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Latest News City & County Yarber, Lumumba Battle for South Jackson South Jackson's rough-and-tumble reputation is a source of both neighborhood pride and, if you watch local TV news, sometimes, embarrassment. Development Analysis: Space Crunch Crimps Miss. Capitol Mississippi's state Capitol is quiet and empty now that the 2014 Legislature has gone home. But the grand spaces of the rotunda and House and Senate chambers can't hide it—the people's house has grown too small. Person of the Day Lamar Liddell Jackson Hotshots Superintendent Lamar Liddell has worked for the Bureau of Land Management in Jackson for 17 years out of his 29-year firefighting career. Events Community Meetings and Events The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum hosts an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Style Lullaby and Good Night A 2013 National Sleep Foundation study reported that 67 percent of respondents said they don't get enough sleep, especially on workdays, and a lack of sleep can affect us dramatically. Today's Events "Delivered" Dinner Theater is from 6-9 p.m. at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). The Detectives present the four-act interactive comedy. Includes a three-course meal. Reservations required. $49; call 601-937-1752; thedetectives.biz. ... Best of Belhaven III is at 7:30 p.m. at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive) in the concert hall. The Music Department presents the most outstanding performances of the semester. Doors open at 7 p.m. Free; call 601-974-6494; belhaven.edu. Music Listings Click here for venue addresses and phone numbers. Burgers & Blues - Karaoke Capitol Grill - Open Mic (Prize for Best Original Song) 9 p.m. Fitzgerald's - Sergio Fernandez 8 p.m. Hal and Mal's - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m. Kathryn's - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m. Kemistry - Salsa Mondays 8 p.m. Last Call Sports Grill - I Love Mondays w/DJ Spoon $3 after 9:30 p.m. Martin's - Open Mic Free Jam Ole Tavern - Pub Quiz One Block East - Comedy Night University Place - Karaoke CURRENT ISSUE:v12, i31 Flip through issue ... Bryan's Rant Once, Wrestling Beat the NFL Sports The Slate Music American Idle Events What’s Brewing at the Zoo? Film ‘Budapest Hotel’ is a Grand Time All Stories