Jackson Free Press

At Abortion Clinics, New Laws Sow Confusion, Uncertainty

Abortion clinics are facing protesters emboldened by a flurry of restrictive new state laws as they reassure confused patients that the laws have yet to take effect, abortion providers said.

Congress Joins Debate Over Sending TSA Employees to Border

Lawmakers clashed Tuesday over the Trump administration's move to send hundreds of Transportation Security Administration employees to the U.S.-Mexico border, and one airport official warned it could lead to long …

Deputies report Republican state Rep. Doug McLeod of Lucedale was drunk and holding a glass …

• May 21, 2019

Report: Mississippi Lawmaker Punched Wife in Face Over Sex

A police report says a south Mississippi lawmaker punched his wife in the face after she didn't undress quickly enough when the lawmaker wanted to have sex.

The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, said shifting …

• May 21, 2019

Protesters at Mississippi's only abortion clinic have become more aggressive, with 100 people gathering on …

• May 21, 2019

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba (right) is all smiles as Councilman Kenneth Stokes of Ward 3 (left) …

• May 21, 2019

City Update: Siemens Investigation Moves Forward, Bridge Closure, JPD Accreditation, Local Heroes

Ward 3 Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes removed his glasses as Council President Melvin Priester Jr. of Ward 2 announced the body would be going into an executive session—its second …

Jackson Women's Health Organization Director Shannon Brewer (right, front) leaves federal court in Jackson, joined …

• May 21, 2019

Mississippi Six-Week Abortion Ban 'Smacks of Defiance,' Federal Judge Says

U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves did not rule on whether or not he will block Mississippi's six-week abortion ban in federal court today. He said he will issue a …

City Grocery owner John Currence (left) with Vishwesh Bhatt (right) Photo by Elizabeth Monteith

• May 21, 2019

Vishwesh Bhatt

Vishwesh Bhatt, who has worked as executive chef at the Snackbar restaurant in Oxford for 10 years, recently received the Best Chef South designation during the James Beard Foundation's annual …

Justin Freeman, a New Orleans native who moved to Jackson in January 2018, opened Your …

• May 21, 2019

Jackson native Ann Somers and her husband Bob Potesky opened a new pet store called …

• May 21, 2019

Chipper and Coco, Your CBD Store and B&B Theatres at Northpark

Jackson native Ann Somers and her husband Bob Potesky opened a new pet store called Chipper and Coco at The District at Eastover on Wednesday, May 15, across from Fine …

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District began daily patrols of flood control …

• May 21, 2019

Mississippi Flood Overwhelms Miles-Long Sandbag Wall

Floodwaters overwhelmed a miles-long sandbag barrier over the weekend, drenching another community in the southern end of the Mississippi Delta.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday over the clinic's …

• May 20, 2019

US Judge to Consider Blocking New Mississippi Abortion Law

Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they …

State Sen. Dennis Dunbar, who represents George, Green, and Wayne Counties, said the Enviva plant …

• May 20, 2019