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Business
Mississippi's Senators Say Award to Help City Buy Airport
Mississippi's senators say the City of Olive Branch has received a $14.9 million federal grant to help with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport.
Cover
Vetting the ‘One Lake’ Project
The Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District, often called the Levee Board, is supporting the "One Lake" plan, the latest version of a years-long strategy to create a …
National
Trump Plan Scales Back Obama's Coal Emissions Standards
The Trump administration on Tuesday came out with new rules scaling back Obama-era constraints on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the former administration's legacy programs to rein in …
National
Trump Nixes $92M Military Parade, Blames DC for High Cost
President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the "ridiculously high" price tag—a day after U.S. officials said the November event could …
City & County
EDITORIAL: Free Press Is Not Here to Comfort the Powerful; We're Here for Truth
The Jackson Free Press, and its editors and journalists, have come under fire many times since we launched 16 years ago in Mississippi's capital city.
Music
AP Newsbreak: 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin Dies at 76
Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as …
Person of the Day
Josh Abrams
Josh Abrams, a former Jackson resident who has been living in California since 2008, is returning to Jackson for the premiere of his animated movie, "Josh's Journal."
Business
Metrocenter Mall Closing
16 WAPT News reported today that Metrocenter Mall owner and chief investor Paul Oliver announced the mall will close Wednesday, Aug. 15.
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.
Crime
Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty as Part of Largest Health Care Fraud Case Ever in Mississippi
Thomas Edward Spell, Jr., 50, of Ridgeland, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to a Criminal Information outlining his role in a more than $240 million dollar …
City & County
Jackson to Hire 'Returning Citizens' to Develop City's 100GB Broadband
The City of Jackson will employ "returning citizens" re-entering the community after serving time to establish the Jackson's forthcoming 100GB high-speed broadband network.
Food
Six Easy Ways to Support Your Local Farmers
Supporting our small farmers strengthens the local economy, is better for the environment and leads to better public-health outcomes.
Best of Jackson
Newcomers: Need to Know
If you are a newcomer to Jackson, you may not know things like how to get your water turned on or where the DMV locations are. Luckily, we're here to …
City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: Finding Community in a Calendar
It is next to impossible to spread the word about every single interesting activity going on in Jackson in any given week, but we are sure trying to put a …
Business
Tesla CEO Drops Latest Bombshell With $72B Buyout Proposal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering leading a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick company's eight-year history trading on the stock …
Biz Roundup
Table 100 Wins Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Aplos at Highland Village and Fuse.Cloud at Landmark Center
Table 100 received a 2018 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in July. Wine Spectator is a food and drink culture magazine that recognizes restaurants worldwide for their wine programs each …
City & County
Parkland Teens in Jackson: 'We Can't Turn Away from These States'
The "March For Our Lives: Road to Change" students held a town hall in Thalia Mara Hall on Aug. 2. It featured students from Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School and …
National
Promoting Voter ID, Trump says ID Needed to Buy Groceries
President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries and accused Democrats of obstructing his agenda and his Supreme Court nominee during a raucous …
Biz Roundup
Yappy Hour at Char, Fair Trade Green Moving and UnitedHealthcare Laptop Donation
Char Restaurant will celebrate the opening of its new outdoor patio with an event called "Yappy Hour" on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Business
Caesars Launching Sports Betting in New Jersey, Mississippi
Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August.
