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Good Things from the JFP Team
The last 365 days have been unconventional to say the least, but as we enter year 20, the JFP staff decided we would love to remain positive and share our …
Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson: Legal Services 2021
When circumstances lead you to require legal assistance, the Jackson Free Press does its part to make the road to your goals a little easier to navigate through our Best …
Cover
Lost in a Broken System: Why Detainees Spend Years in Hinds Jails Without Trial
Fifty-eight people in Hinds County Detention Centers by July 2, 2021, had spent more than two years there, documents the Jackson Free Press obtained show.
Politics
Tax Relief, But For Whom?
Speaker Gunn Wants Reform That Benefits Wealthiest, Costs Others More
Just as the realities of a fourth wave of COVID-19 sunk into the state, and just miles from a field hospital set up in the garage of the Mississippi hospital …
Jacksonian
Stephen Stuart
When it came to Stephen Stuart’s dream of medical school, the third time was the charm. “It was always the goal,” Stuart says of his recent acceptance to the University …
Person of the Day
Bernice Rivers
Madison County native Bernice Rivers became inspired to take up crafting and selling her own handmade jewelry out of her Camden home after a visit to Village Beads in Ridgeland …
Biz Roundup
Pop-Up Gen Con at Van's CCG, Bricks in the Wall at Duling Hall and 2021 Mississippi Black Pages
Ridgeland comic, card and game store Van's CCG is hosting a Pop-Up Gen Con 2021 event on Saturday, Sept. 18. Gen Con is an annual tabletop game convention that features …
City & County
Weekend Picks 8-27-2021
The weekend is here again, and there are lots of fun things going on in the Jackson metro area! Whether your idea of fun is listening to live music, shopping …
Health Care
The MFP Interview: Dr. Eric Topol Speaks On Realities, Dangers of Delta Variant
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, CA has been a leading voice for a unified, …
Person of the Day
Edward G. Cortright Jr.
Edward G. Cortright Jr., who served as chancellor for Mississippi's 11th Chancery District for 26 years, died on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at age 94.
Education
Women of Distinction Event and Coding Academy at JSU, MSU Center for Academic Advising
Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi will honor Ebony Lumumba, an associate professor of English at Jackson State University, and four other leaders at its Women of Distinction event on Thursday, …
Health Care
Mississippi Loses Sixth Child To COVID-19
A sixth child has died in Mississippi due to complications from COVID-19, the Mississippi State Department of Health said Wednesday.
Sports
New Orleans Saints 2021 Preview
The New Orleans Saints are starting the 2021 season without Drew Brees since he retired after the 2020 season, leaving a major hole in the Saints’ offense as the franchise …
Politics
Mississippi Legislators Revive Talk of Erasing Income Tax
Some members of the Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature are renewing an effort to eliminate the state income tax—a proposal that failed earlier this year amid concerns it would drain budgets for …
City & County
JPS Board Approves Virtual Learning Option for PreK-6th Grade Starting Sept. 2
Jackson Public School District parents have until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, to fill out a survey indicating if they want the virtual-learning option for their pre-kindergarten to sixth-grade students.
