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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.
Sessions-Backed Anti-Violence Grant Draws City Council Approval
Without discussion, the Jackson City Council gave Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and the Jackson Police Department permission at the July 17 meeting to apply for a grant through Project Safe ...
Cory Booker: U.S. Senate Hopeful Mike Espy Is South's Rising Star
"That is the star that I see rising in the South," U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy. "That is the hope that this ...
James Meredith
James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives.
Emmett Till
A 2017 book that revealed lies by a key figure in the Emmett Till case has prompted the U.S government to renew its investigation into the brutal 1955 slaying, a ...
Frontier Airlines Coming to Jackson, Direct Flights to Denver, Orlando
Frontier, the budget airline that promises to bring its customers "Low Fares Done Right," descended upon Jackson today to announce direct flights to Denver and Orlando. It will begin in ...
Zea Rotisserie & Bar, Rainbow Community Meeting and Hollywood Feed Flowood
Zea Rotisserie & Bar, a New Orleans-based restaurant chain specializing in Southern cuisine as well as rotisserie and grilled food, plans to open its first location outside of Louisiana in ...
Putin, Trump Talked About a Referendum for Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine during their Helsinki summit, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said Friday.
Missouri Appeal Could Delay Mississippi Death Penalty Case
A Missouri appeal over whether lethal injection would violate the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment could delay a Mississippi case over similar issues.
Shad White Takes Oath as New State Auditor in Mississippi
Republican Shad White was sworn in Tuesday as Mississippi's new state auditor, and in a brief speech he pledged to protect taxpayers' money.
NFL, NFLPA Freeze Anthem Rules Amid Backlash to Miami Policy
The NFL's two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.
OPINION: A Pearl of Great Price: The Value of a Flowing Pearl River in Jackson
For fish and turtle species in flowing river habitats, if something happens to their environment—like a dam turning a flowing river into a stagnant lake—they will likely be lost over ...
Domino's Filling Potholes in Jackson Through $5,000 'Paving for Pizza' Grant
The Jackson City Council is expected to vote tonight to accept a $5,000 donation from Domino's for road repairs.
Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Reunified Families
A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of reunited families who were separated by the Trump administration after crossing the southwest border.
Angie Smith Brewer
Jackson-based interior design and planning firm Dean and Dean/Associates Architects named Angie Smith Brewer as the firm's director of marketing and business development on June 18.
With Flags, Song, Pride, French Celebrate Unifying Victory
France's 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday marked the second time in 20 years that France has won the World Cup, and came ...
Obama Gives Trump Sharp Rebuke in Mandela Address on Values
Without ever mentioning President Donald Trump by name, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday took aim at "strongman politics" in his highest-profile speech since leaving office, urging people around ...
New Scholarship at MSU, USM Eagle Fanfare and Colleges of Distinction
Mississippi State University recently announced that alumnus Charles E. Menifield has established a new annual scholarship with the university's College of Arts and Sciences.
A Day After Back-Tracking, Trump Defends Summit Performance
Taking to Twitter early Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended anew his much-criticized performance at the Helsinki summit, promising "big results" from better relations with Russia and hitting back at "haters."
Merkel: German Government is Solid Despite Fight Over Migration
Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged Friday that a bitter fight over migrant policy hurt Germans' confidence in her government, but said she never thought of quitting and insisted that her administration ...
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