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Mississippi Asks Court to Uphold Law Affecting LGBT Rights
Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
Epps Sentencing Delayed in Mississippi Prison Bribery Case
A federal judge has again delayed sentencing in a bribery case for the former head of the Mississippi prison system.
Clinton Seeks to Use New FBI Inquiry as Galvanizing Force
Even before FBI Director James Comey jolted the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and her advisers were on edge.
Oklahoma State Trooper Kills Fugitive After Weeklong Manhunt
A weeklong manhunt for a suspect in a string of violent crimes, including the killing of two relatives, the shooting of three law enforcement officers and multiple carjackings, has ended …
NAACP: Stop Removing Voters from Rolls in North Carolina
Local elections boards in North Carolina are illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, and a disproportionate number of them are black, the NAACP said in a federal lawsuit …
Education
JPS Supe Intends to Resign
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray gave the school board his verbal intent to resign on Friday at a special school-board meeting.
State
Drought-like Conditions Lead to More Burn Bans, One Fatality
Droughts can lead to wildfires, which is why, in the midst of continuing drought in the South, Gov. Phil Bryant issued a burn ban for more than 50 counties on …
Person of the Day
Natalie Collier
At Conversation About Community, Natalie Collier plans to discuss the impact that living in fear has on life in the state and how Mississippians can work to move past it.
Justice
Court: Judge Weill Can Continue Hiring Private Attorneys for Public Defense
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill can continue hiring private attorneys instead of public defenders in criminal cases before him, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled this week.
Education
MAEP Co-author Calls Tinkering with Public-School Formula 'Terrifying'
"Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic." That's the way Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, described the joint meeting between the House and Senate Education Committees yesterday.
Music
Seratones
From the ample amounts of soul and rock-and-roll that Seratones of Shreveport, La., pours into its sound, some listeners may be surprised that punk music is the group's foundation.
Oregon Case Jury Delivers Blow to Government in Lands Fight
A jury delivered an extraordinary blow to the government in a long-running battle over the use of public lands when it acquitted all seven defendants involved in the armed occupation …
Clinton Has Big Cash Lead; Pence says Message Matters More
Donald Trump's campaign said Friday the billionaire businessman may plunge more of his personal fortune into his presidential bid after new federal filings that show Hillary Clinton with an $85 …
Mississippi Seeing Low-Key Congressional Campaigns
Mississippi's U.S. House races are low-key, with all four incumbents enjoying comfortable fundraising leads over their Nov. 8 challengers.
Education
House Speaker: MAEP Has ‘Failed’
"Antiquated, confusing, inefficient, unreliable, unpredictable. What do these words describe?" House Speaker Philip Gunn said at the annual Hob Nob on Oct. 27. "They describe the Mississippi Adequate Education Program …
Education
JSU President Resigns, New Dorms on Hold
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers has submitted her resignation just days after the state's college board put plans for new dorms at the historically black public university on hold …
Person of the Day
Chris Coghlan
Game one of the 2016 World Series wasn't kind to former University of Mississippi Rebel and current Chicago Cubs player Chris Coghlan. In fact, there wasn't much for any member …
Cover
Electing Justice: The JFP Interview with Justice Jim Kitchens
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens will complete his first full eight-year term on the state's highest court this year. Before joining the court in 2008, Kitchens worked primarily as …
Cover
Electing Justice: The JFP Interview with Judge Kenny Griffis
Judge Kenny Griffis is no stranger to the bench; he has been on the Court of Appeals for almost 14 years and has six years left of his term.
Food
How to Make Sugar Skulls
Sugar skulls, which can be made using ingredients such as clay, sugar or even chocolate, represent someone who has died. They often have departed soul's names on them and are …
