Jackson Free Press

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba is starting a “slow start” of reopening Jackson as of Saturday, …

• May 13, 2020

‘Stay Safe Jackson’ Order Reopens Capital City Due to Effect of State Order on Businesses

The capital city is headed into the first phase of reopening for two weeks starting Saturday, May 16, when Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s “Stay at Home” executive order lapses.

Jackson resident D’Artagnan Winford is a fine-art portrait photographer. Photo by @Carlynphotography.

• May 13, 2020

I See You, Now See Yourself

D'Artagnan Winford has been an artist since he was a kid, growing up taking art classes in school and being admitted in a gifted arts program throughout middle and high …

Photo by Michele D. Baker

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Doris Berry’s son John and his wife Brenda rest in rocking chairs at the family-owned …

• May 13, 2020

A Farm-to-Table Heirloom

Doris Berry Farmers Market, a local whole food—and woman-owned—institution in the greater Jackson area, has been active for about seven decades.

Photo courtesy Keila Brown-Jones

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Photo courtesy GI Associates & Endoscopy Center

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Photo courtesy LaMonica Davis Taylor

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Best of Jackson: Medical 2020

As we as Jacksonians endure this pandemic the best we can, wellness and health care is at the forefront of many of our minds. Here at the Jackson Free Press, …

Zac Harmon held onto his traditional southern values during his careers in music and finance. …

• May 13, 2020

Zac Harmon, Raised Under Jackson’s Limitless Sky

Zac Harmon may have left Jackson in his adult years to bolster his career as an award-winning guitarist, singer and songwriter who specializes in American blues, but he has always …

‘We Have Not Met Our Peak’: Dr. LouAnn Woodward on UMMC’s Battle Against COVID-19

LouAnn Woodward spoke to the Jackson Free Press about the breakthroughs in testing and treatment at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, as well as the state's larger coronavirus strategy.

Enclosed spaces like restaurants are unavoidably dangerous, Woodward says. “We’ve got to realize that there’s …

• May 13, 2020