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Statewide School Testing Task Force Named, Will Meet Next Month

Mississippi public high-school students will have a place on the statewide testing task force, which will begin meeting in June.

The state testing task force will meet in June, and high school seniors are invited …

• May 14, 2018

Supreme Court Makes Sports Betting a Possibility Nationwide

The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball …

The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports …

• May 14, 2018

Analysis: Candidates Vie for Attention in 3rd District Race

Voters in central Mississippi's 3rd District are choosing a new member of Congress for the first time in a decade. Candidates have been traveling for weeks to speak at forums …

The race to replace Rep. Gregg Harper (pictured) in Congress is heating up with a …

• May 14, 2018

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.

Rainbow Co-op Filing Chapter 11 Reorganization

The Rainbow Coop Board of Directors voted to seek Chapter 11 reorganization protection at its March meeting.

The Rainbow Coop Board of Directors voted to seek Chapter 11 reorganization protection at its …

• May 11, 2018

City Council Roundup: Money, Concerts and MBI

At the most recent city council meeting on May 8, the members gathered at City Hall to vote on a variety of issues from shifting budgets, to an ongoing concert …

At the Jackson City Council meeting on May 8, the council voted to approve changes …

• May 11, 2018

Denim Day at JSU, USM 2018 Commencements and Tougaloo Two Rivers Gala

Jackson State University's Division of Student Affairs and the Latasha Norman Center for Counseling organized Denim Day on April 25 inside the Student Center to raise awareness about the nationwide …

Antonio Horton, a counselor for the Latasha Norman Center and project coordinator for JSU's ONE …

• May 11, 2018

Julius Paige

Midtown comic-book and record store Offbeat is hosting an art show featuring Julius Paige, an eighth-grade student in the special-education program at Siwell Middle School in Jackson, for the month …

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• May 11, 2018

'In God We Trust' Will Be on New Mississippi License Plate

Mississippi's new standard license plate will display the state seal that includes the phrase, "In God We Trust."

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant unveiled the new design Thursday on Twitter. It will be available …

• May 10, 2018

UPDATED: MBI Investigates Third Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting in Jackson in 2018

The latest deadly officer-involved shooting in Jackson resulted from a traffic stop. A Jackson Police Department officer pulled over Elliot Reed, 30, and Chauncy Reed, 26, apparently brothers, in a …

Jackson has three deadly officer-involved shootings at the hands of police officers in 2018, the …

• May 10, 2018

Reshaping JPS Needs Transparency, Inclusivity, Accountability, Locals Say

The hall in the Pearl Street AME Church buzzed with chatter as community leaders, students, Jackson Public Schools staff and Better Together commissioners worked to define "community engagement" as the …