Jackson Free Press

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.

Housing Crisis: Widespread Discrimination; Little Taste for Enforcement

The results of Tuesday's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development national study on the persistence of housing discrimination are unlikely to shock: Racial and ethnic minorities continue to find …

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Brendan O'Toole

Brendan O'Toole isn't using lavish fundraisers to raise $2 million to support veterans. Instead, he's using his stamina, endurance and, mostly, his feet on a 3,600-mile, coast-to-coast run.

Funding Cuts to Hamper Local, State Drug Courts

Adams County Drug Court programs will face significant cuts July 1 as part of statewide budget cuts approved last week.

Fish on Prozac: Anxious, Anti-Social, Aggressive

When fish swim in waters tainted with antidepressant drugs, they become anxious, anti-social and sometimes even homicidal.

Meridian Schools Working on Discipline Issues

The Meridian School Board is rewriting the school's system discipline policies to end what the Justice Department called discriminatory disciplinary practices in which black students face harsher punishment than whites …

Cooperation Helps MSU

Outgoing Ohio State University President Gordon Gee took a shot at illiteracy in the Southeastern Conference a few months ago. But Gee and others could learn an important thing from …

To the Drawing Board

Jerrod Partridge is a vibrant artist with a studio in the artsy Fondren neighborhood. He attended the New York Academy of Art where he received his Masters in Fine Art …

Losing to Win

Who better to get people motivated to lose weight, than someone who has lost weight--a lot of a weight and on national television?

Guys We Love

Every year at this time, people reflect on their dads, their granddads, their uncles—all the men in their lives. We at the JFP want to shine a spotlight on a …

Everyday Struggles

What we have one day, we may not have the next, so we need to appreciate everything.

Notes from the Fishbowl

Waking up to our biases is like popping the red pill—suddenly, the matrix is everywhere.

Amy LaVere: Mixing It Up in Memphis

You can hear where Amy LaVere is coming from, but it never limits where she goes with her music.

Slim Pickings on First Day of Miss. Shrimp Season

Some of the shrimpers who set out at dawn Tuesday with high hopes for a huge catch came in hours later with just enough of the spiny crustaceans for a …

The Apothecary, Grant Awards and Encore Entrepreneurs

This past weekend, Brad Reeves, owner of Brent's Drugs, opened The Apothecary, a 1,000-square-foot "speakeasy" lounge inside the circa-1946 soda fountain.

Anti-Drug Initiative Loses Funding

Washington County has lost funding for its community anti-drug program that has operated for 25 years.

Gas Prices Stay Low in Mississippi

The price of oil is up, year-to-date, around the country, but somehow Mississippi keeps beating the heat of rising gas prices.

Immigrants Contribute More To Medicare Than They Take Out, Study Finds

As Congress mulls changing America's border and naturalization rules, a study finds that immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare's finances, because they contribute tens of billions a year more than …

Miss. Methodists Honor Anti-Segregation Ministers

The United Methodist Church in Mississippi has honored 28 white ministers who took a stand against segregation half a century ago.

Analysis: Miss. Campaign Spending Hard to Track

If you want to know who's spending money to influence voters in Mississippi, you may have a hard time getting a complete picture.