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Jubilee JiBol stood in line, clutching an oversized book for author Mychal Threets to sign. At 9 years old, she was already a veteran of the Mississippi Book Festival, which returned Saturday to the state Capitol.
The state’s capital is about to be buzzing with all things bookish, as readers and writers descend on downtown Jackson on Saturday for the 11th annual Mississippi Book Festival.
Internationally acclaimed author John Grisham will speak at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 7 in Jackson.
So, here we are, three weeks into the college football season, and some Mississippi football fans are asking themselves: Could we be looking at another 2014 season?
The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells say they will continue to push for answers about his death, after a Jackson County grand jury concluded that he likely drowned and no one would face criminal charges.