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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.
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It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the annual arts festival FIGMENT Jackson is at noon on Wilson Street in the Midtown Arts District.
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Jackson is a Playful City; Natron Mill; Small Business Optimism; Disaster Loans
On Monday, May 13, Gov. Phil Bryant visited Natron Wood Products, which announced that it is preparing to build a plywood mill in Louisville that will create more than 200 ...
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Lynn House
This summer, Lynn House, interim state superintendent of education, is challenging students to keep learning and avoid the "summer slide" in reading achievement.
City & County
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.
Person of the Day
Duvalier Malone
When Jackson resident Duvalier Malone was 16, he entered and won an essay contest at Jefferson County High School sponsored by the Southwest Mississippi ETA Leadership Institution. The prize was ...
Biz Roundup
Thimblepress, Edison Walthall Auction, Outlets of Mississippi and Small Business Webinars
Kristen Ley opened Thimblepress--a combination letterpress, art, sewing, design and woodworking studio--in Jan. 2012. She named the shop for her collection of thimbles; she has one for each state she ...
Person of the Day
Debra McGee
Debra McGee, senior vice president and director of minority business development at BankPlus, recently received the Small Business Association's Financial Services award as part of the 2013 Small Business Week.
City & County
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.
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May 20, 1 p.m. on On the Issues: Lee vs. Lumumba
js1976 knowledge06, keep thinking it's a "old tired argument"!
May 20, 12:19 p.m. on Low Turnout, Race Determined Runoff Candidates
js1976 sarahmina, it's a political campaign! Attempts to discredit your opponent are common practice. Unless Lee slanders Lumumba, then he has ...
May 20, 12:09 p.m. on Lee Attempts to Paint Lumumba as 'Other'
js1976 I've seen mold spores with more brain cells than Stokes! Can anyone list one postive attribute this chump has brought ...
May 20, 11:59 a.m. on Kenny Stokes
js1976 Typical Kenny Stokes, and the poster child for the problems that plague Jackson politics! Voters keep recycling failed policians like ...
May 20, 11:57 a.m. on Lumumba's New Endorsements; Stokes to JFP: "Kiss My Ass"
On the Issues: Lee vs. Lumumba
By JFP Staff