Person of the Day
Anne O'Hara
The Mississippi Arts Commission granted $1.5 million to fund artists and art programs across the state for fiscal year 2013. One of those grant recipients was Anne O'Hara, who received ...
Person of the Day
Wilma Mosley Clopton
"For a person who has been everywhere, now I have a focus," Wilma Mosley Clopton says.
City & County
Downtown Housing Development Moves Along
A housing development that had been planned for west Jackson before it met community opposition is moving ahead in a new location in downtown Jackson.
National
Lawmakers Move to Restore Voting Rights Act
Four states—Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas—would again have to get approval from the Justice Department before making any changes in the way they hold elections under a bipartisan bill introduced ...
Biz Roundup
New Restaurant, Entrepreneur Center in Jackson
Two months ago, Joseph "Stax" Tierre added Norma Ruth's restaurant to his plaza of shops on Ellis Avenue.
Editor's Note
JFP Endorses Chokwe Antar Lumumba for Mayor; Vote Today 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
In reaching our decision to endorse Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a phrase we kept returning to was "the will of the people." What his father brought to Jackson in his short ...
Jacksonian
Yolanda Singleton
Yolanda Singleton, the promoter for Xperience Jxn Entertainment, has a singular vision for audiences in the metro area.
City & County
Lumumba Holds Money Edge Over Yarber
Chokwe A. Lumumba's fundraising committee remains in the money lead, the latest information from the Jackson city clerk's office shows.
Education
JPS Elementary Student Hosts Reading for World Read Aloud Day
Eight-year-old North Jackson Elementary School 3rd grader Josiah Calvert already has plans to attend the University of Mississippi.
City & County
Lumumba ‘Disappointed’ in Officials
Chokwe A. Lumumba, the son of Jackson's late mayor and the second-place finisher in the recent mayor's race, said he's disappointed the city pulled its support for the Jackson Rising ...
City & County
Mayor, JCVB Unveil LeFleur Museum District
Freedom 50 will celebrate the anniversary of Freedom Summer by recognizing those who combated segregation in 1964 as well as developing strategies to continually improve the lives of Mississippians and ...
Person of the Day
Fannie Lou Hamer
Through her years as an activist, Fannie Lou Hamer worked tirelessly for voting rights, prosperity and health in African American communities, and to desegregate schools.
City & County
Eight Vie for Ward 6 Seat
When Mayor Tony Yarber was elected back in April, his previous position as south Jackson's Ward 6 councilman became available and several people came forward to take on the challenges ...
City & County
Ward 6 Candidates Reveal Plans for City Council Seat
The Swan Lake Homeowners Association sponsored a forum for the nine candidates running in the Ward 6 City Council election, which took place at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Person of the Day
Myrlie Evers-Williams
The widow of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams, stands on her own as a civil-rights activist, while continuing her late husband's legacy.
Person of the Day
Kayla Paul-Lindsey
Kayla Paul-Lindsey is a gospel recording artist, president of the Leadership Greater Jackson Alumni Association and the operator of her own CPA firm in Jackson.
City & County
Belated Yarber Inaugural Ball Set
Two months after electing Tony Yarber as their newest mayor, the citizens of Jackson will have an opportunity to celebrate the moment.
City & County
West Jackson Project Could Sacrifice Koinonia House
A $17 million development being planned along the Robert Smith Parkway in west Jackson would bring a mix of new apartments and retail spaces, but would come at the cost ...
