Voter Exit Poll 'A Waste'After spending $34,000 in taxpayer funds to poll Mississippi voters Nov. 6, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's new exit poll has confirmed what voter ID opponents have been saying all along: Those most at risk for disenfranchisement under voter ID …
Enviros Warn of 'Kemper Cliff'The Mississippi Sierra Club is warning about a controversial power project sending electricity ratepayers over the "Kemper Cliff."
Rev. Reddit Andrews IIIRev. Reddit Andrews III believes all good theology should be practical.
City Approves Water Advisory TeamThe Jackson City Council finally came to an agreement with the mayor to approve contracts with a financial advisory team for the city's water-system improvement project.
Restaurants, Olympians and MetrocenterThis morning, government and tourism officials announced that Jackson would host the Junior Olympics National Meet in May 2014, Jackson's first-ever Olympic qualifying competition.
Hinds Could Increase Library AccessDistrict 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes believes library branches in rural Hinds County are not meeting the needs of residents.
Community Events and Public MeetingsThe Scholastic Writing Awards Call for Submissions is all through today at Eudora Welty House at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitors Center.
10 Local Stories of the WeekThere'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.
White Named Tourism DirectorThe Mississippi Development Authority has named Malcolm White the agency's new Director of Tourism.
Salongo LeeAs a photographer, visual artist, poet and bookmaker, Salongo Lee represents an intersection of new and old artistry.
It's the Weekend!Tonight, Ballet Magnificat! presents "Snow Queen" at 7 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
A Duty to Disclose?Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.
JSU Gets $900K from NCAAJackson State is getting major help to improve the academic performance of its student-athletes.
Nate RogersPractical joker, role model, athlete—these are just a few ways to describe Nate Rogers.
More Hate Crime Charges Coming?Early one summer morning, after a night of underage binge drinking, a group of young people from Rankin County thought it would be fun to drive into Jackson and kill a black person.
Rebel Land: A Racial History of Oxford and Ole Miss“I saw years of work of digging out of this hole covered back up. I felt quite disgusted, and there are still some feelings there of discontent even today.”
Lucky Town Celebrates First Draft BeersCapital city beer drinkers will get their first taste of draft beers from the Jackson metro area's first commercial brewer this week.
Rebel On The ExchangeMississippi's insurance commissioner has no qualms about bucking his party.
Rebecca FloydRebecca Floyd got her first guide dog in 1964.
Mayor, Council Square Off Over ContractA $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with project leader Siemens Corp.
Start Up, Minority Business Registry, Accelerator, MoreEntrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get their startups off the ground.
Ethel T. Williams SingletonEthel T. Williams Singleton, a 69-year-old Raymond resident and mother of 11, recently received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Jackson State University.
Dog of the Day: ZoeyGallant Hearts, a non-profit organization that trains guide dogs for the blind, recently donated its first guide dog, a female Doberman named Zoey, to Consuelo Johnson.
10 Local Stories of the WeekThere'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.
After spending $34,000 in taxpayer funds to poll Mississippi voters Nov. 6, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's new exit poll has confirmed what voter ID opponents have been saying all along: Those most at risk for disenfranchisement under voter ID …
The Mississippi Sierra Club is warning about a controversial power project sending electricity ratepayers over the "Kemper Cliff."
Rev. Reddit Andrews III believes all good theology should be practical.
District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes believes library branches in rural Hinds County are not meeting the needs of residents.
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear two cases challenging state and federal laws which prevent the legal union between same-sex couples.
The deadly shooting spree in Connecticut Friday left 28 dead, but the final tally will be much higher.
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.
As a photographer, visual artist, poet and bookmaker, Salongo Lee represents an intersection of new and old artistry.
Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.
Jackson State is getting major help to improve the academic performance of its student-athletes.
Practical joker, role model, athlete—these are just a few ways to describe Nate Rogers.
“I saw years of work of digging out of this hole covered back up. I felt quite disgusted, and there are still some feelings there of discontent even today.”
Rebecca Floyd got her first guide dog in 1964.
A $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with project leader Siemens Corp.
Entrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get their startups off the ground.
Ethel T. Williams Singleton, a 69-year-old Raymond resident and mother of 11, recently received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Jackson State University.
A Senate committee is close to putting the final stamp on a massive report on the CIA's detention, interrogation and rendition of terror suspects.
Gallant Hearts, a non-profit organization that trains guide dogs for the blind, recently donated its first guide dog, a female Doberman named Zoey, to Consuelo Johnson.
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.