Jackson Free Press

Jackson Attorney to Represent Flowers in Possible Seventh Trial

A Jackson-area civil rights attorney is vowing to represent an African American man after a prosecutor accused of racial bias said he plans to try him a seventh time for …

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• July 8, 2019

Rodney Batts

After five seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Rodney Batts is returning to his alma mater as Delta State University's head baseball coach.

A news release from state Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson says topics at the meeting will …

• July 8, 2019

Mississippi Group Looks at the Potential of Hemp Cultivation

Legislators created the Hemp Cultivation Task Force to discuss what growing hemp might mean for Mississippi's economy, and the group has its first meeting Monday at the state Capitol.

Federal prosecutors arrested 66-year-old hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend and have charged …

• July 8, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein Arrested and Charged With Molesting Dozens of Underage Girls

Eleven years after letting Jeffrey Epstein off lightly with a secret deal, federal prosecutors took another run at putting the billionaire financier behind bars on sex charges, accusing him in …

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• July 8, 2019

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• July 8, 2019

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• July 8, 2019

Mississippi Voter Information Guide

Today is the last day to register for party primaries for all statewide Mississippi offices, which will be on Aug. 6. Either mail your form in today or register in …

The entire Mississippi mainland, including beaches in places like Pascagoula, Biloxi and Gulfport are closed …

• July 8, 2019

Entire Mississippi Mainland Closed Amid Bacteria Threat

People and pets are being warned to stay out of the water along the entire mainland of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as toxic bacteria continue spreading eastward.

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• July 5, 2019

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• July 5, 2019

OPINION: Deepest Midnight Returns—Cedric Willis Taken Far Too Soon

We all failed Cedric (Willis) in life. Let us not fail him in death. I need you to insist on a better way, on a better life for all of …

Carmen J. Walters became the 14th president of Tougaloo College on July 1. She is …

• July 5, 2019

New Tougaloo President and USM School Ground-Breaking in Africa

Carmen J. Walters became the 14th president of Tougaloo College on July 1. She is the second female president of Tougaloo after her predecessor, Beverly Wade Hogan, who held the …

After merging staff at the Two Mississippi Museums, Pamela Junior became director over both the …

• July 5, 2019