Jackson Free Press

Small City, Big Ideas

It's easy to go to a city like Memphis and think to yourself how little a place like Jackson has ... and how little it can feel.

Miranda Jordan

Miranda Jordan's signature glass pieces, which include microbead-adorned jewelry, electric lamps and bottles that customers often buy to hold perfume or candle oil, make up the product line of her …

Race Clearly Behind Airport ‘Takeover’ Move

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass once said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand." A cliche proclaims, "There is power in numbers."

Stop Pushing ‘Anti-Human Being’ Laws

Religious moral conviction is a powerful tool in politics. Last week, the Mississippi House of Representatives proved this by passing the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act."

Hillary is Best Choice for President, Period

Indeed some, not all, men and women supporting Sen. Sanders for president have resorted to a lewd advocacy that often refers to the female body parts of presidential candidate and …

Virginia Reeves: Of Home and History

Virginia Reeves may be from Montana, but she has long had a feel for southern stories.

Senate Transparency Chairman Bans Cellphones in His Meeting

The chairman of a Mississippi Senate committee on government transparency is telling the public not to use cellphones or other electronic devices while his committee meets.

Legislature Makes No Move to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators this year won't attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can't find a majority …

Two Deaths Reported in Louisiana and Mississippi Storms

Authorities say at least one person has died after a possible tornado touched down in Mississippi. Vann Byrd of the Lamar County Emergency Management Agency says the death occurred Tuesday …

Hospital to Pay $1M to Family of Eric Garner

The hospital center that dispatched paramedics and treated Eric Garner as he died after being placed into a chokehold by police has agreed to pay $1 million to the family, …

Baria: 'No Democrat(ic) or Republican Way to Fix a Pothole'

Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, said that Democrats and Republicans should be able to agree on fixing the state's crumbling infrastructure.

Obama: Guantanamo Bay Undermines Security, Must Be Closed

President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to "once and for all" close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the U.S., though …

Speaker Gunn: Mostly Silent on Mississippi Flag Since Call Last Year to Change It

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who became the first prominent Republican last summer to call for Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, said Monday that if …

With Deadline Looming, 19 Flag Bills Are Stalled in Legislative Committee

Experts: Silencing Teachers 'Probably Legal,' But May 'Chill' Rights

Retired Ridgeland High School band director Keith Moffat says the Mississippi Legislature is part of the reason he no longer works in the public-school system.

Upgraded 'Fondren Point' Will House Wier Boerner Allin Architecture

Wier Boerner Allin Architecture, which opened in the Fondren Corner building in 2010, is renovating and building out Fondren Point and will be moving its offices there sometime between April …

New US-Russia Plan Sets Syria Ceasefire for Saturday

The United States and Russia agreed Monday on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect on Saturday, U.S. officials said.

Man Recounts Harrowing Uber Ride with Kalamazoo Suspect

An Uber passenger says he called the police to report an erratic driver more than an hour before authorities allege the driver began shooting people at random, killing six and …

1 Officer Dead, 3 Wounded in Iuka, Miss. Standoff

IUKA, Mississippi (AP) — One law enforcement officer was killed and three were injured early Saturday after an hourslong standoff in rural north Mississippi ended in gunfire, authorities said.

'Discrimination Act' Would Give Clerks 'Kim Davis' Powers

Kim Davis went to jail in Kentucky for not issuing same-sex marriage licenses, but circuit clerks in Mississippi might not have to if the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government …