Jackson Free Press

Money for Memorial to Honor Activist Killed by KKK Approved

A request to use money for a memorial to honor a Mississippi man killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1966 has been approved.

Ellie Dahmer, widow of slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer, being assisted to her car …

• March 13, 2018

Mississippi Representative Recognized After Nearly 4 Decades

Colleagues are applauding longtime state Rep. Tyrone Ellis as he returns to Mississippi's House chambers after retiring in June.

Mississippi Cigarette Tax Increases Nearly Dead

With less than three weeks left in the 2018 regular session, an effort by Mississippi lawmakers to raise tobacco taxes is on its deathbed.

Senate Bill 3048, which could have been used to raise taxes, is dead after the …

• March 13, 2018

UPDATED: Rankin County Middle Schooler Wins Mississippi State Spelling Bee

Around 50 middle-schoolers ranging from ages nine to 14, along with their parents and supporters, filled the Rose E. McCoy auditorium at Jackson State University today for the 2018 Mississippi …

Michele Mathis

Michele Mathis, a Raymond, Miss., resident, will host a launch event for her new podcast, "Point of Perception," on Friday, March 16.

Swell-O-Phonic Celebrates 20 Years, Spring Market and New Trade Mart

Ron Chane, owner of Swell-O-Phonic, Studio Chane and The Wonder Lab, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Swell's opening with a series of events all week leading up to Saturday, …

Ron Chane, owner of Swell-O-Phonic, Studio Chane and The Wonder Lab, is celebrating the 20th …

• March 13, 2018

Trump Fires Tillerson at State, Replacing with CIA's Pompeo

President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him, ending Tillerson's difficult tenure by tweeting an …

The State Department said Rex Tillerson (pictured) only learned of his termination when he read …

• March 13, 2018

Mississippi Governor Nixes Stricter Real Estate License Rule

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is vetoing a bill that would have created stricter requirements for real estate brokers to earn licenses in the state.

Mississippi Secretary of State Hints at Seeking Higher Office

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he's not running for his current office again, but won't say what he's running for next.

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he's not running for his current office again, …

• March 12, 2018

US Sets New Record for Censoring, Withholding Government Files

The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn't find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according …

APNewsBreak: Trump Jr., Donor Have Longtime Undisclosed Ties

Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father's 2016 presidential campaign and has had special …

Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who …

• March 12, 2018

Trump Doesn't Set Age for Guns, Defers on Arming Teachers

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much …

Trump's tweet came after his White House put out a plan to combat school shootings …

• March 12, 2018

Woman Crashes into McDade's in Belhaven, Hits Worker Inside

Just after 9 a.m. today, a woman drove her car into McDade's Market on Fortification Street, crashing through the brick wall outside the cafeteria.