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Trump will hold an evening rally in the northern Mississippi city of Tupelo to support …

• November 1, 2019

Willie Jerome Manning, a Mississippi death-row inmate, will argue before the state's high court Monday …

• October 27, 2014

High Biscuits offers house-made chicken salad or chopped salad, two kinds of soup, plain cream …

• March 3, 2015

Demolition crews surprised neighbors on Sept. 21, 2017, when they destroyed two old buildings on …

• October 5, 2017

More than 62 percent of workers voting in a two-day election at Nissan Motor Co.'s …

• August 7, 2017

Jackson Women's Health Organization filed papers Monday asking a federal court to block state restrictions …

• April 9, 2018

In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned Mississippi that it did not have the …

• June 23, 2017

The refugee organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union filed two lawsuits, consolidated into one, …

• December 29, 2017

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith (right) indicted Ben Allen, as well as two …

• January 18, 2017

Based on the average number of cases and deaths each week, Mississippi does not yet …

• May 9, 2020

On March 19, the Jackson Police Department announced two recent drug arrests. Later that day, …

• March 20, 2020

State Campaigns 2018

With two competitive U.S. Senate races on the ballot and four House races, Mississippi hasn’t …

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• November 6, 2018

10/31 Markets End Up for the Week

The Dow ended up again on Friday, the first time it's been up for two days in a row in the month of October. CNNMoney headlined their story Strong End …

Au Naturel

Singer-songwriter Graham Colton, an Oklahoma native, is on a two-month tour of the South in a tour van that runs on compressed natural gas. Singing pop ballads and promoting CNG, …

Take It to the Feds

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Legislators Consider Fire-Safe Cigarettes

A bill requiring that cigarettes extinguish themselves when unattended has the support of Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, a group working to prevent cigarette-ignited …

Flu Cases Now at 50

The Mississippi State Department of Health reports that the number of confirmed H1N1 swine flu cases in the state hit 50 yesterday. The bulk of the cases remain on the …

MMA Gets Innovation Grant

The Mississippi Museum of Art is about to restructure its model for member participation.

Kaze and McLemore on WAPT

JFP columnist, rapper, Crisler supporter and all 'round man about town Brad Franklin (aka Kamikaze) gave his opinion about the Democratic runoff side by side with acting Mayor, JSU prof, …

Creating Respect on the Road

They follow the rules of the road, they stop at all stoplights, and they do their best to create a respectful atmosphere between cyclists and motorists. The Jackson Bike Advocates …