for Jackson man in reservoir

Rescue units resumed their search this morning for Daniel Boyd, 54, of Jackson, who is believed to have drowned in the Ross Barnett Reservoir last night.

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Rescue teams search for Jackson man in reservoir

The Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon and the BankTrust First Light Marathon Team Up Again for a Back2Back …

The Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon in Jackson, Mississippi and the BankTrust First Light Marathon in Mobile, Alabama are teaming up Back2Back in January for a marathon weekend!

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The Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon and the BankTrust First Light Marathon Team Up Again for a Back2Back …

Barbour declares state of emergency for South Mississippi Counties

JACKSON, Mississippi – Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for the South Mississippi counties expected to be affected by severe tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico in coming days.

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Barbour declares state of emergency for South Mississippi Counties

cathead vodka spreading its reach

Distilled in Jackson, Miss., Cathead Vodka’s owners are working to distribute Cathead across the Southeast.

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cathead vodka spreading its reach

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