Jackson Free Press

Hugh Hollowell

• June 26, 2019

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 …

Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy greets Amy Tuck shortly after her 1999 election as lieutenant …

• June 26, 2019

‘The Lady’ Who Hit Mississippi’s Glass Ceiling

For all of her success, Evelyn Gandy could not break Mississippi's highest glass ceiling; twice, she lost bids for governor against less-qualified men.

A large pothole sits in the middle of Amanda Lane in the Brookleigh Hills subdivision …

• June 26, 2019

On Pothole Patrol in South Jackson

Hazardous road conditions, many of them routinely unmarked, have caused a number of issues in Jackson, including a Jackson Public School bus getting its tire stuck in a pothole in …

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• June 26, 2019

Cedric Willis was in prison for 12 years for murders he didn’t commit and now …

• June 26, 2019

EDITOR'S NOTE: Goodbye, Bozo—My Friend Cedric Willis Gone Too Soon

Cedric Willis had to claw his way to freedom while living in hell. Then he returned to a community that, until to the present, has never collectively decided to tackle …

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• June 26, 2019

Ann Somers

Ann Somers was looking for a change in her life and a way to do something different for the Jackson community when she opened combination pet store and adoption center …

Deepest Midnight: Cedric Willis and The Failure of Mississippi Justice

Jackson police took Cedric Willis from his home when he was 19 in 1994 with him promising his family he'd be "right back." But a broken Hinds County prosecution system and bad policing conspired against him, and he did not …

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• June 26, 2019

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says circuit clerks began accepting absentee ballots Monday. People may …

• June 25, 2019

Absentee Voting Begins for Mississippi Party Primaries

Mississippi voters can start casting absentee ballots for the Aug. 6 party primaries for governor and other statewide, regional, legislative and county offices.

Stephanie Grisham will succeed Sarah Sanders (pictured), whose resignation is effective at the end of …

• June 25, 2019

First Lady's Spokeswoman to Replace Sanders as White House Press Secretary

Melania Trump announced Tuesday that her longtime spokesman and confidante, Stephanie Grisham, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary.

Jody Owens discusses his campaign for district attorney at a press conference on June 24 …

• June 25, 2019

Jody Owens Nets Endorsements for District Attorney: 'A System Changer'

At a Monday press conference, legislators, community organizers and elected officials held campaign signs as they filled the steps behind Jody Owens in support of his bid to become the …

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• June 25, 2019

Katherine Hoitt

Katherine Hoitt, a Vicksburg resident who currently serves as choir director of the Academy of Innovation there, says she doesn't remember a time in her life when she was not …