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City & County
A Push to Draft Chokwe Antar Lumumba as Mayor
As Jackson ponders the question of who will step into the mayor's seat after the sudden death of Chokwe Lumumba last week, some are looking at Lumumba's son, Chokwe Antar, …
Personhood
Ruling Brings New Tension to Abortion Clinic
Although officials from Jackson Women's Health Organization are applauding yesterday's federal court ruling to keep the facility open, the mood remains tense at the Fondren clinic.
Biz Roundup
Lil's, UMMC and Wall Street
Lillie Naylor's friends have a running joke about her jewelry business she started out of her home in 2006.
Candidate
Tom Stingley: About the Business
Tom Stingley, 61, is running for city council as a service to his hometown of Jackson.
City & County
Why Newsrooms Need Leaders
It's a news manager's job to challenge journalists—that includes the reporters they supervise as well as their fellow managers—to step out of their comfort zones and get to the 5 …
Business
Zoo Gets County Funds
Rumors have swirled for weeks that the Jackson Zoo, the largest zoological park in Mississippi, was eyeing new digs across town at LeFleur's Bluff Golf Course, located in a state …
City & County
Belated Yarber Inaugural Ball Set
Two months after electing Tony Yarber as their newest mayor, the citizens of Jackson will have an opportunity to celebrate the moment.
City & County
Beer to Stewpot's Rescue
This weekend, three beer-related organizations will help to raise money to keep two of Stewpot Community Services' vital ministries open.
Politics
GOP's Mike Hurst: AG Jim Hood 'Blind' to Public Corruption
Mike Hurst, the Republican nominee for Mississippi attorney general, along with a local sheriff, says Democratic incumbent state AG Jim Hood "turned a blind eye to the problems with public …
National
Gov. Bryant Leaps Into National Immigration Mess
Gov. Phil Bryant joined a lawsuit on the state's behalf against the Obama administration's recent order to halt deportation of young unauthorized immigrants.
City & County
Chokwe Lumumba, 1947-2014
The mayor's legacy is probably cemented; the vision he laid out for Jackson is in doubt.
City & County
Amile Wilson: Cashing in on Creativity
In a recent interview, Amile Wilson, 29, talked to the Jackson Free Press about the creative economy as economic development, addressing infrastructure and improving the capital city's image.
Crime
Death Row Prisoner Manning in Court Today
Willie Jerome Manning, a Mississippi death-row inmate, will argue before the state's high court Monday that he deserves a new trial because his lawyer's poor performance and faulty evidence contributing …
Person of the Day
Calvin Stodghill
Calvin Stodghill bought Martin's Lounge when its longtime patriarch and namesake, Martin Lassiter, got too sick to run the lounge.
State
Supes Slash Sheriff's Budget
District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes successfully proposed removing $2.5 million from the sheriff's budget to pay for raises and add to the county's cash reserves.
Politics
Missing Voter Registrations in Hinds?
The Mississippi NAACP and Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office are pointing fingers at each other over an unknown number of missing voter-registration forms.
Cover
The JFP Interview with Malcolm White: Director of Optimism
It took Malcolm White a few years to find the right place to anchor his St. Patrick's Day parade.
City & County
Lumumba ‘Disappointed’ in Officials
Chokwe A. Lumumba, the son of Jackson's late mayor and the second-place finisher in the recent mayor's race, said he's disappointed the city pulled its support for the Jackson Rising …
Another Credit Downgrade for Miss. Power?
Mississippi Power Co. may see its credit rating reduced for the second time in a matter of weeks.
City & County
A ‘New Justice Frontier’
In September 1955, a young Edwin Taliaferro saw an image that would shape his thinking over the next five decades.
