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10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

If Democrat Mike Espy wins the Nov. 27 runoff, he will become Mississippi's first African …

• November 12, 2018

How Personhood Failed in Mississippi

A Personhood initiative, which went far beyond banning abortion, failed in Mississippi. Who brought it down?

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• November 12, 2018

Mississippi Rep. Karl Oliver called for the lynching of those who try to remove Confederate …

• November 11, 2018

A photo of Clayton Hickey wearing a t-shirt that many says glorifies lynching at an …

• November 11, 2018

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said at a campaign event on Nov. 2, 2018, that she …

• November 11, 2018

Hyde-Smith’s ‘Public Hanging’ Quip Bombs in State with Most Lynchings

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith lit up social media Sunday morning after a video clip in which she jokingly says she would be “on the front row” at “a public …

President Donald Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the …

• November 9, 2018

Trump Move to Limit Asylum is Challenged in Court

President Donald Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States. …

Kristen Tordella-Williams (pictured) teaches drawing, digital arts, sculpture, performance art and papermaking at Millsaps, and …

• November 9, 2018

A lawsuit alleges that the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office detained a family after racially profiling …

• November 9, 2018

Vacationing While Latino: Family Sues for 'Pervasive' Profiling in Mississippi

A lawsuit on behalf of a Latino and Native American family from South Carolina alleges that Hancock County Sheriff's deputies detained and searched them while traveling through Mississippi because they …

After restoration, the Scott Ford Houses (pictured) in the Farish Street Historic District will become …

• November 9, 2018

Tougaloo and JSU Farish Art Project, Visiting Artist Lecture at USM and Miss USM Pageant

Johnnie Mae Maberry, associate professor of art at Tougaloo College, and art students from Tougaloo and Jackson State University will announce the launch of an outdoor art project in the …

Photo courtesy Yolanda Owens

• November 9, 2018

Yolanda Owens

The Jackson State University National Alumni Association selected Yolanda Owens, who served as the association's president until June 30 this year, as the 2018 Alumnus of the Year during its …

Photo courtesy USM Athletics

• November 8, 2018

Nick Mullens

Quarterback Nick Mullens left the University of Southern Mississippi owning most of the school's passing records. He is the career leader in passing yards for the Golden Eagles with 11,994 …

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., accepted an invitation to a Nov. 20 debate with Democratic …

• November 8, 2018

Hyde-Smith Accepts Debate Invite With McDaniel Out; Espy Considering

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., has accepted an invitation Mississippi Farm Bureau to debate her runoff opponent, Democrat Mike Espy, on Nov. 27.