"a" | Search | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS

All results / Stories

State

State Tax Collections Lag in Final Budget Month

Mississippi tax collections picked up in May but are still lagging as the state enters the final month of its budget year.

State

No Warp-Speed Computer Voice as State Supreme Court Hears Capitol Dispute

The Mississippi Supreme Court says it doesn't want to hear recordings of a computer voice reading bills at warp speed.

National

Official Says Prince Died of Opioid Overdose

Tests show that Prince died of an opioid overdose, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Tease photo LGBT

Gov. Bryant Receives Religious Freedom Award After HB1523

Last week, the Family Research Council awarded Gov. Phil Bryant the first ever "Samuel Adams Religious Freedom Award."

Tease photo City & County

Mayor, Stamps At Odds Over Sludge Dumping

Disagreements about where to dump sludge byproduct from the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment plant ended in a stalemate between the two branches of the city government during Tuesday's meeting of …

Tease photo Music

Eraserfase

Los Angeles beat-music producer Eraserfase, born Tony Barkodarian, is on the road for his Dropping Gems Tour, which brings him to Offbeat on Thursday, June 2.

State

Part of Mississippi Prison Back on Lockdown Amid Problems

Part of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is back under lockdown only days after restrictions there had been lifted.

Tease photo Music

‘Wired’ & Inspired

Mississippi is the birthplace of America's music—it says so often in our tourism marketing. But when Buffalo, N.Y., native Scott Bradfield came to Jackson for the first time to work …

Tease photo Style

Little Blue Stems

Beth Foose, an Episcopal priest at Grace Episcopal Church in Canton by day, decided to turn her hobby of gardening into a family-run business.

Tease photo Wellness

Actively Giving Back

In our summer issue of BOOM Jackson magazine (June, July and August 2016), we pulled together a listing of local 5Ks and races this summer that give back to the …

Tease photo Food

New Nutrition Labels: What You Need to Know

If you haven't heard yet, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is redesigning and modernizing nutrition labels. Most food manufacturers are required to use the new label by July 2018. …

Tease photo Wellness

Get Outside

Many Mississippians may go outside quite often, but as a country, easy access to nature doesn't mean that we're actually experiencing the great outdoors as much as we should. And …

Tease photo Art

Mindfulness Through Art

The idea for the watercolor and mindfulness workshop, Mindful Watercolor Workshop, came about when Dr. Megan Clapton started her solo therapy practice, Mindful Therapy, in October 2015 and felt a …

Tease photo State

Told You So About #MSLeg

In the poorest, most woe-begotten state in the United States, the Mississippi Troika and their loyal minions have managed to cut even deeper into woefully underfunded state education, health care, …

Tease photo Art

Art in the Flesh

Art in Flesh is the brainchild of artist Robeka Steam. The Boynton Beach, Fla., native says she started doing special-effects makeup after graduating from the Tom Savini's special-effects makeup program …

Tease photo Immigration

No Sanctuary: A Rough, Undocumented Road

Melinda Medina was on a family road trip in summer 2014, returning from a Mobile, Ala., flea market near the Alabama and Mississippi state line when a patrol car suddenly …

Crime

Trafficking: An Ugly Reality in Mississippi

Human trafficking, a form of slavery, doesn't just happen overseas in prostitution rings or on television. It's a nasty, ugly reality—and it happens right here in Mississippi.

Tease photo LGBT

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'At Risk'

Saying that women are "at risk" of sexual assault by allowing trans-inclusive bathroom policies is not only an argument for discrimination, but also untrue.

Tease photo

The Hustlers’ Time of Year

Brother Hustle: "Welcome to another Compensatory Investment Request Support Group meeting. To paraphrase the words of my favorite funk group WAR: 'Summer time is here / Yes, it's summer, the …

Tease photo Crime

Human Trafficking: Unseen and Unaddressed

Victims of human trafficking need a place to go in Mississippi. The Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl has an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, and Executive Director …