Jackson Free Press

Parks and Recreation is conducting registration for the 2013 program until Friday, March 8.

Did you know that students who do not pass their state tests cannot graduate?

The public is invited to attend and support this initiative to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate in Mississippi.

Mississippi consumers will get a chance to protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft courtesy of the sixth annual Shred Days.

For many cancer patients, getting to and from treatment is the greatest barrier in beating the disease.

Many people don't have the photo IDs required under the new laws.

On March 15, the Maryland House of Delegates decisively passed (82-56) a bill that would replace the death penalty with life without parole.

The City of Jackson’s Municipal Court Services will offer its annual Amnesty Program on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22.

Ask questions, voice concerns, and share your opinions directly with the Mayor.

The Mississippi Insurance Department has arranged for insurance companies to use the Mississippi State Fairgrounds as damage inspection stations.

The Attorney General is requesting that the Mississippi State Supreme Court set an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning on or before April 24.

Gov. Phil Bryant has nominated staunch pro-life activist Terri Herring for the Mississippi Board of Public Health.

Terri Herring has been a lobbyist in Mississippi for 27 years, yet she only registered as such March 13, 2013.

Gov. Bryant has vetoed HB 1584, which proposes giving governing authority to a reservoir board.

The League of Women Voters of the Jackson Area is partnering with The Clarion-Ledger, WAPT-Channel 16, and the Mississippi College School of Law for a Jackson mayoral candidate debate. Stephanie Maxwell from WAPT and Sam Hall from the C-L will moderate.

Because of the time and space constraints of live television, as well as the large number of candidates, the League and its partners used impartial criteria to limit the number of candidates participating. Participants were selected on the basis of four of the following five campaign criteria evident as of March 22: press releases, public appearances, a campaign office that is not in the candidate’s home, paid campaign staff, and political advertising. The Clarion-Ledger has determined that five candidates meet these criteria.

Jackson voters should submit their questions in advance to WAPT on Facebook or its Feedback 16 Line at 601-355-1616 and to The Clarion-Ledger via clarionledger.com. You can also tweet questions with the hashtag #DebateJXN. Efforts will be made to ask as many questions as possible while allowing for meaningful dialogue among the candidates.

The 2013 Mayoral Candidates Debate will be 7-8:30 p.m. April 30 at the Mississippi College School of Law Student Auditorium, 151 E. Griffith St. in downtown Jackson. The Clarion-Ledger will stream the debate live, and WAPT will broadcast live on WAPT’s secondary channel, 16-2, also known as their weather channel.

For more information, contact League President Marcia Weaver at 601-372-8851 or Barbara Powell at 601-362-8577.

Pass the Kleenex. Jackson ranks at the top of the list for spring allergies.

The American Cancer Society is urging local residents to sign up so that cancer’s greatest mysteries can be unlocked.

The State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant will be used to build an off-leash dog park on CARA Property.

Jackson residents are invited to take part in a second telephone town-hall meeting with Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson.

Expo is slated for May 11 at Metrocenter Mall.