Jackson Free Press

Brother of Man Executed by Utah Firing Squad Calls it Brutal

Randy Gardner still struggles four years later to talk about seeing his brother's bullet-ridden body at the mortuary after he was executed.

Iraqi Troops Clash with IS Group in Iraq's Tikrit

Rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north …

Fake IRS Agents Target More than 366,000 in Huge Tax Scam

Fake IRS agents have targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail as part of a huge nationwide tax scam that has cost taxpayers …

2 Officers Shot in 'Ambush' Outside Ferguson PD

Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early Thursday while demonstrators were gathered across the street—an attack the county police chief described as "an ambush" that …

Mississippi Special-Needs Voucher Bill Inches Forward

A proposal to create state-funded vouchers for special education students is moving forward in the Mississippi Legislature.

Young men run for the football as others watch.

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Men huddle around playing a game of football.

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Kids participate in the art activities by painting one another.

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Members of the church prepare breakfast for the neighborhood community.

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Jacksoinans talk to two members of Vertical Church, while getting some breakfast.

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Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi

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Another Opportunity

Free agency started Tuesday, March 10, in the NFL, and the NFL Draft, which runs from April 30 to May 2, is right around the corner.

Crowning Queen Victoria

You won't see the biggest impact of Victoria Vivians' first college season in her statistics, although she led the SEC in scoring at 15.1 points per game.

Mississippi State University women’s basketball player Victoria Vivians received the Gillom Trophy, an award that …

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Home Cookin’ Capsule

The championship rounds of the state high school basketball tournament tip off Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, at the Mississippi Coliseum.

Diving into The Lower Caves

For Nashville, Tenn., indie rockers The Lower Caves, growing up in the music capital of the South played a key role in developing their alternative-rock sound.