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Donna Ladd, Cedric Willis on ACLU Town Hall Panel Today

JFP Editor Donna Ladd will address issues about the media and crime today (Thursday, April 26) at 6 p.m. at an ACLU Town Hall Meeting at the Jackson Medical Mall. …

Reeves Backs Insurance Exec for New Mississippi GOP Chairman

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he will support Gulf Coast businessman Frank Bordeaux to become the new chairman of the state Republican Party.

Mississippi Officials Set to Rule on Controversial Landfill

Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality is set to decide on whether a controversial new landfill will be allowed in a county that already has two other trash dumping sites.

Meditations on Motherhood

When I try to clear my mind, an image that comes to mind is a dandelion in the middle of a rolling green meadow, downy white seeds blown hither and …

Graham Downey

Graham Downey came to Jackson with a mission: to make healthy options for kids in Mississippi more accessible.

DA Could Bring Case in 2017 Shooting by Mississippi Police

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said he might seek charges against two police officers in a 2017 shooting that wounded a man they were chasing.

Attorney Confirmed as Federal Judge in South Mississippi

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed a 37-year-old attorney who has been involved in Republican politics as a new federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi.

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Pro baseball, Mississippi at Huntsville (7 p.m., Huntsville, Ala., 930 AM): The M-Braves open the season in the wilds of Alabama. … College baseball, Mississippi Valley State at Belhaven (6 …

No Downside to Pullout, Hinds County Supervisor Says

Hinds County is following through with a January decision to pull out of the Pearl River Basin Development District, removing itself from the auspices of the District regarding upkeep along …

Memories That Bless And Burn

Is racial reconciliation a myth or a mission? This is the question that a group of Jacksonians came together to discuss at the Annual Human Relations Day Program of the …

Miss. House OKs List of Tax Breaks for Businesses

The Mississippi House has approved tens of millions of dollars' worth of tax breaks for businesses, but it's unclear if the proposals will survive the Senate.

Ag Head Unhappy About Same-Sex Reversal, Vows to Pass New Law

Ag commissioner vows to change the law allowing same-sex couples to have commitment ceremonies on state property.

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Petitioning Starts for Plan to Expand Mississippi Medicaid

Health care professionals on Tuesday became the first people to sign petitions to put Medicaid expansion on the November 2022 ballot in Mississippi.

Deadly Okla. Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5

The deadly tornado that plowed through an area near Oklahoma City last week was even larger and more powerful than previously estimated — a record 2.6 miles wide with winds …

Analysis: Angry Officials Squabble Over Troubled Bridges

Mississippi has a problem: deteriorating local bridges. People could work together to seek a solution. All too often, though, it seems they'd rather fight.

Land Auction Underway in Georgetown Area

Out of the more than 3,000 tax-forfeiture properties the State of Mississippi holds in Jackson, 375 are up for grabs in two active online auctions.

No Flaws to be Found in ‘Forcefield’

From the start, I'll admit a bias this time. I've adored the hard-to-pin-down work of Tokyo Police Club of Ontario, Canada, since purchasing the first releases, "A Lesson in Crime" …

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.

Analysis: Mississippi Senators Split on Infrastructure Bill

Mississippi's two Republican U.S. senators agree on many issues, but they split on a proposal for the federal government to spend $1 trillion on highways, water systems, broadband expansion and …

Millsaps Windgate Center, USM Air Force Program and MSU GEAR UP Grant

Millsaps College held a dedication ceremony for its new Windgate Visual Arts Center on Thursday, Sept. 5.