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Education
Watchdog Agency Questions Mississippi Education Contracts
A state government watchdog agency is criticizing the Mississippi Department of Education for issuing contracts without taking bids, even though the contractors were paid more than the amounts that trigger …
Person of the Day
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mississippi-born civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is being commemorated Friday on what would have been her 100th birthday.
Development
Transportation Head Calls Out Legislature for Not Funding Roads, Bridges
Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall did not mince words at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum Monday, calling out Mississippi lawmakers' inaction on funding the state's infrastructure.
Education
Report: Mississippi's Black Children Face More Barriers Than White Kids
Mississippi is one of the worst states for black children, despite having the highest population of them in the country. Black children in Mississippi face health, educational and poverty-related barriers …
Civil Rights
Mississippi Same-Sex Marriage Case Moving Ahead with HB 1523 Now Law
Legal challenges to the anti-LGBT House Bill 1523 will continue, as U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has lifted the stay on the 2014 lawsuit that sought to force the State …
Music
Keeping a Blues Legacy Alive
Tera Johnson-Collins, the paternal niece of blues icon Tommy Johnson, says that she has always felt a spiritual connection to her famous family member, who died on Nov. 1, 1956—three …
City & County
JPD Gets Donated Vests to Keep Wheelchair Users Safe at Night
Scott Crawford, a wheelchair user due to multiple sclerosis, showed up at the Jackson Police Training Academy near Jackson State University on Monday with 80 high-visibility vests to help keep …
Economy
Analysis: Mississippi Budget Practices Receive Mixed Grades
A nonpartisan group that evaluates state government budget practices is giving mostly midlevel marks to Mississippi.
Books
J.C. Villegas
J.C. Villegas was moving from Mississippi to Texas when she began writing her debut novel, which came to her in a dream—one that she tried to ignore.
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.
Education
OPINION: The Trojan Horse of Education
My high school had one, and maybe yours did, too—the toughest teacher in the school.
Music
A Choral Christmas
The Mississippi Chorus will perform the first movement of 18th-century composer George Frideric Handel's seminal oratorio, "Messiah," again this year, following two sold-out performances in 2016.
Person of the Day
Madinah Muhammad
Much of the preseason hype has been focused on Mississippi State University women's basketball, but there could be a good team in Oxford, Miss., as well. The University of Mississippi …
Europe Launches RoboEarth: 'Wikipedia for Robots'
Expectations are high for RoboEarth, a new European-funded system to speed the development of human-serving robots. Scientists from five major European technical universities have gathered in the Netherlands this week …
Violence Across Syria as Peace Conference Begins
Syrian forces and opposition fighters clashed Wednesday in different parts of Syria as a peace conference to end its nearly three-year conflict began in Switzerland, activists and state media said.
Person of the Day
Play of the Week: "New Beginnings"
Mark Henderson, chairman of the Speech and Theater Department at Jackson State University and artistic director of MADDRAMA, focused his play, "New Beginnings," on eight stereotypes society tends to hold …
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.
Studies Show Big Promise for HIV Prevention Drug
Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of …
Person of the Day
Tournament of the Day: SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
A few men's basketball conference tournaments have already started, but the majority of them won't begin until next week, including the SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament in Houston, Texas.
Health Care
Mississippi's Premature Birth Rate Leading to High Infant Mortality, State Offers Solutions
Working to reduce the state's high infant mortality rate without addressing premature birth rates is a bit like putting the cart before the horse.
