Jackson Free Press

On Sept. 17, 2021, participants at the Mississippi Black Pages’ “Network Your Net Worth Professional …

• October 8, 2021

Home price stability contributes to the Jackson metro area's high ranking as a strong performer …

• December 31, 2009

Gasoline prices are rising as the flooding from Harvey knocked out refineries and ports, but …

• September 1, 2017

Sombra Mexican Kitchen

Half-price margaritas and beer from 3-6 p.m. Sunday-Friday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays.

With a win against No. 2 University of South Carolina, head coach Vic Schaefer and …

• January 20, 2016

ARTICLE: The Mental Health Parity Bill Finally Passes the First Hurdle

(verbatim from e-mail from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)

Guys, please do me a favor and click on the link in this article. Let our senators know that supporting this legislation is critical. The lives of many who suffer …

Key Paris Attacks Suspect Seized in Belgium, Officials Say

A fugitive suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks was arrested in Belgium on Friday, French police officials said, after a raid Belgian authorities said was linked to the deadly …

Geno Lee, the fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn, says he was priced out …

• January 15, 2014

The lower-priced airline operated out of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport from 1997 until 2014 …

• October 22, 2020

Colonel Reb and His Cousin, R.I.P.

I spent two days on campus at Oxford last fall when some heated talk surfaced about bringing back Colonel Reb, the former Ole Miss mascot, through a petition to the …

Convention Hotel Waits on Financing

It's been a little over a month since the Jackson Redevelopment Authority passed a resolution to issue up to $95 million in bonds for the proposed convention center hotel complex, …

Romney's Medicare Plan Raises Cost Questions

Independent experts say they doubt that Romney's Medicare plan can succeed without some kind of hard spending-limit.

Black Dems Key for Pro-Cochran PAC

A super PAC that supports Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran leaned heavily on well-known operatives in state Democratic politics.

Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other …

• September 1, 2017

The pressure for a state tobacco tax increase has been building for months, with health …

• February 26, 2018

Travis Childers Unplugged: The JFP Interview

Within 63 days, Travis Childers went from being a former Prentiss County chancery clerk to one of the biggest butt-pains the Republicans have experienced in 15 years.

New Report: Unregulated Contaminants Common in Drinking Water

Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a nationwide sampling, according to new, unpublished research by federal scientists.

Petroleum speculators attribute Mississippi's below-average gas prices, like the ones found at Love's Truck Stop …

• June 10, 2013

The Bulldogs (4-2) executed a balanced plan of attack and got a combined four-touchdown performance …

• October 16, 2017

Laws, Rumors Have Ammo Flying Off Store Shelves

Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves …