Jackson Free Press

Engineering Victory: Joce Pritchett Wants to be State Auditor

Mississippi pride runs deep for Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett, who goes by Joce (JO-see). The only time she has lived out of state was when she was away at graduate school, …

Plaintiffs in the Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant case—Rebecca Bickett, Andrea Sanders, Jocelyn Pritchett …

• July 8, 2015

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• July 8, 2015

Joce Pritchett (right) and Carla Webb pose with their children: Ethan (2) and Grace (7). …

• July 8, 2015

Joce Pritchett and her wife, Carla Webb, pose after she announced her candidacy for state …

• July 8, 2015

Joce Pritchett sits in her campaign office that has taken over a part of the …

• July 8, 2015

Seraphim Solar's website featured an American flag to usher in the announcement of the China-based …

• July 8, 2015

City Announces New Solar Plant To Open in Jackson near Fondren

The city of Jackson announced today that Seraphim Solar, a solar module assembly company, is planning to build a manufacturing plant in Jackson in the commercial district just west of …

Eric Stringfellow wants to go from the newsroom to the board room as the Hinds …

• July 8, 2015

If he could bring Delbert Hosemann and Kenny Stokes together for a common cause, Henry …

• July 8, 2015

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• July 8, 2015

History Repeats Itself in Mississippi After Marriage Decision

While it may not be the only sign of bigotry, discrimination is a clear, 10-million-watt, Vegas-strip, see-it-from-space sign of bigotry for anyone except for the willfully blind.

Phyllis Hurley

Phyllis Hurley remembers when Mt. Salus Christian School became integrated. She served as the principal at the Clinton private academy from 1987 to 2005.

Schooling in the Kitchen

In the kitchen in the quaint building that houses The Farmer's Table Cooking School, Chef Matthew Sheeter is teaching "Preserving the Seasons," where students learn how to make jams and …

The Beauty of Blowouts

Good hair just makes you feel better, and a blowout can be a little indulgence that just makes you feel more confident, or a little sexier. And who doesn't like …

SCOTUS Ruled on Marriage—Not Discrimination

While the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling was monumental in American legal history and a cause for celebration by LGBT citizens, the reality is that the court ruled on …

Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Safe for Now

Mississippi's last abortion clinic, which has been fighting a state admitting-privileges law for three years, is open—for now.

Fuller: ‘Progressive, Sustainable Change’

Henry Fuller recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about stepping out from the behind the scenes to serve on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.

Stringfellow: Marketing the County’s Assets

Eric Stringfellow's path, from a newspaper reporter in the tiny eastern Illinois town of Danville to candidate for the candidate for Hinds County Board Supervisor, isn't as unlikely as it …

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• July 7, 2015