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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Women of Color Summit is Friday, Feb. 8 at Mississippi State University in the Colvard Student Union's Foster Ballroom.
Person of the Day
Players of the Day: Mississippi Super Bowl Players
Mississippi State and Ole Miss fans will be happy at the end of Super Bowl XLVII, with a former Bulldog and Rebel guaranteed to win a ring on Sunday no …
Ala. Child Hostage Standoff in 2nd Day at Bunker
A standoff in rural Alabama went into a second full day Thursday as police surrounded an underground bunker where a retired truck driver was holding a 5-year-old hostage he grabbed …
Bryan's Rant
Super Bowl Cheat Sheet
It's Super Bowl week, and that means the media will beat several stories to death. If you are not a huge football fan or don't have time to read every …
Sports
It All Comes Down to This
Super Bowl XLVII features an interesting matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. Both teams are strong defensively but very different on offense.
City & County
Robert Amos: Bring in the Bucks
Robert Amos ran for mayor of Jackson in 2009 and for a seat on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors 2011.
Politics
Into the Night
The Mississippi House of Representatives bandied its version of a charter-school bill for more than eight hours until close to 1 a.m., eclipsing the Senate's four-hour-long debate the previous week.
Question o' the Week: What was your favorite part of the 2013 Best of Jackson party?
What was your favorite part of the 2013 Best of Jackson party?
Business
Arena Study Unveiled
After nearly five years of discussions, fundraising and bid evaluation, the city of Jackson finally has the results of a feasibility study for a new downtown arena.
Oil Leak: Miss. River at Vicksburg Remains Closed
Barges transporting commerce idled among the nearly four dozen vessels stacked up Tuesday along a normally bustling stretch of the Mississippi River, denied transit as crews feverishly sought to clean …
Obama Launches Push for Immigration Overhaul
Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as …
Transportation Secretary to Leave Administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.
Scouts Considering Retreat from No-Gays Policy
The Boy Scouts of America may soon give sponsors of troops the authority to decide whether to accept gays as scouts and leaders—a potentially dramatic retreat from an exclusionary nationwide …
Bill Filed in Miss. Seeks to Nullify Federal Laws
Mississippi defied the union during the Civil War and civil rights era, and at least two lawmakers think it is time to do so again.
Decision Allowing Women in Combat 'Reflects the Reality of 21st Century Military'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allowing women to serve in combat roles will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, shortly before his official announcement …
Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson 2013: Community & Culture
JFP presents the best Jackson has to offer.
