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Petitioners gather signatures for the Medical Marijuana 2020 Ballot Initiative in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Oct. …

• October 16, 2018

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• October 16, 2018

Trump Warns Honduras Over Migrant Caravan Now in Guatemala

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop a caravan of some 2,000 migrants, even as they resumed their northward trek through Guatemala …

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop …

• October 16, 2018

In a secretly recorded video, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (pictured) said she feared joining her …

• October 16, 2018

Video Captures Hyde-Smith Equating Debate to a $200,000 Donation to McDaniel

In a secretly videoed conversation, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., said her reluctance to join her opponents for a debate is due to her fear that it would give one …

Candidate Questionnaire: David McCarty

The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …

Photo courtesy David McCarty

• October 16, 2018

Lumumba Calls 'Foul' on MBI's New Position on Officer-Involved Shootings

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations alerted the City of Jackson last week that it will no longer take on officer-involved shooting cases in Jackson.

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation's October decision to stop …

• October 16, 2018

Candidate Questionnaire: Yemi L. Kings

The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …

Photo courtesy Yemi L. Kings

• October 16, 2018

GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith, Democrat Espy Each Top $1M in 3 Months

A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi and one of her Democratic challengers both report raising more than $1 million from July through September.

Under Monday's campaign finance reporting deadline, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said she collected just over …

• October 16, 2018

Bubbles and Buckets at Fine & Dandy, Ballet Magnificat! at Highland Village and GreenPal in Jackson

Fine & Dandy will a host a special champagne dinner called "Bubbles & Buckets" on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m.

Fine & Dandy will a host a special champagne dinner called "Bubbles & Buckets" on …

• October 16, 2018

Board Approves 2 New Mississippi Charter Schools, Rejects 1

Mississippi's Charter School Authorizer Board on Monday approved plans for a group that runs three charter schools in Jackson to open two more there.

Mississippi now has four charter schools in Jackson, including Midtown Public Charter School (pictured) and …

• October 15, 2018

Jordan Ta'amu

Jordan Ta'amu might have only started 12 games under center for Mississippi, but he's helped guide one of the top offenses in the country during that stretch.

Photo courtesy Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics

• October 15, 2018