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• June 2, 2021

Bill Jacobs of Brookhaven would succeed Jason Dean, who left the nine-member board in February. …

• June 2, 2021

Ex-Publisher Nominated for Mississippi Board of Education

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday that he is nominating a former newspaper publisher to the state Board of Education, to finish a term that ends in July 2024.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker believes in “limited government,” except when he doesn’t, columnist Richard Conville …

• June 2, 2021

OPINION: Size Matters; Mixed Conservative Messages Pervade Mississippi Amid Pandemic

"Sen. Wicker, conservative Republican that he is, also believes in 'limited government,' except when he doesn't: as when he successfully pushed spending $28.6 billion to aid all those struggling restaurants …

Mississippi Hospital Association President and CEO Tim Moore and other health-care professionals started Healthcare for …

• June 2, 2021

Protesters gathered outside the Mississippi Capitol and Supreme Court to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves …

• June 2, 2021

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• June 2, 2021

Initiative Process Rests in Governor’s Hands

The deadline for Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson to petition the state Supreme Court for a rehearing regarding a popular voter-mandated medical marijuana program has come and gone.

Oresa Napper-Williams (front in black) gathers with a group of New York City women mourning …

• June 2, 2021

Shannon Anderson talked in front of her Jackson residence on May 1 about the pain …

• June 2, 2021

Oren Anderson had a welding certification from Hinds Community College. He died on Dec. 9, …

• June 2, 2021

Oren Anderson had a welding certification from Hinds Community College. He died on Dec. 9, …

• June 2, 2021

Shaneika Green holds her grandson named after his first son, Tramaine, who died after being …

• June 2, 2021

Assailants gunned Tramaine Green down in the early morning of July 17, 2020, in Jackson. …

• June 2, 2021

Jermaine McNeal, Justin McNeal’s father, said on May 2, 2021, that he suspects someone his …

• June 2, 2021

Justin McNeal’s mother, Melinda Walton, said she felt like driving off a bridge after his …

• June 2, 2021

Justin McNeal died eight days after his 24th birthday. He was shot on March 26, …

• June 2, 2021

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• June 2, 2021

Violence in the City: Victims’ Families Seek Closure, Police Respect

Radio silence from local law enforcement is a common and historic complaint the Jackson Free Press has long heard from family members who lose their loved ones to gun violence …