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Politics
The JFP Quick Take: Election 2015
If you woke up this morning feeling like today was just another day, it's because voters largely voted to preserve the status quo on Election Day.
Politics
All Statewide Incumbents Re-Elected With Ease
For the first time in a single year, Mississippi voters have re-elected all eight statewide officials.
LGBT
After Same-Sex Marriage Victory, A Stall on LGBT Divorces in State
Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham cannot put her past behind her, because a court won't let her.
Music
The New Class of Classics
Andrew Sauerwein says people often think of classical music as something in history, not realizing that there are thousands of working composers today.
Tav Falco’s Evanescent South
Tav Falco, enfant terrible of the 1980s, walked onto the stage at Lafayette's Music Room here, dressed in black, his hair a Nuevo-'50s coif, picked up his guitar and let …
Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment Over School Funding
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters rejected any change to the state constitution to bolster public school funding, defeating Initiative 42 on Tuesday.
Education
GOP Rallies, Robert Gray Prays
Gov. Phil Bryant's Democratic challenger, a long-haul truck driver, held a prayer vigil Monday in a park near the Governor's Mansion, with fewer than a dozen people participating.
Person of the Day
Drew Mellon
For Clinton native Drew Mellon, the U.S. director for international nonprofit The Hard Places Community, his connection to Cambodia isn't a question of geography, but of compassion and calling.
Biz Roundup
CC's Coffee House, Get2College and Jackson Zoo Master Plan
South Louisiana-based coffee chain CC's Community Coffee House arrived in Mississippi about six weeks ago.
Mississippi to Elect Governor, Decide School Funding
Mississippi voters are deciding whether to elect Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to a second term and their attorney general to a fourth. They also are filling all 174 legislative seats …
Person of the Day
Jenna Bush Hager
This year's keynote speaker at the second annual Women's Day at the Country Club of Jackson is Jenna Bush Hager.
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.
Person of the Day
Sam Beibers
Sam Beibers, the exhibits supervisor at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, has had a lifelong love of animals that he loves to share with others through his work in …
Music
James Lewis
Jackson-based keyboardist James Lewis died in his home on Friday, Oct. 23, following a prolonged bout with lung disease.
State
USM Follows Ole Miss, UMMC in Taking Down State Flag
Another public university in Mississippi is stopping the display of the state flag on campus because it contains a Confederate battle emblem many see as divisive.
Bryan's Rant
Life After the Death of USM Football
For fans of University of Southern Mississippi football, 2012 felt like the death of the program, and 2013 and 2014 felt like the mourning period. But 2015 feels like something …
City & County
City Focuses on Wastewater Issues
The City of Jackson is practically waist-deep in wastewater issues.
Diy Guides
Quick & Easy Day of the Dead Makeup
Draw a skull on your face, following your bone structure. Draw in the eye sockets, upper and lower jaw lines, teeth (I did mine around my lips), and nasal cavity, …
Politics
Great Leadership Isn’t Enough
It's not just that power corrupts. It's that, in a very real way, power dilutes.
