All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Jackson Free Press (893)
- Latasha Willis (484)
- Donna Ladd (145)
- Adam Lynch (72)
- R.L. Nave (42)
- JFP Staff (32)
- Dustin Cardon (31)
- Bryan Flynn (28)
- Ronni Mott (27)
- Arielle Dreher (22)
Person of the Day
Vasilios "Bill" Matheos
Vasilios "Bill" Konstantinos Matheos, owner of Bill's Greek Tavern in Jackson and a man many in the city knew and referred to as "God Bless America" for his habit of …
City & County
Jackson Groups to Raise $1 Million for JPS Virtual Learning, Mental Health Services
Working Together Jackson, a coalition of dozens of local organizations, is raising $1 million in the next month to assist needy families within the Jackson Public School District for virtual …
Person of the Day
Paul Willis
“We want them to see what they can be,” retired Army Col. Paul Willis said. “When they get positive experiences, it broadens their horizons. It inspires them to want to …
Crime
Forgiveness is Freedom: After Veto, Parole Reformers Fight On
Mississippi Sen. Juan Barnett, D-Heidelberg, found that forgiveness heals victims and perpetrators alike. That's what inspired him to push for parole reform in his new position as chairman of the …
Politics
Analysis: Quirky or Serious, Legal Opinions Guide Officials
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch's staff does research and writes legal opinions to guide state and local government operations. Those opinions are posted on the attorney general’s website, giving the …
City & County
Policing Mental Illness: The Death of Mario Clark and the Need for Alternatives
One in four killings in police officers' hands involved someone with mental-health issues, the Treatment Advocacy Center, based in Arlington, Va., reports.
coronavirus
Analysis: Mississippi Prison Virus Protocols Under Scrutiny
Attorneys are feuding in federal court filings over coronavirus testing and safety protocols at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Biz Roundup
Mississippi Coliseum Complete, New Stage Scholarships and Malco Reopenings
Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson recently announced that work finished five months early on renovations to the Mississippi Coliseum at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, partially due to event …
Immigration
Four Poultry Plant Execs Indicted After 2019 Immigration Raid
Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade.
City & County
‘Collective Vision’: Lynch Street Repaving, Multi-Use Path Underway in West Jackson
A resurfaced Lynch Street and a new multi-use path in west Jackson officially got underway this week, Mississippi Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons and Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced …
City & County
Construction of Jackson Museum Trail Begins for 2.5-Mile Path from Downtown to Lakeland Drive
The Jackson Museum Trail, a 2.5-mile, 10-foot wide multi-use path, stretching from downtown Jackson to Lakeland Drive, will enhance quality of life and spur economic growth, Clay Hays of Greater …
Person of the Day
Rudolph 'Cotton' Baronich
Rudolph "Cotton" Baronich, a longtime Jackson resident who once worked as a bartender at city landmarks like the Sun-N-Sand, George Street Grocery, Hal & Mal's and the Edison Walthall Hotel, …
State
With a Pen Stroke, Mississippi Drops Confederate-Themed Flag
With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem—a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist.
Politics
Legislature In Overtime, Criminal Justice Reform Top Priority
Efforts to change the Mississippi flag first appeared stalled out: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann condemned the effort to a committee, which showed no intention of calling it up.
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Stop Glamorizing the Cruelty of Racist Ancestors
"The Legislature put up this flag as a stated symbol of white supremacy in 1894 as all those hideous soldier statues were popping up with their sappy remembrances, and it …
State
Mississippi Awarded Over $71M Grant for Greenville Bypass
A Mississippi road project that's been considered for more than two decades is one step closer to completion in the state's Delta region.
Music
A Musical Inheritance, Trumpeter Builds Band Program
Kimble Funchess, a member of the Jackson Horns, began the school's music program in 2014 with a group of sixth graders who had never before held an instrument.
coronavirus
USM Condensed Fall Semester, JSU Annie Willie Scholarship and MSU Telehealth Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi recently announced plans to condense its fall 2020 semester calendar to limit incoming and outgoing student travel and help prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.
Music
Singer Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as …
City & County
The Siemens Settlement, Explained
Jackson's saga of a troubled contract with Siemens Inc. and subcontractors for new water meters seemed to come to an end on Feb. 19 when Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced …
