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A Time to Shine

Leflore County's bootlegging history will play a role in a new museum exhibit highlighting prohibition, moonshine and illegal distilleries in Mississippi.

Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood, who is white, was courting African American voters in Mississippi's …

• July 29, 2019

Democrats Court Black Voters in Mississippi Governor Primary

Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood, who is white, was courting African American voters in Mississippi's largest county, who will play an important part in deciding the eight-person Democratic primary on …

"Looking at the governor's statement about the state moving forward and being progressive in this …

• July 29, 2019

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 …

Three University of Mississippi students posed with rifles for a photo next to the bullet-riddled …

• July 29, 2019

Photo courtesy Hunter Evans

• July 29, 2019

Seafood Cook-Off, Belhaven Nights and Campbell's Cheesecake Challenge

Hunter Evans, head chef at Lou's Full-Serv in Jackson, will travel to Louisiana to take part in the 16th-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Parks and Recreation Director Ison B. Harris Jr. talks about the Peace in the Street …

• July 26, 2019

Mayor's Basketball Event Encourages Peace, Unity and Honors Father

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced that the City of Jackson will host a Peace in the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament to help combat violence in the community at a July …

Publisher Todd Stauffer

• July 26, 2019

Hood Calls Tech, Women's Opportunities 'The Hope for Our Future'

Right now, though, just over 30% of the state does not have access to high-speed broadband service at all and remains limited to relying on slower options, like dial-up, to …

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democratic candidate for governor, spoke at the Women for …

• July 26, 2019

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that his organization will conduct the "Green Run" rocket testing …

• July 26, 2019

Engine test for Space Launch System to be in Mississippi

NASA says it will conduct the "Green Run" rocket testing campaign for the new Space Launch System rocket at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Stephanie Adlington and Aaron Lessard will perform at Duling Hall on Friday, July 26. The …

• July 26, 2019

Stephanie Adlington & Aaron Lessard: A Tale of Two

In 2017, Stephanie Adlington needed a new guitar player, and a mutual friend connected her to Aaron Lessard, whose music fuses roots rock with genres such as rockabilly, jazz and …

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• July 26, 2019

Ronnie Crudup Jr. Photo by Imani Khayyam

• July 26, 2019

Candidate Questionnaire: Ronnie Crudup Jr. (House District 71)

The Jackson Free Press emailed questionnaires to each candidate in the House District 71 race. The answers are the candidates' verbatim responses, with no edits whatsoever.