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Art
Watercolor in the City
David Waldrip helped organize the 2014 Grand National Watercolor Exhibition while the Mississippi Watercolor Society's executive director, Susan Wellington, was out of the country.
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City & County
Waiting for ‘One Lake’
Flood control has worried locals since two floods, in spring 1979 and again in 1983. Ever since, groups have floated a procession of flood plans.
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Jacksonian
Camille Snyder
In 2007, Camille Snyder was fresh out of college and working for a tech firm in Washington, D.C., when a sudden close call with cancer diverted her into pursuing the …
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Style
Stop Dieting, Be Healthy
Diet is a four-letter word. For people who struggle with weight, the word conjures images of hardship and long lists of what we shouldn't be eating and doing.
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Food
Nick Wallace: Jackson’s Cutthroat Chef
If you watched Food Network a few of Sundays ago, you might have seen a familiar, local face on "Cutthroat Kitchen": Jackson chef Nick Wallace.
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JFP College Football Top 25 Poll: Week Six
It was a bloodbath for Top 25 teams last week. Ranked teams were going down faster than characters in a "Walking Dead" season finale.
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City & County
Whitwell Exits Jackson City Council Early
Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell will bow out even sooner than expected.
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Biz Roundup
Brent's Brings Back Breakfast, UMMC/Mayo Clinic Collaborate, Landmark Center Has New Buyer
As of last Wednesday, breakfast is back at Brent's Drugs in Fondren.
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LED There Be Light: 3 Share Nobel for Blue Diode
Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for inventing blue light-emitting diodes, a breakthrough that has spurred the development of LED technology …
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Hong Kong Protests Thin as Two Sides Agree to Talk
Crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong's streets with demands for more democracy thinned dramatically Tuesday after student leaders and the government agreed to hold talks in the increasingly frustrated …
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Business
Yarber: Costco 'Softer' on Lakeland Demand
Despite several current and former city officials characterizing an area along Lakeland Drive as non-negotiable for Mississippi's first Costco store, the company has softened its stance, Mayor Tony Yarber says.
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LGBT
High Court Denies Gay Marriage Appeals
The Supreme Court turned away appeals Monday from five states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages, paving the way for an immediate expansion of gay and lesbian unions.
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Turkey Cracks Down on Oil Smuggling Linked to IS
Turkish authorities recently ramped up a multi-layered crackdown that has significantly disrupted the illicit trade of oil with the Islamic State group.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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College
Prescott and Bulldogs Make a State-ment in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Dak Prescott took the snap and saw nothing but empty field between him and the goal line. Instead of handing off the ball, the Mississippi State …
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Tear Up the College Polls; Who Will Be Top 5 On Sunday?
The biggest weekend of the college football season delivered a sensational Saturday that included three of the top six teams in The Associated Press poll getting beat.
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Colorado School Board Keeps Eye on History Changes
Students and parents say they will renew protests Friday after a suburban Denver school board rejected their calls to back off a proposed review of the Advanced Placement U.S. history …
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GM Issues 2 More Recalls for SUVs, Mini Cars
General Motors announced two more recalls Friday, pushing its total for the year to 71, affecting almost 30 million vehicles in North America.
