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National
St. Louis Ex-Officer Acquitted in Killing of Black Man
A judge found a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of first-degree murder on Friday in the death of a black man who was fatally shot following a ...
City & County
Celebrating 15 Years in the DIY City
The Jackson Free Press is 15 years old. It's still sinking in a little. No, it doesn't seem like "yesterday" to me when we started the JFP—because it's been a ...
Crime
UPDATED: Darnell Turner Gets 45 Years, Judge Brings Up DA Smith
The young woman who accused Darnell Turner of beating her, dragging her, strangling her, shooting at her car, and dangling her off a bridge in the Washington Addition when she ...
City & County
Next Steps for JPS Takeover: Governor in No 'Rush'
Jackson Public Schools started the week of Sept. 11 facing a possible takeover and ended with its fate in Gov. Phil Bryant's hands.
LGBT
HB 1523 Creates a Dark and Dismal Cloud Over Mississippi
I am a proud gay man who will always be a product of Mississippi. Once again, I offer this statement simply to show my support for Mississippi's LGBT community and ...
Cover
‘Everybody Matters, Or Nobody Matters’: The JFP Interview with Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher shared his opinions and ideas about how law enforcement fits into society and government as a whole with the Jackson Free Press recently.
National
Bernie Sanders' Health Care Plan Puts Democrats on the Spot
Sen. Bernie Sanders rode his impassioned liberal army of supporters through a tumultuous 2016, fighting to snatch the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton. Now he's disrupting the party anew, ...
Biz Roundup
The Flamingo, Emerge Women's Business Conference and Flowood Pet Hospital
Jackson will gain a new music and event venue when The Flamingo opens its doors on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Character Acting With Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton, who died this month at the age of 91, was a "character actor," a term he didn't particularly like, one of those working stiffs of the Big ...
City & County
JPS: In the Midst of an ‘Unprecedented’ Situation
When the Mississippi Board of Education recommended a takeover of Jackson Public Schools, the district was almost finished implementing a corrective action plan that the department of education approved in ...
Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson: Spin Cycle
Sometimes exercise may seem boring, but if you find the right activity, it can feel more like fun than a chore. Indoor cycling, or spin, is a way to do ...
Health Care
One Last Last Chance: GOP Strains for Obamacare Repeal Votes
Time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders dove into a frantic hunt for votes Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare." The pressure was ...
Education
Mississippi's First Rural Charter School Set for Clarksdale
Clarksdale will be the host to Mississippi's first charter school serving a rural area, after the Charter School Authorizer Board on Monday unanimously approved plans for a school to open ...
National
High School Shooting in Washington State Kills 1, Injures 3
A shooter opened fire at a high school in a tiny town in Washington state Wednesday, killing one student, injuring three others and sending worried parents to the school in ...
National
All NFL Games Will Air Online, but Watching Won't be Easy
Every NFL football game will be shown live online this season—but that doesn't mean you'll be able to watch them.
JFP
Rogues' Gallery: Fun, Creative Ways Critics Went After the JFP Over 15 Years
Critics have gone after the JFP in quite a number of ways over the years. Here are just a few of them.
City & County
Fondren Hotel Demolition Restarted After Asbestos Found, Green Ghost Building Gone
As of today, the long-time building housing Que Sera Sera restaurant, and more recently Green Ghost Tacos, is a pile of rubble, and the State is assuring nervous residents that ...
National
Sniper in High-Rise Hotel Kills at Least 58 in Las Vegas
A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people as ...
Food
Crystal Kelly
"When people see my cake jars, and they see purple towels or purple spoons, they already know that’s Cakes by Crystal."
Business
Report: Jackson Airport Economic Impact More Than $1 Billion
The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority's total monetary impact in 2016 on the five surrounding counties—Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Simpson and Copiah—is valued at $1.19 billion, a Jackson State University study found.
