Education
The Battle Over Schooling
Public-school K-12 education is slated to take a top spot on Mississippi lawmakers’ agendas again this year. Heat notwithstanding, Republicans will probably get their way on both issues.
City & County
Jackson’s Legislative Agenda
What Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. wants to see from the state Legislature hasn’t changed much in the past year.
Cover
The Circus is in Town: 2013 Legislative Preview
Gov. Phil Bryant has big plans for the 2013 legislative session. For the past few months, he’s been busy selling his agenda.
Domestic Violence
How Clinton is Reducing Domestic Abuse
Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.
Jacksonian
Tarasa Brierly-Harp
Tarasa Brierly-Harp attended the Mississippi University for Women and has been teaching at Murrah for more than a decade.
City & County
Farish: No Foundation, No Funding
The Farish Street entertainment district has been on metaphorical shaky ground for nearly three decades. In 2012, its developer says it was a literal lack of foundation that stopped the …
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.
City & County
Clinton Cuts Domestic Violence
When it comes to people accused of domestic violence, police and courts tend to see the same men and women over and over again—often with a revolving set of victims. …
Civil Rights
Kwanzaa Brings Community Together
Drumbeats filled the cold air in the parking lot of the Medgar Evers Community Center Thursday night. Inside, Jacksonians celebrated Kujichagulia, the Kwanzaa day of self-determination.
Person of the Day
Tamarra Grace Butler
The person who replaces state Sen. Alice Harden, who died earlier this month, will have some big shoes to fill to continue Harden's legacy of fighting for public education.
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, Jackson Bike Advocates' monthly Community Bike Ride is at 6 p.m. at Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative.
City & County
City: Nothing New on Farish
Little has changed on Farish Street this year, despite developers' predictions this summer that they would have at least one club open on the street by the end of 2012.
National
How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House and Hurt Voters
In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in …
Person of the Day
Susan Geiger
Susan Geiger, a physical therapist at Jackson's Methodist Rehabilitation Center, recently helped a group of middle-school students win a state robotics competition.
Business
Full Spectrum, Casinos, Restaurants and Olympians
Full Spectrum South is searching for financing for its ambitious Old Capitol Green development.
City & County
City Approves Financial Advisory Team
After a month of squabbling over details and timeliness, the Jackson City Council approved the mayor's financial advisory team for the city's $90-million water system enhancement project Dec. 17.
City & County
ARF Battles for Life
Elizabeth "Pippa" Jackson and the Animal Rescue Fund continue to fight for homeless animals, despite opposition in both Rankin and Hinds counties.
Civil Rights
Jail 'Pipeline' Comes Into Focus
In DeSoto County Schools and Jackson Public Schools, more than 90 percent of school arrests are for misdemeanors, not felonies, which some say feeds the school-to-prison pipeline.
Jacksonian
Coach Harvey Wardell
When Lafayette Stribling decided to retire in late October, Tougaloo College tapped Harvey Wardell to replace him as the new Bulldogs head coach.
