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Biz Roundup
West Millsaps Job Fair, JXN Tech on Tap, Wild Learning, Business of the Quarter
The Jackson Zoo recently received a $5,000 contribution from the Entergy Charitable Foundation that will underwrite the cost of admission and transportation to the zoo for students in the zoo's …
Health Care
Supreme Court Battle Brewing Over Medicaid Fees
The Supreme Court on Jan. 20 will hear a case from Idaho seeking to overturn a 2011 lower court order to increase payments to providers serving Medicaid enrollees with development …
Person of the Day
Reginald Buckley
After watching and reading news coverage about the recent killings of young black men by white police officers in Ferguson and New York City and the attacks against police officers …
Music
Mo’ Better Jazz and Blues
Jai Johanny Johanson, better known by his stage name, Jaimoe, has been playing drums and percussion since he was 16.
State
Runnin’ the Blues Through the Veins of Jackson
It was only six years ago, in 2008, when John Sewell began working with others to put together a marathon that would celebrate the unique blues culture in Mississippi. This …
Art
Comedy, Race and ‘Oh, Everything!’ Else
Poking fun at racial prejudice isn't the most obvious career choice, but comic W. Kamau Bell continues to do just that in his new tour, "Oh, Everything!", which makes a …
City & County
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.
Health Care
U.S. Bishops Take Aim at Sterilization
Amid the escalating conflicts over reproductive rights, tubal ligations haven't generated nearly as many headlines as abortion. But many doctors and patient advocates feel strongly about the topic, especially their …
Music
Stepping off the ‘Front Porch’
Country music is a difficult genre of music to appraise. Most songs sound startlingly common, with similar or identical subjects and not much difference in how they're discussed.
Music
Starkgrass Takes Over the Capital City
Starkville-based bluegrass band The Tombigbees began as a trio, performing at open-mic nights and backwoods bars.
Biz Roundup
4 the Record, RimTyme, J. McLaughlin, Emerging Leader Series and State Trade and Export Program
Jackson's premier vinyl convention, 4 the Record, looks to be skipping next year after a number of larger vendors cancelled to attend the Alabama Record Collector's Association CD & Record …
Art
From Mother School to Museum
From the outside, one can't possibly see the beautiful and tragic history that the two-story gray building on Bloom Street holds.
Person of the Day
Elbert Rich III
Elbert Rich III, known as Trey, was hit by a pickup truck as he rode his bicycle home from work at FedEx on Christmas Eve. He was dead on the …
Ole Miss Law School Enrollment Falls
The University of Mississippi School of Law's first-year enrollment has dropped from 199 in 2010, to 156 in 2012 and just 127 students this year.
Music
The Weeks: Southern Heritage, Soulful Sound
The members of indie-rock outfit The Weeks, natives of Florence, Miss., grew up on a blend of classic rock and alternative music.
Cover
Wishes for Change in 2015
Gandhi's call for each of us to just go become the change we want to see around us is truly the first step to creating stronger communities and bridging the …
Food
What to Do on New Year’s Eve '14
On New Year's Eve, Hal & Mal's hosts its fifth annual 'Sippi the Catfish Drop. The event begins at 11:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Editor's Note
Living and Loving in a Know-It-All Nation
I doubt I'm the only one who has struggled to find the holiday spirit this year. Mind you, I'm a holiday fanatic—decorate, give, wrap, deliver, entertain, even cook—but I've had …
Jackson Punts on $76.5M Bank Decision
The clock is ticking on a decision of where the city of Jackson will keep its money for the next two years. State law requires the municipal to have a …
City & County
City to Unveil Legislative Agenda
An unusually long agenda faces today's special business meeting of the Jackson City Council, as members consider what appears to be Mayor Tony Yarber's agenda for the coming legislative session, …
