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City & County
City Looks to Fill $700 Million Infrastructure Funding Gap
Several shiny new pieces of recently purchased heavy equipment rumbled through the streets of downtown Jackson this morning.
Person of the Day
Erica Conner
Jackson Public Schools recently named Johnson Elementary School teacher Erica Conner the 2015 Teacher of the Year.
State
Florida Pot Advocate Pulls Support for Miss Initiative
A Florida advocate of legalizing marijuana says a threat prompted him to withdraw his offer to pay supporters of Mississippi's petition drive to gather signatures on petitions for a statewide …
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 Power Files Rate Plans to Pay for Kemper Plant
Mississippi Power Co. has filed three proposals seeking higher rates to pay for the $6.2 billion power plant that it's building in Kemper County.
Clintons Earned $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton reports she and former President Bill Clinton have earned more than $25 million in speaking fees since January 2014.
City & County
Yarber: Infrastructure Red Tape Hurts Black Cities
Mayor Tony Yarber feels like he's between a rock and a hard place when it comes to addressing Jackson's failing infrastructure.
Person of the Day
B.B. King
B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that "as long as people have problems, the blues can never die."
San Francisco Police Under Fire for Racist Texts
The original charges were shocking: Six San Francisco police officers were accused of stealing from drug dealers. Then federal prosecutors released racist and homophobic text messages.
1,000 Migrants Land in Indonesia, Thailand in Growing Crisis
More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh came ashore in different parts of Southeast Asia on Friday, becoming the latest migrants to slip into countries …
House Set to Pass Defense Policy Bill Opposed by Obama
The House is on track to pass a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill, a measure that usually garners bipartisan support but this year has drawn a veto threat from …
Music
B.B. King Dead at Age 89
B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died late …
State
Bill Will Open More of Gulf to Energy Exploration
Mississippi Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are supporting legislation to expand energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
City & County
JPD Remembers Fallen Police, Stresses Trust Building
After hoisting a crisp new American flag above Jackson police headquarters, Jackson's top law-enforcement officials remembered officers who've fallen in the line of duty.
Sports
Melvin Rodriguez
Jackson State University started the SWAC Baseball Tournament with a 5-10 loss to Southern University on Wednesday, May 13. If the Tigers are going to keep their season alive and …
House to Vote on Iran Nuclear Bill
The House was poised Thursday to overwhelmingly approve a bill that would allow Congress to review and potentially reject a nuclear deal with Iran that's still being negotiated by the …
Senate Under Pressure After House Votes to End NSA Program
After the House's lopsided bipartisan vote to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, the Senate is under considerable pressure to pass a similar measure. If …
1st Full Day of Deliberations Begins in Boston Bombing Trial
Jurors began their first full day of deliberations Thursday to decide whether Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves life in prison or the death penalty.
Malaysia Turns Away 800 Boat People; Thailand Spots 3rd Boat
Rohingya and Bangladeshis abandoned at sea by traffickers had nowhere to go Thursday as Malaysia turned away two crammed migrant boats and Thailand kept at bay a large vessel with …
City & County
The Jackson Free Press Wins 7 SPJ Awards
The Jackson Free Press has won seven southeast regional Society of Professional Journalists, including five first-place prizes.
