Jackson Free Press

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• January 5, 2021

Emily Pote

When Emily Pote opened "Coffee Prose," a coffee shop that doubles as a used bookstore, she wanted to participate in the local movement to portray Jackson as a place that …

The Mississippi Department of Health has a number of free COVID-19 testing options, including this …

• January 5, 2021

EDITOR'S NOTE: My COVID-19 Story; Appreciate the Good, But Don’t Be Complacent

Well, it happened. Despite my continued caution, I ended up contracting COVID-19 the week before Christmas.

Nate Schumann

• January 5, 2021

Early childhood education helps “reduce the achievement gap and the need for special education, increase …

• January 5, 2021

OPINION: Early Childhood; Best Investment for Community, Business Strength

As we near the end of an incredibly tumultuous and unpredictable year, I've thought a lot about what really matters and what kind of Mississippi I want to live in.

Photo by Stephen Wilson

• January 5, 2021

Rep. Zakiya Summers, D-Jackson, saw the struggle many Mississippians had with absentee voting in 2020, …

• January 5, 2021

Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, is more cautiously optimistic than his Democratic colleague Sen. Juan Barnett, …

• January 5, 2021

Sen. Juan Barnett, D-Heidelberg, chairman of the Corrections Committee, is enthusiastic about the prospect of …

• January 5, 2021

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is fighting to delay the 2020 session, hoping to stave off …

• January 5, 2021

Parole Reform, Pay Raises and COVID-19: 2021 Legislative Preview

In spite of the monumental work ahead of the Legislature, there is good reason to question the wisdom of holding the session now at all. With a two-thirds vote, the …

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• January 5, 2021

Mayor Lumumba Closing City Hall, Non-Essential City Offices Through Jan. 21

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba today signed an executive order further extending the closure of city hall and non-essential city offices to the public.

Photo courtesy Jason Turner

• January 5, 2021

Photo courtesy Jason Turner

• January 5, 2021

Andrew "Snakefarm" Burczynski

Andrew "Snakefarm" Burczynski, a Jackson artist and bassist who was one of the founding members of the Jason Turner Band, died of cardiac arrest at the end of December 2020.

Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that people over the age of 75 will have access …

• January 5, 2021

Mississippi Announces Vaccine Rollout for Those Over 65

Officials in Mississippi announced a plan Monday to streamline access to coronavirus vaccines for vulnerable populations in the coming weeks.