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Biz Roundup
MCM/Sugar Ray's Pop-up Shop, Winning Smile and Elite Physical Therapy
The Winning Smile Dental Group opened a new clinic at 4505 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road in Jackson next door to Banner Hall in August of this year.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Pledges Transparency on Public Tour of City Hall
In efforts to make operations at City Hall more transparent, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba hosted an open house and tour of his office and the top floors of City Hall …
State
Mississippi Science Museum Displays Moonshot Command Module
Infinity Science Center is displaying the command module from Apollo 4, an unmanned 1967 mission that successfully demonstrated the full Saturn V rocket and the capsule that would carry men …
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.
Domestic Violence
Female Lawmakers Allege Harassment by Colleagues in House
As reports pile up of harassment or worse by men in entertainment, business and the media, one current and three former female lawmakers tell The Associated Press that they, too, …
National
Trump Pushes DOJ on Clinton, Won't Rule Out Firing Sessions
President Donald Trump said he is "disappointed" with the Justice Department and won't rule out firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, if Sessions won't investigate Democrats.
City & County
Commissioners Named to Lead Jackson Public Schools Coalition
Gov. Phil Bryant and Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, in coordination with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, announced who would sit on the 15-member Better Together Commission today.
Crime
Hinds DA's New Lawyer Pushes Back on State Case
Strapped with a new lead defense attorney, Robert Shuler Smith will face a trial in Rankin County for charges of two counts of domestic violence, and aggravated stalking and robbery.
National
Due in Court, Manafort Attacks Russia Probe Indictment
Accused of multiple financial crimes, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman on Thursday attacked the strength of the evidence against him, saying the case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller …
City & County
The ‘Radical’ Mayor, 120 Days Later
Hundreds of Jacksonians sat in mostly silence as Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba delivered his "State of the City" address on a late Monday afternoon in Thalia Maria Hall in downtown …
Crime
Hinds DA Replaces Attorney Reeves—Who Still Has the Gun
An "overwhelmed" Rankin County judge has delayed Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's trial for charges of two counts of domestic violence and aggravated stalking and robbery until Jan. …
National
Lawmakers to Trump: Leave Mueller Alone
Democrats—and a few Republicans—in Congress have a clear message for President Donald Trump: Don't mess with Robert Mueller.
National
Trump Blasts Former Aide at Center of Russia Probe as 'Liar'
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a former campaign aide thrust into the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe "has already proven to be a liar."
National
Trump Comes Ahead with Fresh Criticism of Russia Inquiry
President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government officials, saying on Twitter that the "facts are pouring out" …
National
Manafort, Gates Indicted in First Charges from Russia Probe
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted Monday on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States, acting as …
Civil Rights
Doctor Noted for Role in Mississippi Beach Desegregation
The National Register of Historic Places now includes the office of an African-American physician who faced arrests and violence as he led a nearly decade-long effort to desegregate beaches on …
Politics
Former Bryant Chief of Staff is New Mississippi GOP Chairman
Gov. Phil Bryant's former chief of staff is the new chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party.
City & County
UPDATED: Lumumba, Bryant Unveil JPS Commission with W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba today confirmed and expounded on the rumor that people and organizations have worked behind the scenes to develop a "third option" for Jackson Public Schools.
Politics
COMMENTARY: Reinsert Value Back Into Journalism
In 2004, the now-deceased Mississippi journalist Bill Minor gave an assessment of his profession. Among its problems, he said, was that too many of his colleagues would rather play "go …
Crime
Hinds DA Facing Different Kind of Trial for Alleged Abuse, Stalking in Rankin County
In the last year, Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith has avoided a conviction in two trials for hindering prosecution in Hinds County that would have forced him from …
