Jackson Free Press

Team of the Day: Mississippi Brilla

Premier Development League soccer team Mississippi Brilla has introduced a group of local talent for the upcoming season. The Brilla have signed four standout local players from the metro area.

Chaney Files Motion to Drop Flood Insurance Suit

The Mississippi Department of Insurance will drop a lawsuit filed in 2013 against the National Flood Insurance Program.

Lawsuit: Inmates Have the Right to Free, Secular Books in Prison

Big House Books, a nonprofit that sends free books by request to inmates, filed a lawsuit against the South Mississippi Correctional Institution this week because inmates there cannot receive books …

Lawsuit: Mississippi Voting Laws Cause Risk During Pandemic

Mississippi election laws could force people to choose between their health and their constitutional right to cast a ballot, according to a lawsuit that voting-rights groups filed Thursday to challenge …

More babies are likely to die in our state than anywhere else in the nation …

• August 23, 2017

Gov. Phil Bryant says he'll support efforts to reduce the number of Mississippians in prison …

• December 11, 2018

Mississippi had been a founding member of the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for …

• January 16, 2015

The Washington-based Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint Monday against a super PAC called Remember …

• March 26, 2018

Chip Pickering's estranged wife, Leisha, filed a lawsuit today against the woman she says ruined …

• July 16, 2009

British company Renewable Energy Systems has plans to build a solar farm in the Mississippi …

• September 25, 2018

College savings accounts help pay for college and higher education, but also help kids start …

• April 11, 2018

Three former employees now have filed lawsuits against Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason (pictured) alleging …

• February 24, 2017

Getting Your Zen On

Curious about this whole mindful, compassionate, in-the-moment thing? Here are books to inspire you to focus and meditate and let the stupid stuff go, regardless of your religious faith.

Hold the Meat

I am 30 years old, and I am still searching for my perfect cookbook. Now, as a busy mom of a busy 2-year-old, most nights I cook easy, healthy foods …

Sharrod Moore Murder Charge Dropped

District Attorney Robert S. Smith was absent again when Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger dropped murder charges against Sharrod Moore in the 1995 killing of Jackson Police Officer Robert …

City of Brutality: A Review of ‘City of God'

Crime, redemption and the viciousness of the human animal are the fundamental elements of "City of God (Cidade de Deus)," a brutal and beautiful drama from Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles. …

From Blues to Hip-Hop

When I heard about Ali Neff's book on the Clarksdale hip-hop scene, I was relieved that someone had finally decided to talk about something other than the blues. Someone was …

A Cut-Eli Reunion In NYC?

0" align=left /> New York Daily News columnist Gary Myers has joined the "Fire Giants coach Tom Coughlin" camp. Myers suggests Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis as the best possible …

Fine and Dandy: Defining Jackson’s Food Identity

Much like Memphis' barbecue, New Orleans' creole dishes, Philidelphia's cheesesteaks and New York City's pizzas, MH Ventures hopes to help the Jackson area similarly define its food identity.

Rozay Mo

From hours of studio sessions to opening for countless hip-hop superstars, rapper Rozay Mo is definitely chasing his dreams of stardom in the music industry.