Jackson Free Press

Jackson has a lot of great people fighting to make sure it stays alive and …

• October 4, 2017

Fighting the Good Fight for Jackson

Jackson is filled with locally owned businesses and restaurants. A lot of people in outer counties want to see the city fail. They want to move the capital away from …

Sarah Stripp

Stripp knew she wanted to work at Springboard to Opportunities after she heard Chief Executive Officer Dr. Aisha Nyandoro speak about the nonprofit organization's mission to help families who live …

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• October 3, 2017

Local restaurants and chefs submitted dishes for the event's West Jackson Food Competition, and a …

• October 3, 2017

Fondren Hotel Demolition Restarted After Asbestos Found, Green Ghost Building Gone

As of today, the long-time building housing Que Sera Sera restaurant, and more recently Green Ghost Tacos, is a pile of rubble, and the State is assuring nervous residents that …

Brian Heffner, a former Fondren resident, says he lived at 521 Fondren Place 29 years …

• October 3, 2017

HB 1523 Creates a Dark and Dismal Cloud Over Mississippi

I am a proud gay man who will always be a product of Mississippi. Once again, I offer this statement simply to show my support for Mississippi's LGBT community and …

Once again, a dark and dismal cloud hovers over Mississippi. House Bill 1523, the law …

• October 3, 2017

Federal Judge Revives Same-Sex Marriage Case After 5th Circuit's HB 1523 Hearing Denial

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wasted no time in reviving the original case that sought to legalize same-sex marriage in Mississippi, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied …

Plaintiffs in the CSE v. Bryant I case—(left to right) Rebecca Bickett, Andrea Sanders, Jocelyn …

• October 3, 2017

JPS Set to Begin $2.5 Million School Renovations to Wingfield, Brinkley, Murrah, Forest Hill

Students at Wingfield High School and Brinkley Middle School will see renovations and improvements to their facilities in the coming months after both the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees …

Wingfield High School could get several new renovations including work that helps the school comply …

• October 3, 2017

CHIP in Limbo: 79,000 Mississippi Kids Could Lose Health Insurance

The U.S. Congress quietly let the Children's Health Insurance Program, initially authorized in 1997, expire last week, leaving more than 79,000 Mississippi children at risk for losing their health insurance.

More than 48,000 Mississippi children will lose their health insurance when the Children's Health Insurance …

• October 3, 2017

Taste of West Jackson Winners and C Spire Tech Movement

Common Ground Covenant Church hosted its second annual Taste of West Jackson event on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Claiborne Park, where local restaurants and chefs submitted dishes for the event's …

Sarah Stripp, owner of Sarah's Cakes, took second place in the West Jackson Food Competition's …

• October 3, 2017