State
Hinds Faces Jail Repairs Catch-22
Hinds County still doesn't have the money it needs to fix a housing unit at the Raymond Detention Center damaged during an inmate uprising last summer.
Health Care
Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer To Rural Health Care Needs?
With a tradition more than 100 years old, osteopathic physicians are hardly the new doctors in town.
Person of the Day
Kathleen See
Saturday, March 23, the Mississippi Children's Museum is hosting "Question It? Discover It!" a monthly program sponsored by Children's Healthcare of Mississippi, which is part of the University of Mississippi …
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Sweet Potato Queens headline the series of Zippity Doo Dah events March 21-23 that include a parade March 23 at 7 p.m.
Analysis: Not Every Bill is a Headline Grabber
The first two bills that Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed during the 2013 legislative session dealt with money.
Olen Burrage, Suspect in 1964 Klan Slayings, Dies
Olen Burrage, who was acquitted in the case of three civil rights workers killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in Mississippi in the 1960s, has died. He was 82.
Mississippi Museum of Art Hosts French Exhibit
In a Family Corner of the upcoming major French painting exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, artist Ginger Williams-Cook has re-created a Renoir painting of Monet's gardens to give …
Palestinians Unenthusiastic About Obama Visit
President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region.
China Becomes World's Fifth Largest Arms Exporter
China has bypassed Britain as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, a Swedish think tank said Monday.
Saddam's Specter Lives On in Iraqi Landmarks
The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein's feared eldest son was said to torture underperforming …
AP Exclusive: Karzai Opponents Talk to Taliban
Afghan opposition parties, frustrated with the government's lack of progress in making peace with the Taliban, have opened their own channel for negotiations with militant groups in hopes of putting …
Cyprus Bailout Deposit Tax Rattles Markets
The tax on depositors was a significant policy shift that has stoked fears of bank runs in other troubled European economies.
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.
Miss. Governor: No Local Bans on XL Food Portions
In the most obese state in the nation, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he'll sign a new law to prevent cities or counties from banning extra-large soft drinks or requiring …
City Fires 'Celebrate Jackson' PR Firm
Jackson has fired Fahrenheit Creative as the leader of the Celebrate Jackson marketing campaign.
U.S. to Beef Up Missile Defense Against N. Korea
The Pentagon announced Friday it will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based missile defense system, responding to what it called faster-than-anticipated North Korean progress on …
Gay Marriage: Senator's Shift, GOP Soul-Searching
A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics—and views on emotional issues—are changing fast.
States Wrestle with 'Gambling' Rooms in Fla. Probe
The charity-run businesses under investigation in a Florida gambling probe started popping up in strip malls about six years ago and rapidly spread as the unregulated stores became a billion-dollar …
Four of 35 city council candidates file finance reports
The first round of campaign finance reports were due on Jan. 31, and just four of the 35 candidates for city council submitted one.
Candidate
Johnson Leads Jackson Money Race
Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. has a lead on his on challengers in campaign funds and newcomer Jonathan Lee has spent the most money, but nothing is known about the other …
