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April 5 Update: COVID-19 Cases up 183 to 1,638 Statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health recorded 183 new cases of COVID-19 between 6 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday, the single largest one-day total. In that same …
State
Mississippi Nearing 100 Virus Deaths, More Cases Confirmed
Many Mississippi churches held online services Sunday to celebrate Easter and to help people maintain distance from one another to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as …
Person of the Day
Mississippi State Baseball
One of the best stories of 2013 had to be the Mississippi State University baseball team's magical run to Omaha to play in the College World Series.
Person of the Day
Keller Williams
If there's one word to describe musician Keller Williams, it might be "energy." The self-taught 44-year-old performer can play multiple instruments and has been dubbed a one-man jam band by …
Director: Mississippi Health Department Expects More Layoffs
The Mississippi State Department of Health has already laid off some workers in recent months because of state spending constraints and will cut more jobs after the new budget year …
Education
'Save Our Children Act' Amendments Appear in More Bills
Sections of Rep. Omeria Scott's failed Mississippi Save Our Children Act have ended up into another education bill as an amendment weeks after it was added to the already-controversial Parent …
Food
Get to Know: Chinese Cabbage
For those looking to get more green vegetables, but sick of the same old thing, bok choy is a different variant on a familiar veggie.
Jacksonian
Nigel Knott
By season's end last year, the only people targeting Nigel Knott with any regularity were college coaches.
Food
Food Truck Frenzy
The Jackson Free Press is beginning a new occasional series that features food from the different trucks and other mobile-food vendors.
Hong Kong Police Arrest Key Protesters, Clear Site
Police arrested key student leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests on Wednesday as they cleared barricades in one volatile district, throwing into doubt the future of a 2-month-old movement seeking …
Civil Rights
I Can’t Not Talk About Ferguson
I can't not talk about Ferguson, because the child in my lap, the sweet one that I nurse and nourish, is brown and male just like Michael Brown.
Bryan's Rant
Changes for the NBA?
The 2014 NBA Playoffs has all the makings of another classic like last year, when the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs in seven games. One big difference is …
City & County
Second Jackson Summit Held to Tackle Jackson Crime
In the second of such events in one week, Jackson leadership met with residents of the city’s fourth ward this week to tackle a growing concern—violent crime.
National
GOP Governors Challenge Pentagon Over Guard Vaccine Mandate
Texas' Republican governor on Thursday told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order requiring all members …
[Gregrory] Plight Of A Sports Widow
I hate sports so much that I purposely avoid the sports category any time I play Trivial Pursuit because there is a 90 percent chance that—unless the answer to the …
Unmasked Letterer
Gloria's eyes grow bigger. Fear turns to defiance. Her face zooms in and out as Johnny Lowe's fingers deftly move across the screen of his iPad. His eyes shine.
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My entire life is pretty much a "staycation." I live downtown, where there's always something happening nearby. I know a lot of really interesting people, and Jackson has a lot …
[Halkias] Taking Jackson With Me
Though I am in love with Austin, I think about Jackson every day.
One Day In a Cause
Today has been an upsetting, disturbing, thought-provoking day. Six weeks ago, I discovered the Unitarian Universalists. I've never been a religious person; I'm convinced that organized religion is not my …
