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As political speeches get underway on Wednesday morning, a woman takes refuge from the sun …

Two fairgoers rest on the steps of the Neshoba County Fair Post Office in Philadelphia, …

National

Trump Reimposes Sanctions to Levy Economic Pressure on Iran

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday reimposing many sanctions on Iran, three months after pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the U.S. policy is to levy …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday reimposing many sanctions on Iran, three months …

Business

Aerospace Firm to Put Headquarters in Mississippi, Hiring 70

Vertex Aerospace, an aerospace company spun off from a larger conglomerate, will make its headquarters in central Mississippi.

Vertex Aerospace announced Friday that it will invest $1.4 million and hire 70 front-office workers …

Medgar Evers

City & County

JPS Bond Vote: 'It's So Integral to the Success of Every One of Us Students'

Jackson Public Schools officials and supporters of Tuesday's bond referendum held a press conference Monday, Aug. 6.

Jackson Public Schools student Joseph Jiles spoke at a press conference in support of the …

Civil Rights

Medgar Evers

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has added the Mississippi home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers to the African-American Civil Rights Network, which was created by federal law this year.

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has added the Mississippi home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers (pictured) …

City & County

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.