Music
The Heart in Hilarity
The members of the Mississippi Opera are clearly fans of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and as the legendary duo's music has been performed across the globe for more than …
Art
Expanding Horizons for Local Artists
The Ecoshed in Fondren does not have a roof right now. But that will be part of the charm at "Expansion: Art, Fashion, Music Under an Open Sky," which is …
National
OPINION: American Radicalization in the Roaming MAGA Mosque
How did we let it get to this point in our country? When did the loyal opposition become the enemy of the people? Why have hate and grievance drowned out …
Health Care
Mississippi to Instate Medicaid Work Requirements?
Mississippi leaders' refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act left about 300,000 Mississippians without access to health care and led to the closure of several rural hospitals deprived …
Justice
The Locked-Up Teenage Girl at Center of Hinds County Contention
Crystal Marshall has been at Henley -Young Juvenile Detention Center up on a hill in a warehouse-lined area of Jackson on capital murder charges since right around Valentine's Day—less than …
Jacksonian
Andy Hilton
Jackson native Andy Hilton says he likes to think of himself as a "one man factory" for the modular swings he crafts by hand.
Crime
Lamar Adams Sentenced to 20 Years in Probable Largest Ponzi Scheme in State History
Arthur Lamar Adams, 58, of Jackson Mississippi, was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for wire fraud involving a large, multi-state Ponzi scheme involving more than one hundred …
Politics
Mabus Endorses Baria to 'Bring Civility and Honor Back to Politics'
Calling next week's election "one of the most important elections of my life," former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus endorsed fellow Democrat David Baria's bid for U.S. Senate.
Biz Roundup
Pig & Pint Makes National Nacho List, Glow in the 'Park 5K, Cultivation Food Hall and SBA Ignite Tour
The Food Network recently featured Fondren barbecue restaurant The Pig & Pint as part of its "50 States of Nachos," which highlighted unique nacho dishes from every state. The Pig …
Person of the Day
Rodney Washington
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a New Jersey-based philanthropic organization that promotes advancements in health care, recently chose Rodney Washington, an associate professor of education at Jackson State University, as …
Crime
Doctor to Forfeit Accounts, Land in Prison Bribery Scheme
A physician who bribed the former head of Mississippi's prison system is being ordered to forfeit bank accounts, brokerage accounts and land to pay a nearly $1.3 million court judgment …
Education
Jackson State University Fires Tony Hughes After Less Than 3 Seasons
Jackson State University has fired football coach Tony Hughes after less than three seasons.
Politics
Candidate Questionnaire: Tomie T. Green
The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …
Immigration
Palazzo Inflames 'Caravan' Fears Despite Weekend Synagogue Tragedy
Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., sought to rile up supporters over a "migrant caravan" en route to the U.S. in an email sent just a day after a 47-year-old white supremacist— …
National
GOP Mega-Donor Implicated in Russia Probe Gives McDaniel $500,000 Boost
Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, received a $500,000 donation for his campaign for U.S. Senate thanks to GOP mega-donor Robert Mercer, the investor behind a firm that harvested the …
