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Miss. Board of Education Approves Preschool Grants

Mississippi education officials have awarded $2 million to 11 groups to provide preschool for four-year-olds.

Alcorn President Brown Resigns

Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II has resigned amid an investigation into university purchasing practices.

Gay Marriage Supporters See Hope in Deep-Red Ind.

In one of the most conservative states in the nation, supporters of gay marriage are pondering the unthinkable: a victory, or at least not a loss.

Spy Sanel Wants Duplicate Oversight Board Replaced

For months, two review panels given nearly identical assignments by President Barack Obama have been studying how the White House should change or limit the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.

Russian Oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky a Free Man

After spending 10 years in Russian jails for what many in the West believe were trumped-up offenses, Mikhail Khodorkovsky left prison a free man Friday and immediately flew to Germany.

Obama Orders Military to Review Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama on Friday gave the military one year to make progress on an epidemic of sexual assault or face potential tougher reforms, hours after Congress sent a sweeping …

It's the Weekend!

Tonight, Remedy Krewe performs from 8-11:45 p.m. at Iron Horse Grill.

President Obama Tells Clarence Aaron He Can Finally Go Home

President Obama has ordered an early release from prison for Clarence Aaron, who has spent twenty years there, hoping for mercy.

Remedy Krewe

In 2005, Dustan Chiasson founded Remedy Krewe, which he describes as "a funk band with blues influences, playing like a rock band."

Council Mulls Residency Requirements

Since 2007, legislation has been on the books to ensure that money the City of Jackson pays out in wages stays close to city. Soon, it could be changed to …

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Horhn Speaks on 'Tea Party Governor,' Sales Tax Vote

The 1-percent sales tax is an opportunity, and not a burden. That was the message state Sen. John Horhn delivered to a packed house at the weekly Friday Forum meeting …

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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.

Analysis: Bryant Education Order Eases Core Fight

When Gov. Phil Bryant issued his executive order inveighing against a possible federal takeover of education in Mississippi, he may have been doing supporters of the Common Core standards a …

Blue Cross and HMA Settle Hospital Payment Dispute

Mississippi's largest health insurer and its second-largest hospital operator have settled their dispute.

Miss. Jobs Picture Improves Slightly in November

Mississippi's unemployment rate ticked down to 8.3 percent in November, as the state's economy continued to progress slowly.

Judge Strikes Down Utah's Same-Sex Marriage Ban

A federal judge struck down Utah's same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings a nationwide shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church …

Obama Hints at Changing Phone Records Collection

President Barack Obama suggested Friday that he may be ready to make some changes in the bulk collection of Americans' phone records to allay the public's concern about privacy.

Obama: Give Current Iran Sanctions Time to Work

President Barack Obama is urging Congress to resist new sanctions against Iran because current agreements have a good chance to rein in that country's nuclear ambitions.

MDES Releases November Jobless Figures

New figures on Mississippi's labor force show Clay County with the highest unemployment rate of 16.8 percent in November.

Former Sen. Nix Dies at 82

Funeral services for former state Sen. Charles Ray Nix of Batesville will be held Saturday.