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Education
Mississippi College Is ‘Lit’ Over New National Chief Reader
Dr. Steve Price will soon make history by joining an elite group of educators across the world. The College Board has named him as the new national chief reader for …
Fly
Shellheads: Fans Talk on the Heroes in a Half-Shell
Sergio Lugo II also serves as a host for Reality Breached, a podcast that developed into a network for additional locally produced podcasts.
Fly
Father's Day Gift Fix
Whether the dad in your life is a grill master, a skater dad or something in-between, you can find a gift to make his day at one of the Jackson …
Politics
Ex-Publisher Nominated for Mississippi Board of Education
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday that he is nominating a former newspaper publisher to the state Board of Education, to finish a term that ends in July 2024.
Politics
OPINION: Size Matters; Mixed Conservative Messages Pervade Mississippi Amid Pandemic
"Sen. Wicker, conservative Republican that he is, also believes in 'limited government,' except when he doesn't: as when he successfully pushed spending $28.6 billion to aid all those struggling restaurants …
Politics
Initiative Process Rests in Governor’s Hands
The deadline for Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson to petition the state Supreme Court for a rehearing regarding a popular voter-mandated medical marijuana program has come and gone.
City & County
Violence in the City: Victims’ Families Seek Closure, Police Respect
Radio silence from local law enforcement is a common and historic complaint the Jackson Free Press has long heard from family members who lose their loved ones to gun violence …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mississippi, Stop Stacking the Deck. Listen to Your Constituents.
Last fall, approximately 766,000 Mississippians voted to pass Initiative 65, which would have called for the Health Department to launch a medical-marijuana program in the Magnolia State by August 2021.
Jacksonian
Rob Hill
Rob Hill spent 12 years as a United Methodist minister in Mississippi, passing 10 of those years behind the pulpit at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church at the top of Fondren …
City & County
USDA Holds Virtual Job Fair; Water Disruption Continues; Murder Sentencing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has hundreds of immediate job openings available at a virtual job fair scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2.
Biz Roundup
Broad Street Honoring Lou Gehrig Day, Sanderson Farms Volunteering and Make More Happen Award
In honor of the inaugural Lou Gehrig Day on Wednesday, June 2, Broad Street Baking Company in Jackson is hosting an event in which speaker Katrina Byrd will hold a …
State
Mississippi Reckons With Ending Pay Boost for the Unemployed
Katrina Folks says she has tried everything she can think of to find work since losing her job in September because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics
Analysis: Reviving Initiative Process Could Invite Mischief
Mississippi legislators can do business the easy way or the hard way if they revive the state's initiative process that was recently invalidated by a state Supreme Court decision.
Person of the Day
Howard Brown Jr.
Jackson State University recently named alumnus Howard Brown Jr. as its new chief financial officer and vice president for business and finance.
Politics
Mississippi Official Won't Challenge Court on Initiatives
Mississippi’s top elections official said Thursday that he will not ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that invalidated the state’s initiative process and overturned a medical marijuana …
City & County
City Approves $30 Million Loan for Sewer Repairs; 8,000 Not Getting Water Bills
If approved, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will disburse a $31,683,000 loan from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Loan Program to help the City of Jackson resolve many …
Civil Rights
Mississippi City Honors Freedom Rider Legacy 60 Years Later
Mississippi's capital city is honoring the civil rights activism of the late Rev. C.T. Vivian 60 years after he and other Freedom Riders were arrested upon arrival in Jackson as …
Politics
Mississippi Protesters: Revive Medical Marijuana Proposal
People protested Tuesday near the Mississippi Capitol and the state Supreme Court building to demand that Gov. Tate Reeves call legislators into special session to restore a medical marijuana initiative …
City & County
After Children Hit by Cars for Years, Raymond Road To Get Multi-Use Path
Young people walking more than a mile between Forest Hill High School, at 2607 Raymond Road, and the Boys and Girls Club will soon have a multi-use path to avoid …
City & County
Jackson Firefighter Praised for Battling Blaze at Own Home
Jackson Fire Department Lt. Solomon Forbes was in shock last week when his own home went up in flames, but Forbes didn't hesitate long.
