Jackson Free Press

Rep. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, avoided reporters' questions and never took a point of personal privilege …

• June 6, 2017

Vote Today Until 7 p.m.: The Mayor's, Council Races Continues

Election Day in Jackson has arrived after a month of candidates continuing their campaigning from the primary elections on May 2. Voting today is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. …

Voting for Primary Election Day is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in your designated …

• June 6, 2017

Kenneth Swarts, 60, is an independent candidate for Jackson mayor. The Pizza Hut driver of …

• June 6, 2017

Lucky Town Tap Room, Amerigo CARA Benefit, BankPlus at The District and Walk-Ons

On July 1, Lucky Town Brewing Company is hosting a grand-opening celebration for its new Tap Room. Visitors will be able to purchase beer in the space for the first …

On July 1, Lucky Town Brewing Company is hosting a grand-opening celebration for its new …

• June 6, 2017

Mississippi Power Plant Costs Cross $7.5B, Rate Plan Delayed

A Mississippi utility is delaying proposals on how its customers should pay for an ever-more-expensive power plant even as the cost of the facility crosses $7.5 billion.

Mississippi Power Co. said Monday that it wants to hold rates level for 11 months …

• June 5, 2017

We Must Hold Our Political Leaders Accountable

The time to mobilize isn't the next election. It's now. We have to start laying the groundwork for change in our state, and it starts with you and me.

Mississippi State Capitol rotunda

• June 5, 2017

Duvalier Malone

• June 5, 2017

White Lawmaker's Lynching Remark Leads to Private Apologies

A white Mississippi lawmaker has been privately apologizing to many of his black colleagues, more than two weeks after saying people should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments.

Legislators were in session Monday for the first time since Republican Rep. Karl Oliver of …

• June 5, 2017

Photo detail

• June 5, 2017

March for Truth Jackson Demands Independent Russia Investigation

In the latest series of national marches since President Donald Trump's inauguration—the Women's March, march against current immigration policies and a march for science—the March for Truth continued the trend …

Protesters march down Capitol Street during the March for Truth in Jackson on June 3. …

• June 5, 2017

High School Students 'Upward Bound' to Hinds Community College

Students in certain Jackson high schools and the surrounding areas will receive additional support to graduate and get to college through the Upward Bound program.

The Utica Campus of Hinds Community College is slated to receive over $5 million in …

• June 5, 2017