Jackson Free Press

Rev. Ernest Slaughter (left) is facing Rev. Aaron Banks to today's runoff for the Ward …

• May 16, 2017

The Westin Jackson hotel, which is scheduled to open in early August, recently named chef …

• May 16, 2017

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• May 16, 2017

AG Office Needs $1.72 Million to Pay for Mental-Health Litigation Next Year

Attorney General Jim Hood asked Gov. Phil Bryant to address his budget bill in the special session, so far scheduled for June 5 with no specifics set, as well as …

Attorney General Jim Hood asked Gov. Phil Bryant to consider adding almost $2 million to …

• May 16, 2017

Estelle Names Executive Chef, Utica Community Meeting and Millsaps Hosting Education Consortium

The Westin Jackson hotel, which is scheduled to open in early August, recently named chef Matthew Kajdan as the executive chef of the hotel's restaurant, Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro.

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Southern University, the No. 4 seed out of the West Division, shocked Alcorn State University, the No. 1 seed out of the East, on the opening day of the 2017 …

Joshua Vallum received a 49-year prison sentence Monday for the first-ever conviction on federal hate …

• May 16, 2017

Trump Claims 'Absolute Right' to Share Info with Russia

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has "an absolute right" …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and …

• May 16, 2017

Coast Man Gets 49 Years for Anti-Transgender Hate Crime Killing of Sex Partner

A Mississippi man received a 49-year prison sentence Monday for the first-ever conviction on federal hate crime charges arising from the murder of a transgender woman.

Mississippi NAACP: Move NCAA Softball Tourney from Ole Miss Due to State Flag

Mississippi NAACP is requesting the NCAA continue its opposition to symbols of racial hatred and expand its ban to all NCAA sanctioned events and relocate the Softball Regional Tournament at …

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• May 15, 2017

Man Indicted for Teen's Death Cites Self-Defense, Castle Doctrine in Lawsuit Response

Wayne Parish, the man a Hinds County grand jury indicted for the killing of 17-year-old Charles McDonald Jr. last winter, is denying that he shot the teenage.

Wayne Parish, the white man indicted by the state for shooting and killing a black …

• May 15, 2017

Yvette Mason-Sherman (pictured), Charles McDonald Jr.'s mother, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Wayne Parish earlier …

• May 15, 2017

Michael Jackson

An early morning accident has claimed the lives of two people, including former NFL player Michael Jackson.

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• May 15, 2017

Torch-Wielding Group Protests Confederate Statue Removal

A group that included a well-known white nationalist carried torches and chanted "you will not replace us" at a weekend protest in Virginia over plans to remove a monument of …