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Quez Watkins
Redshirt junior wide receiver Quez Watkins stepped on the field for the University of Southern Mississippi for the first time in the 2019 season against Troy University after missing the …
City to Bail Out Convention Center This Month, But Rejects Request for $790,000
The fledgling Jackson Convention Center asked the Jackson City Council for bailout money this week and got it, but not without pushback from two members, Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes …
MSU 'Race in America' Forum, USM Book Talk and Millsaps Teaching Partnership
Mississippi State University alumnus Deadric T. Williams will deliver the keynote lecture for the university's fifth-annual interdisciplinary lecture series, "Race in America," on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Hood Denies Dem AG Nominee Claim He's 'Working' to Elect GOP Opponent
Jennifer Riley Collins, the woman who hopes to succeed fellow Democrat Jim Hood in the Mississippi Attorney General's office, is accusing him of working to help her Republican opponent. Hood, …
Mississippi Sheriff Sets Policies Amid Racial Profiling Suit
A county in south Mississippi has settled a racial profiling lawsuit and its sheriff's department is setting new policies that limit officers' use of race or national origin as a …
DOSSIER: Hitting Transparency Brick Walls, Scolded for Immigration Coverage
"I'm officially launching my new weekly Dossier, which will spotlight our accountability journalism, whether about how ICE raids are conducted or when public officials aren't being transparent or not following …
William Magee
As football season gets under way, David Magee remembers his son William Magee's love for the University of Mississippi's team. He remembered taking William to Egg Bowl against Mississippi State …
JFP Origin and History Quiz
The first person who emails all the correct answers to [email protected] gets $50 in local gift cards.
Analysis: Candidates Spin Numbers on Government Employment
Mississippi has about 3,900 fewer state government employees now than it did five years ago, and the employees' average salary has increased by about $3,700.
Election Do-Over Set in Part of Mississippi Senate District
A special election will be Nov. 5 in part of a Mississippi Senate district—the same day as the general election for other offices. A Republican committee certified Biloxi City Councilwoman …
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 First Lady Deborah Bryant Meets with Children at Pediatric Center
Monday was far from routine for the kids at the Pediatric Center of McComb, where the story time included a reading by Mississippi First Lady Deborah Bryant.
Purple Dress Run, Humana Ridgeland and Mississippi Kidney Foundation Walk
Catholic Charities will host the 8th-annual Purple Dress Run starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, at The District at Eastover in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month.
JPS Improves, City Restrains Zoo Over Zebra, JPD Targets Drug Hubs
The last week saw important developments in Jackson's public schools, its police department and the Jackson Zoo.
OPINION: Climate Change Threatens Mississippi, Demands Action in Jackson
"Climate change is real. It is human-made and poses an existential threat to our planet."
Mississippi Man Tried 6 Times for Murder Moved to Local Jail
A Mississippi man tried six times for murder is back in a local jail, awaiting a possible seventh trial.
Philip Shirley
Author Philip Shirley, a resident of The Town of Lost Rabbit near Madison, says the inspiration for his most recent book, "The Graceland Conspiracy," first struck in the early 2000s, …
Hood Says Reeves Blocked Vaping Bills After E-Cig Donations; Lt. Gov. Denies
Democratic Mississippi governor candidate Jim Hood claims his opponent, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, has blocked bills to regulate vaping after receiving campaign donations from vaping companies; Reeves denies it.
Water Main Break Update
Due to 16-inch water main break caused by a contractor hitting a line, the affected areas are South Jackson and Downtown. Jackson Fire Department is on stand-by to assist Henley …
Pelosi Expected to Announce Impeachment Probe into Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump late Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers following reports that Trump may have …
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