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The Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the sole abortion clinic in Mississippi, received a permanent injunction …

• November 28, 2018

‘They Want a Roe Test Case’: 15-Week Abortion Ban Moving Forward

For eight months, the nation's toughest abortion bill hung in limbo. The 2018 Mississippi Legislature sent the Gestational Age Act, called HB 1510, to Gov. Phil Bryant, who signed it …

Almost six months to the day of her death, Frances Fortner’s mother and father filed …

• November 28, 2018

Frances Fortner’s Family Seeks to Teach Lesson to City, Businesses of Jackson

Almost six months to the day, Frances Fortner's mother and father have filed a wrongful-death suit against the City of Jackson, Superior Asphalt, Sigma Corporation, IMS Engineers Inc., and Integrated …

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President …

• November 28, 2018

Divisive Race Ends with Win for Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by her …

LiveBlog: 2018 Run-Off Coverage From the Jackson Free Press

Coverage from JFP reporters, poll problems, headlines and returns for Tuesday, November 27, 2018. (Retweets of candidates or opinion pieces are not endorsements.)

UPDATED: Election Night Watch Parties

Today is Election Day, and after voting comes watch parties.

The Business Association of Midtown will host its annual Holiday Studio Tours on Saturday, Dec. …

• November 27, 2018

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann addressed an ongoing lawsuit against him and the State of …

• November 27, 2018

UPDATED: Absentee Voting Lawsuit Unfolding on Day of Mississippi Run-off Election

Three individuals and the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP brought a civil-rights suit against the State for absentee-ballot issues ahead of the U.S. Senate run-off election between Cindy Hyde-Smith …

Midtown Holiday Studio Tours, Glennray Tutor at Fischer Galleries and Entergy Donation to UMMC

The Business Association of Midtown will host its annual Holiday Studio Tours on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Vermita Lee (left) with Oprah Winfrey (right) Photo courtesy George Burns/Harpo Inc. via AP

• November 27, 2018

Vernita Lee

Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83.

Cindy Hyde-Smith is telling you exactly who she is—just listen to her.

• November 27, 2018

OPINION: Cindy Hyde-Smith is Telling You Exactly Who She Is

In attempting to "apologize" for her offensive statements about being in the front row of a public hanging and her endorsement of voter suppression, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith read her "apology" …

Jeffery Robinson

• November 27, 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith has provided false data on abortion and birth-control access and has men speak …

• November 27, 2018

OPINION: Hello, Cindy, We See You on Women's Health and Abortion

These past weeks Cindy Hyde-Smith has done a great job of yelling "abortion, abortion, abortion" every chance she gets, but the truth is that abortion is not at issue here.

Archie Manning

The Southeastern Conference has named Archie Manning winner of the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award.