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C-L: 2 mayoral candidates speak at forum

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Mississippi Mulls Marriage Amendment

The Advocate reports: Mississippi gay and lesbian leaders are trying to raise awareness about a bill that would constitutionally ban gay marriages. "We've got the word out through memberships, through …

C-L: Poll shows Melton leading in mayoral race

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

C-L: Pearl turnout reported low; problems mar voting in Jackson's Precinct 36

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

[Cool Kids Club] Seeing Clearly

Optometrist Dr. Tonyatta Hairston says it is important for children to get their eyes checked every year starting from age 3—when most children can communicate if they are having some …

Not Bad.

Thanks to ShaWanda, I had a relatively healthy emergency lunch replacement. I came without a mid-day meal (I've been a brown-bagger all my life) and was fully expecting to silently …

State Health Officer Issues Immediate Statewide Order

Today State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs MD, MPH, issued a statewide order for the Isolation of Individuals Diagnosed with COVID-19 effective immediately.

Get Your Motor Running

Suggested NASCAR romance pick-up line: Honey, do you know how to drive a stick shift?

How's this for a combination of the sacred and the profane: A series of Harlequin romances set in the world of NASCAR? Vanity Fair gives this a thumbs-down, but what …

City Fires 'Celebrate Jackson' PR Firm

Jackson has fired Fahrenheit Creative as the leader of the Celebrate Jackson marketing campaign.

Stairway Back to Heaven

Some tribute bands are content with adequate recreations of legendary bands' original music. Not Zoso.

Chasing the Youth Vote

Here's a story from Wiretap magazine about the strategies (and lack of) behind luring the youth vote. This talks about the Harvard report that our teen columnist Jessica Kinnison wrote …

[Balko] The System's Epic Fail

When the SWAT team came for Richard Paey in 1997, it battered down the front door of the home in Pasco County, Fla., where he lived with his wife, Linda, …

Is Mississippi a Swing State?

The JFP has been telling readers for weeks that the presidential race is much closer than people think in Mississippi. We reported Sept. 30 on the state-by-state poll by the …

JFP Wins 3 First-Place Reporting Awards, Second for ‘Two Lakes' Work

At its 60th annual Green Eyeshade banquet near Atlanta, Ga., Saturday night, the Society of Professional Journalists awarded the Jackson Free Press three first-place reporting awards and second-place public service …

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Renovations and Other Efforts to Build a Better Jackson

Despite the setbacks that this year's pandemic has wrought, the Jackson metro continues to persevere and move forward, making progress all the while. Renovations and Other Efforts to Build a …

Reform By Any Other Name

Legislative Black Caucus Chairwoman Sen. Angela Turner-Ford stressed the material realities of the black experience in Mississippi as the group unveiled its agenda for 2020, with health justice and Medicaid …

Women's Group Honors Evelyn Gandy: 'A Giant in Mississippi Politics'

Jennifer Ingram Johnson was the featured speaker at a League of Women Voters luncheon meant to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to …

Rep. Karl Oliver's Lynching Call Turns Spotlight to Mississippi Statues

When Rep. Karl Oliver decided to take to Facebook Saturday night to vent his anger over the Confederate statues coming off public property in Louisiana, he ignited a firestorm over …

Tougaloo College Rally Reminds Students that Black Voters Matter

The Friday before Election Day, the People's Advocacy Institute, MS M.O.V.E. and Black Voters Matter descended upon Tougaloo College to get students excited about voting right there on their historic …