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Person of the Day
Ketara Chapel
Ketara Chapel scored a career-high 19 points on Sunday, Dominique Dillingham added 16 and No. 7 Mississippi State pulled away to beat Arkansas 80-55.
Justice
No Charges Against White Officer for Jonathan Sanders' Death
A Clarke County grand jury declined to indict white Stonewall police officer Kevin Herrington for the death of an African American man named Jonathan Sanders in July 2015.
Music
David Bowie
David Bowie died Sunday, Jan. 10, about 18 months after learning he had liver cancer. The world best knew the British pop-culture icon as a genre-spanning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. …
Health Care
Feds Funding Effort to Tie Medical Services to Social Needs
The federal government has announced a $157 million project to help hospitals and doctors link Medicare and Medicaid patients to needed social services that sometimes have a bigger impact on …
Politics
Gov. Phil Bryant Promises 'More of the Same' in Next Term
Phil Bryant was at the front of the room Thursday before the Mississippi Economic Council, relishing being governor again.
Analysis: Mississippi Legislators Ease into New 4-Year Term
Ambitious new lawmakers who want to zip into the Mississippi Capitol and rapidly change public policy are getting their first tough lesson: Nothing happens quickly at the beginning of a …
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.
Mississippi River Mayors: Cities Ready for High Waters
Mayors along the Mississippi River say their cities are ready for the rare winter flood taking place in the Mississippi valley after recent storms dumped large amounts of rain.
Civil Rights
Mississippi Legislature Honors Klan Victim Vernon Dahmer Sr.
The Mississippi Legislature honored civil-rights activist Vernon Dahmer, who the Klu Klux Klan murdered half a century ago, by declaring Jan. 10, 2016, "Vernon Dahmer Legacy Day."
Person of the Day
Lynda Jungkind
Lynda Jungkind, a native of Little Rock, Ark., started The Premier Bridal Show in 2004. Forty-seven shows later, it has expanded to Jackson, Biloxi and Tupelo.
Mississippi Schools Ranked Second-to-Last in National Rating
An evaluation of school performance finds that Mississippi's academic achievement gains have outstripped gains nationwide from 2003 to 2015, but gives the state's public schools a D overall, ranking them …
Development
Civil Rights, History Museums Still Need $4 Million
With two years left before opening day, planners are stepping up fundraising efforts for two museums under construction in Jackson.
Person of the Day
Chris Jones
Bulldog fans found out this week that they are losing their best and highly recruited defensive player, Chris Jones.
National
Arkansas Governor: Remove Robert E. Lee from King Holiday
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he wants lawmakers to end the state's practice of commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same …
Inauguration Set Thursday for 7 of 8 Mississippi Officials
Seven of Mississippi's eight statewide elected officials are preparing to start new terms.
Cover
Working for Working Families?
Budgets are often called moral documents. That means that advocates for working families will be watching spending closely to make sure Mississippi's heart, and money, is in the right place.
Jackson’s Agenda
Jackson's legislative agenda for the 2015 session had 17 items. Worth Thomas, of WT Consulting, will again head up Jackson's lobbying efforts.
Cover
2016 Legislative Preview: Year of the Looming Tax Break(s)?
As legislators return to the capital city and the 2016 session begins, tax cuts are high on the lieutenant governor's—and Mississippi Republicans'—agendas.
Bryan's Rant
Is Sean Payton on the Trade Block?
The 2015-2016 NFL Season is hardly in the books, and coaches are already getting the ax. One coach doesn't have to worry about that, but he does get to pick …
