Jackson Free Press

Christopher Freeze

• August 19, 2020

David Russell is part of the construction crew building a film set at the gym …

• August 19, 2020

When Schools Close Down in Jackson

Quinyetta Kinner was sad when George Elementary School on Hunter Street in Jackson closed in 2018. She attended the school from pre-kindergarten until the 5th grade and has a lot …

JPD Officers Indicted for Murder Present for Earlier Civilian Shootings

A grand jury has indicted Desmond Barney, Anthony Fox and Lincoln Lampley for second-degree murder of George Robinson.

Quinyetta Kinner lives near George Elementary School,1020 Hunter St., where she was a kindergarten and …

• August 19, 2020

Gov. Tate Reeves has opted to open public schools without the testing and contract tracing …

• August 19, 2020

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Gov. Reeves, Stop the Insanity

Gov. Reeves knew the threat to Mississippi hospitals when he implemented one of the most liberal reopening plans of any U.S. state in late May. As with Florida and Texas, …

Photo courtesy Frederick Melancon

• August 19, 2020

Frederick Melancon

As wind prepared to whip torrential rains across the pavement outside, Frederick "Rick" Melcancon sat in a Baton Rouge bookstore signing copies of his work, "Book of Lost Innocence."

Photo by Stephen Wilson

• August 19, 2020

Mayor Further Extends Curfew as Part of City COVID-19 Efforts

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has extended the city-wide curfew set to expire at midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 19 for five additional days.

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• August 19, 2020

The five designs will be manufactured into flags, and at the August 25 meeting, commissioners …

• August 18, 2020

State Flag Commission Selects Five Finalists

The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected five flags to move to the final round (pending clearance of intellectual property rights).

Photo courtesy Tommy Wright

• August 18, 2020

Tommy Wright

Tommy Wright, a partner at the Anderson, Crawley and Burke law firm in Ridgeland, has been handling cases such as worker's compensation, personal injury, construction accidents and premises liability as …

Outgoing Hinds County Emergency Management Director Ricky Moore is surrounded by members of the Board …

• August 18, 2020

250,000 Free Masks Helped Reduce Hinds County Infections, Emergency Director Says

Maintaining the mask mandate could help keep the COVID-19 infection under control, outgoing Hinds County Emergency Management Director Ricky Moore told the Board of Supervisors at its Aug. 17 meeting.

Mississippi is one of the only states in the country that uses a warehouse distribution …

• August 18, 2020

Mississippi to Close 13 Food Centers for Low-Income Mothers

Mississippi is closing 13 food centers across the state that serve low-income mothers and children as it prepares to start a new program early next year that will allow participants …