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Interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler said at a press briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 19, …

• November 1, 2021

Six Jail Deaths Recorded in Hinds County this Year

Lack of compliance with court orders and the department of justice’s consent decree led to six deaths at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond this year, court-appointed monitor Elizabeth …

Harvest Festival at the Ag Musuem, Mississippi Blues Marathon and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host its annual Harvest Festival event from Tuesday, Nov. 9, through Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

Daniel said the Jewish population at Mississippi State, although small, is active and vibrant. He …

• November 1, 2021

University Students Denounce Use of Nazi Symbols at Protest

Tyler Daniel says he felt shock and horror when he saw a poster that had the Mississippi State University president's face defaced with an Adolf Hitler mustache, a swastika scrawled …

A nonprofit group and a debtors' union have bought and erased private probation debt for …

• November 1, 2021

Groups Erase Some Probation Debt in Mississippi, Florida

A nonprofit group and a debtors' union have bought and erased private probation debt for about 20,500 people in Mississippi and Florida, sending letters that told them the news and …

Mississippi's capital city will soon start installing larger water pipes to replace some of the …

• November 1, 2021

New Pipes Could Ease Some Water Woes in Jackson

Mississippi's capital city will soon start installing larger water pipes to replace some of the lines that failed during a deep freeze that struck the Deep South in February.

Garden Memorial Park’s Renee Irwin Smith posted the picture of Angela Parker’s grave (pictured) on …

• October 29, 2021

Ronnie Johnson has been in prison since 1998, on a life sentence, after a jury …

• October 29, 2021

Detectives John S. Williams and Reggie McCann went to the Blue Chip Lounge (pictured) on …

• October 29, 2021

Jackson Police Department detectives said they got an anonymous tip that “missing” items from Angela …

• October 29, 2021

Children with an apostrophe in their first or last names all had their cards deactivated …

• October 29, 2021

The Jackson metro area has a number of Halloween-themed events going on this weekend. Photo …

• October 29, 2021

Halloween Weekend 2021 Event Roundup

This list of options the Jackson Free Press has assembled should provide you with a myriad of choices to let you celebrate Halloween according to your interests. Please browse the …

Earlier this week, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endorsed the …

• October 29, 2021

Mississippi Pre-Ordering 50,000 Doses of Vaccine for Kids

The state of Mississippi has pre-ordered almost 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of the shots being approved for 5 to 11-year-olds early next week, State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul …

Mississippi: 14K Pandemic Food Cards Mistakenly Deactivated

More than 14,000 low-income children in Mississippi had their pandemic food cards mistakenly deactivated, prompting an apology from state officials and a promise that new cards would be mailed to …

Early on Monday, July 21, 1997, an assailant stabbed 36-year-old Angela Parker (insert) six times …

• October 29, 2021