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Civil Rights Trail Book Aims to Make History Easy to Digest

By highlighting cities that played host to significant events during the civil rights movement, a new book aims to make that complex history easier to understand and to pass its …

Alonda Thomas

Jackson State University recently named Alonda Thomas as its new associate vice president for University Communications as well as its chief communications officer. Thomas assumed both positions on July 6.

College Football: Egg Bowl Is Here

No matter what the weather, dark clouds of animosity will hover over Oxford on Friday. It's time for the Egg Bowl.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Doctor S sez: Things are bad for Ole Miss. They're about to get worse.

Safe at Home

At the start of the second week of March, Jordan Schafer wore an Atlanta Braves home uniform, playing left field. The Braves faced the St. Louis Cardinals, a club with …

Tears, cheers, fears and too many beers

Dr. S here, still trying to wash out the pepper spray I took in the face last Saturday during the postgame celebration after Ole Miss upset sixth-ranked Florida, 17-14. Meanwhile, …

Why Chess Still Matters

Chess has an unusual place in the American sports imagination. It's a reliable sports cliché spouted by almost every commentator: Don't you know that every game of baseball, basketball, and …

3 Years Later: Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Carries On

At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill.

Attorney: Ricin Suspect was Released on Bond

FBI agents returned to another man's house where they'd previously searched in connection with the case.

SD Tribe Faces Ultimatum on Sale of Massacre Site

Tribal members say the man who owns a piece of the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is trying to profit from their suffering.

Senate Bill Lets States Tax Internet Purchases

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet.

New Vote Machines Create Snags

The Jackson Free Press is hearing about a number of Election Day issues that seem to be associated with the use of new voting machines.

Mark Sanford Redeems Career, Heading to Congress

In a story of political redemption, Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after his career was derailed by scandal four years ago.

Lumumba Rocks the House at Mayoral Debate

Chokwe Lumumba was a clear winner of Friday's night mayoral debate at Mississippi College School of Law.

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Common CORE to Standardize Public Education

Mississippi is consistently behind the eight ball when it comes to public education, but a new plan being implemented right now could change our students' educational outcomes in the future.

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An Unmoving Movement

Michael O'Brien spent years putting together various perspectives of the Woolworth sit-in for his book, "We Shall Not Be Moved."

Senate Democrats, GOP to Stage Votes on Rival Cuts

Across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any resulting inconvenience or disruption in …

Army GI Says He Leaked Secrets to Spark War Debate

After almost three years in custody, the Army private accused in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history said he did it because he wanted the public to …

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.

Long-Awaited Plea is Near in Colo. Theater Shooting

In the nearly eight months since James Holmes first shuffled into court with vacant eyes and reddish-orange hair, neither he nor his lawyers have said much about how he would …