Jackson Free Press

Frank Bluntson, a juvenile-detention center director, takes issue with a report that says employees are …

• February 4, 2015

Special Ed: ‘It’s Been a Rollercoaster’

Many educators, disability advocate Mandy Rogers said, don't know the procedures regarding students with special needs, such as what kinds of disabilities, like dyslexia, are covered under disability law.

Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis (left), is introducing legislation this session to help parents …

• February 4, 2015

Trish Hammons

Custom Optical has been in Fondren for 26 years, and though the store has only been in owner Trish Hammons' hands since 2006, she's made it an eyewear staple in …

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US Will Back Dissidents in Cuba; Poll Shows Support for Thaw

The Obama administration's lead negotiator with Cuba is vowing to maintain U.S. support for democracy and human rights activists there as she pushes to restore embassies between the countries after …

NATO Ministers to Meet on Russia, Upgrading Response Force

With NATO officials calling Russia more unpredictable now than during the Cold War, alliance defense ministers on Thursday are expected to approve further measures to enhance the organization's ability to …

Jordan, Shaken by Islamic State Killing, Executes 2 Inmates

Jordan's king rushed home Wednesday, cutting short a U.S. trip, to rally public support for even tougher strikes against the Islamic State group after the militants released a video showing …

Why I Fight for Education Funding

Only about 30 percent of student achievement comes from in-school factors such as teachers, principals and class size; almost 70 percent comes from outside factors such as poverty, parents and …

Superheroes in Jackson?

I always want to imagine what it would be like if Jackson had superheroes. It's got the right atmosphere for a comic book world—varied types of architecture, slums, an overwhelming …

Courtesy Louis Bourgeois

• February 3, 2015

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• February 3, 2015

Purported IS Video Shows Jordan Pilot Burned to Death

A video released online Tuesday purportedly showed a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group in Syria being burned to death by his captors following a weeklong drama …

South Jackson Kroger Closure Causes Alarm

Residents in south Jackson are working feverishly to make sure their neighborhood doesn't become a food desert when the Kroger on Terry Road closes later this month.

Residents in south Jackson are working feverishly to make sure their neighborhood doesn't become a …

• February 3, 2015