Jackson Free Press

Rep. Lataisha Jackson, D-Como, offered a measure to delay the third-grade reading gate one year …

• March 11, 2015

A new effort to connect former prisoners, such as ones from the Adams County Correctional …

• March 25, 2015

Last week, the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees granted a one-year contract extension to …

• April 13, 2015

Oby Todd, who hails from Nigeria and also lived in the United Arab Emirates for …

• September 18, 2017

Chunky Dunks has dishes such as its number-one seller, ice-cream nachos, which come with cinnamon-sugar …

• July 26, 2017

On December 29th, what MDOC referred to as a 'major disturbance" at South Mississippi Correctional …

• July 29, 2020

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves faces a Thursday deadline to act on a bill that could …

• April 22, 2021

One day after saying that the COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald …

• May 6, 2020

Working Together Jackson in association with League of Women Voters set up a stand to …

• October 28, 2020

Angelique Lee defeated former one-tern Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis in a special runoff election …

• December 10, 2020

Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper's Rape Spree

Darren Sharper's rampage of druggings and rapes could have been prevented, according to a two-month investigation by ProPublica and The New Orleans Advocate based on police records in five states, …

Craig Noone's Unfinished Business

People leave unfinished business. Sometimes they just move on to other projects. Or they meet with tragedy, leaving others to complete the unfinished business. It is the living who follow …

The Fannie Lou Hamer Center is honoring Bill Minor today with a 2010 Humanitarian Award …

• April 16, 2010

Mississippi farmers had little to complain about come corn-harvesting season this year. Fields like this …

• September 12, 2012

Memphis punk rockers Lucero play at the Ole Tavern on Saturday, Dec. 12. It's one …

• December 11, 2009

"Hey, Hey Its Ester Blueburger" is one of four films showcased during the Annual Jewish …

• December 9, 2009

Josh Hailey, one of Jackson's well-known artistic vanguards, is moving to Los Angeles. To celebrate, …

• December 1, 2010

Today, Albert Sykes remains involved with the Young People's Project and is one of the …

• May 23, 2014

This house on Canal Street, east of Jackson State University, is one of the 22 …

• May 27, 2016

Aisha Nyandoro is the executive director of Springboard to Opportunities, which works within some subsidized …

• July 13, 2016