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28% of 3rd Graders in JPS Might Be Held Back

Results from the so-called third-grade gate test, which requires students to demonstrate reading proficiency before moving on to the fourth grade, show that 28 percent of JPS' third graders may …

Dr. Cedrick Gray, the superintendent of JPS, told the Jackson Free Press last month that …

• May 11, 2015

Rod Hill

Recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration named Rod L. Hill, co-founder of Integrated Management Services, along with John D. Calhoun, the 8(a) Graduate of the Year for both the state …

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• May 11, 2015

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• May 11, 2015

Officers Liquori Tate (left) and Benjamin Deen (right) Photo courtesy Hattiesburg Police Department

• May 11, 2015

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• May 11, 2015

Hattiesburg Mourns 2 Slain Officers

With lowered flags and prayers, a southern Mississippi city is mourning two police officers, while the four people arrested after their shooting deaths await an initial court appearance Monday.

US Secretary of State to Meet Putin at Russia Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks aimed at mending relations driven to new post-Cold War …

1,600 Rohingya, Bangladeshi Migrants Rescued, Others at Sea

Hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in Southeast Asia have reached land and relative safety in the past two days. But an estimated 6,000 Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims …

US Defends Record Before Top UN Human Rights Body

The United States heard widespread concern Monday over excessive use of force by law-enforcement officials against minorities as it faced the U.N.'s main human rights body for a review of …

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.

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• May 10, 2015

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• May 10, 2015

St. Thomas M.B. Church

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• May 10, 2015

MSHOF 2015 Inductees (not in order): Mike Dennis, Brett Favre, Steve Knight, Fred McAfee, Clarence …

• May 10, 2015

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• May 10, 2015

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• May 10, 2015

3 People Arrested in Deaths of Hattiesburg Officers

Two Mississippi police officers were shot to death during an evening traffic stop turned violent, a state law enforcement spokesman said Sunday. Three suspects were in custody, including two who …