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10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
Lunderman: A League of Her Own
It was hard to pinpoint the most impressive thing about Neshoba Central High School softball senior star Hailey Lunderman the first time I saw her play.
The Thief in the Night
Following screening guidelines that health-care providers recommend could find cancer early—before symptoms appear. Early detection usually means a better outcome with earlier treatment options.
Drop by Drop
Darron Hinton, owner of Drip Drop Coffee Shop, has loved coffee all his life. He dreamed of starting a shop where he could enjoy making drinks and interacting with morning ...
Zinn Touts Jackson Ties in Home Stretch
Going into the final two weeks before a runoff election for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, Walter Zinn is emphasizing his time spent working for the City of Jackson.
Paramedics Steer Non-Emergency Patients Away from ERs
By using specially trained paramedics, health officials hope to help reduce avoidable trips to the emergency room and fill gaps in health care.
B.B. King to be Laid to Rest Next Week in Mississippi Delta
The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.
Fall of Ramadi Raises Doubts About US Strategy in Iraq
The Islamic State group's capture of Ramadi, a key provincial capital in western Iraq, calls into question the Obama administration's strategy in Iraq.
Court Rejects State Dept. Plan for Release of Clinton Emails
A federal judge rejected the State Department's proposal to release portions of 55,000 pages of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton by next January, saying the agency ...
Lawmakers Submit Arguments in School Funding Ballot Fight
Republican legislative leaders are asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to restore the original description for one of the two school funding amendments that will be on the ballot in November.
James McMahon
Before the beginning of this year's college baseball season, few people would have considered University of Southern Mississippi pitcher James McMahon a possible candidate for the Ferriss Trophy, which the ...
Erica Conner
Jackson Public Schools recently named Johnson Elementary School teacher Erica Conner the 2015 Teacher of the Year.
Dr. Kelly Buckholdt
Dr. Kelly Buckholdt will be a guest speaker at the Butterflies by Grace workshop "Start Relating Before You Start Dating," designed to help teenagers understand the dangers they may encounter ...
Baseball Disappointment
None of the three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools from Mississippi will go to a NCAA Regional. Texas Southern University won the SWAC baseball tournament, so the league will only get ...
Prison Guard, Jailers Under Fire for Alleged Crimes
Several corrections and detention officers in central Mississippi have come under fire in recent days.
House Presses Senate to Pass Domestic Surveillance Changes
The White House and House leaders urged the Senate on Thursday to take up a bill that would end the National Security Agency's collection of American phone records while preserving ...
Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Matters
It's a very serious assertion that the country needs to value the lives of non-white people as highly as it values those of whites. Likewise, it needs to value the ...
Unions Urge Amtrak to Put 2nd Engineer in Every Locomotive
Railroad unions are urging Amtrak to put a second engineer in locomotives in the wake of a deadly derailment last week in Philadelphia.
Police Relations: From Gibbs and Green to Freddie Gray
In Jackson, local leaders don't see police-community relations as good versus evil. In fact, they say the relationship between the cops and the community has drastically improved.
Thursday's Red Nose Day TV Special: Comedy for a Good Cause
Writer-director Richard Curtis is bringing Red Nose Day to the United States with a star-studded three-hour TV event airing Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.
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