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Mississippi author Michael Kardos released his latest novel, “Bluff,” on April 3.

• April 18, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: Time for Mississippi to Get Smarter on Crime

Dozens of officers from 15 federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies gathered in a circle in front of the new colorful Jackson mural facing State Street meant to symbolize a …

Within a week of my reports in the JFP and The Guardian about that glaring …

• April 18, 2018

Ben Witt

While getting a massage one day, Ben Witt began to think to himself, "Hey, I can do this. I can be a massage therapist." Witt liked that the practice was …

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• April 18, 2018

OPINION: The Mayor’s Task Farce

In the "most radical city on the planet," the "emperor" has no clothes. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has repeatedly provided cover for the Jackson Police Department, which has consistently exacted …

In his latest attempt to provide a smoke screen for violent cops, Lumumba has created …

• April 18, 2018

Will the People Have a Say in 2018 Budget?

With the tax deadline not too far in the rearview mirror, finances are still at the foreground of many people's minds, including Jackson officials as they work on the budget …

At the participatory budgeting People’s Assembly on April 10, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba engaged as …

• April 18, 2018

Roadblocks for Road Plans?

The Republican supermajority in the Mississippi Legislature has ignored the state chamber of commerce's calls to increase state funding for roads and bridges for three legislative sessions in a row.

House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, announced a new road-funding proposal last week, but efforts to …

• April 18, 2018

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• April 18, 2018

Mississippi Sending Election Reminders to Military Members

Thousands of Mississippi National Guard members are training for deployment, and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is pushing to ensure they know when to vote in upcoming elections.

Thousands of Mississippi National Guard members are training for deployment, and Secretary of State Delbert …

• April 17, 2018

U.S. Attorney Touts 'Project EJECT' Sting of Alleged Gangsters, Criminals

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst called a press conference at the United States Courthouse downtown Monday to release some details about the results of a recent cooperative sting to go after …

At a press conference on April 16 at the United States Courthouse in downtown Jackson, …

• April 17, 2018

Director of Learning and School Programs at Art Museum, TeamJXN Luncheon and Riverwalk Renovations

The James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation, an Illinois-based educational scholarship and grant provider, donated $750,000 to the Mississippi Museum of Art on Sunday, March 25.

The James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation, an Illinois-based educational scholarship and grant provider, donated …

• April 17, 2018

Lynne Schneider

Fifteen years ago, Lynne Schneider, an English and journalism teacher at Murrah High School, was diagnosed with a kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, which causes scarring in the kidney.

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• April 17, 2018