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Delbert Hosemann Will Seek Higher Office; Not Running for Re-election

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann drew boos from a crowd of supporters on Wednesday at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., when he announced he would not run …

ABC News: Race to Replace Sen. Thad Cochran 'Could Reshape Washington'

The race to decide who will win Mississippi's U.S. Senate seat that Thad Cochran vacated is one of the "races that could reshape Washington and the country," ABC News said …

President Donald Trump called Wednesday for his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to end special counsel …

• August 1, 2018

A University of Southern Mississippi program that helped residents navigate the federal health insurance marketplace …

• August 1, 2018

"If you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on …

• August 1, 2018

Administration officials said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prefers deferring to Congress. But he …

• July 31, 2018

OPINION: ICE Policies Hurt Our Communities Beyond the Border

The cavalier attitude with which ICE conducts operations should be a cause of concern for us all.

No. 2 Senate Democrat Richard Durbin of Illinois said he wanted Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen …

• July 31, 2018

Ashley Durval's group, called Mississippians for Compassionate Care, must collect at least 86,185 certified signatures …

• July 31, 2018

Yappy Hour at Char, Fair Trade Green Moving and UnitedHealthcare Laptop Donation

Char Restaurant will celebrate the opening of its new outdoor patio with an event called "Yappy Hour" on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Espy: Trump Tariffs Hurt Mississippi Farmers; Opponents Dodge Issue

President Donald Trump's tariffs on China are hurting Mississippi farmers, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy said in a press conference at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum on Friday.

"I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us …

• July 30, 2018

By mid-August, Harrah's Gulf Coast in Biloxi and Horseshoe Tunica (pictured), both in Mississippi, will …

• July 30, 2018

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.

beheard.world

On Tuesday, Aug. 7, performance troupe beheard.world will perform in Jackson for its first show on a five-city tour through cities along the Great Migration Trail, or the path of …

DuBard Dyslexia Symposium, Universities Studying Slavery Symposium and MSU Meteorological Award

The DuBard School for Language Disorders at The University of Southern Mississippi will host the 22nd annual DuBard Symposium Sept. 13-14 at the Thad Cochran Center on the Hattiesburg campus.

OPINION: Reconnecting to Food

Because food has such a presence in our lives, it helps shape our experience in different settings

JPS Bond Should Pass, Working Together Jackson Says

Working Together Jackson pledged to bring at least 2,000 "yes" votes to Jackson Public School's bond referendum on Aug. 7.

President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over …

• July 26, 2018

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in her own statement, defended the decision and …

• July 26, 2018