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City & County
Rebuilding Community in High School Park
Isaac Norwood said he has noticed a change in the High School Park community over the last 10 years. People have started to move out of the neighborhood, there have …
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City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: None of Us Is Safe from Hate
Each of us must use our gifts to heal our city, our state and our nation. We are kicking off our #MSCitizensAgenda to better understand challenges facing Mississippians through public …
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Crime
Hate Ruled Out, but Motive Still a Mystery in Dayton Attack
As authorities in Ohio try to pin down a motive for the weekend's second U.S. mass shooting and dig into the slain shooter's life, what they find might also help …
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Development
OPINION: South Delta Deserves Real Solutions, Not False Hope
Communities in Mississippi's south Delta deserve real solutions for reducing flood damages, not false hope pinned to the Yazoo Backwater Pumps.
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Health Care
Mississippi Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak, Urges Vaccination
Mississippi health officials said the state, like others nationwide, is seeing an outbreak of contagious liver disease Hepatitis A and urging people to get vaccinated.
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Politics
Candidate Questionnaire: Henry DeWayne Fuller (Hinds County District 5 Supervisor)
The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the Hinds County District 5 supervisor race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.
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Person of the Day
Donna Barnes
The Mississippi Bar's Women in the Profession Committee honored Donna Barnes, the first female chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, as a "trailblazer among women lawyers" by presenting …
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Civil Rights
Till Marker Pic Shows 'Little Progress' in State, Lawmaker Says
When a trio of male students from the University of Mississippi posed with rifles next to a bullet-ridden Emmett Till memorial marker, they were representing an unfortunate truth about racism …
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City & County
New City Grants Focus on Early Childhood Education, Community Building
At the July 23 city council meeting, Robert Blaine, chief administrative officer, gave an overview of the $3.1-million grant the W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded to the City of Jackson.
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Politics
Candidate Questionnaire: Colton Thornton (Senate District 22)
The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the Senate District 22 race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.
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Vying for Mississippi Governor: The Issues Post-GOP Debate and Beyond
Find out where top candidates in the race for governor stand on issues like Medicaid expansion, private school vouchers, teacher pay, mental health, abortion rights, and more.
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City & County
Collaboration Key to Ending Homelessness in Mississippi?
Putalamus White is hoping to change the state of homelessness in the capital city through the Jackson Resource Center, which The Healing Place is set to build in west Jackson.
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Jacksonian
LaMonté Pierce
Jackson native LaMonte Pierce was growing weary of the city's continuous boil-water alerts and the constant need to pick up bottled water, and ultimately thought of the idea of filtering …
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Politics
Candidate Questionnaire: Jay Hughes (Lt. Governor)
The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the lieutenant governor's race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.
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City & County
JPS Unveils 'Transformational' Plan for Public Schools
Jackson Public Schools now has a plan to "transform" education in Mississippi's capital city. City leaders say it will help ensure that all children in the district get a high-quality …
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Immigration
OPINION: The 'Illegal' Immigrants
There is a great deal of confusion about what an "illegal" immigrant is. The need to revamp our immigration laws and the policies on enforcing those laws is glaringly obvious.
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Politics
Opinion: Men, Punishing Women and Reporters for #MeToo is Not the Answer
Rep. Robert Foster says he denied a woman reporter equal access to his campaign because he does not want people to think he's having an affair. Many of his supporters, …
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Civil Rights
Prison Breakouts a Result of 'Mass Incarceration,' Mississippi Orgs Say
Three prison inmates may not have escaped last week if not for Mississippi's "mass incarceration problem," a group of civil-rights organizations said in a press statement on Friday.
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Diy Guides
Five Ways to Make A Room Look Bigger
Smaller properties can quickly start to feel quite cramped and claustrophobic, causing undue stress. There are, however, a few simple tricks we can employ to turn our small spaces into …
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City & County
OPINION: Creating a Radical City
Our mayor wants Jackson to be the most radical city on the planet. What could be more radical than, instead of asking what is good for ourselves, asking what is …
