Most Miss. Students Unprepared for CollegeMississippi's ACT scores remained the worst in the nation last year, despite an increasing number of students taking courses that are supposed to prepare them for college.
Bryant Creates Council for Gulf FundsMore than 100 business and civic leaders from the Mississippi Gulf Coast will advise Gov. Phil Bryant on how to spend funds to help with oil-spill recovery efforts.
Delta Pilgrims' ProgressIn the case of the Spiritual Pilgrimage to the Mississippi Delta, the semi-annual pilgrimages are a means to connect with past, both physically and spiritually, by traveling to and visiting sites relevant to Mississippi black history.
Redistricting Raises Eyebrows The Jackson City Council finally has its redistricting options in hand. However, a few of the plans have citizens and council members on the offensive.
MetroCenter, JPS Budget Worry Council Watkins Development is facing lawsuits from subcontractors who say developer David Watkins has not paid them for work they did at Metrocenter Mall.
Cause of Riot Revealed Little made sense in the hours after a riot erupted at a privately run federal prison in Natchez on May 20.
Beyond 'The End of History' In a fascinating article: "We, The Web Kids," Pietr Czerski, makes a statement that is as startling as it is startlingly true: "We do not use the Internet, we live on the Internet."
Is 'Forcible' Better than 'Legitimate'?Unless you've been hiding from everything electronic this week, you've heard about Rep. Todd Akin, a six-term Republican from Missouri, making comments about rape last weekend.
Clyde MuseDr. Clyde Muse could be the poster guy for community-college success.
Millsaps College Recognized as a Top Educational ValueMillsaps College is the best college in the state of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama based on student satisfaction, postgraduate success, four-year graduation rate and competitive awards.
7 Arrested for Jail ContrabandSeven people were arrested for allegedly trying to introduce contraband to the Hinds County jail.
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.
Jackson Redistricting Stirs MidtownSeveral Midtown residents are worried after seeing one of the redistricting options D.L. Johnson Consultants has proposed for the city of Jackson.
Miss. Jobless Rate RisesMississippi's jobless rate rose for the second straight month in July, as the state's job market continued to stall.
Pastor Dwayne K. Pickett Sr.Dwayne K. Pickett rejects the parochial attitude that the church's primary role is to convince people to join as a solution to its problems.
Reeves Taps Committee ChairsLt. Gov. Tate Reeves switched around a couple Senate committee seats to fill a vacancy left by Sen. Merle Flowers, R-Southaven, who resigned earlier this year.
Feds Act to Make Drilling SaferThe White House finalized new federal regulations Wednesday that the Obama administration hopes will make offshore drilling safer.
City Says Go DirectGo Direct Day is coming to help Jacksonians set up direct deposit payments for their federal checks before next year's deadline.
Anaso JobodwanaJackson State University welcomed back one of its Olympians yesterday.
10 Things to Know for ThursdayYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories people will be talking about today.
State Reports Fewer Alcohol DeathsThe Mississippi Department of Public Safety reports the number of drunk driving fatalities in the state fell dramatically from 2009 to 2010.
The 'Dirty' South Another wrinkle for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County power plant came last week as the company announced it had terminated a contract with a joint venture of KBR and W.G. Yates & Sons Construction, which was working on part of …
The Jackson City Council finally has its redistricting options in hand. However, a few of the plans have citizens and council members on the offensive.
Watkins Development is facing lawsuits from subcontractors who say developer David Watkins has not paid them for work they did at Metrocenter Mall.
Little made sense in the hours after a riot erupted at a privately run federal prison in Natchez on May 20.
Dr. Clyde Muse could be the poster guy for community-college success.
The city made one thing clear Monday: It will not pay for developer's mistakes.
Lillie Naylor's friends have a running joke about her jewelry business she started out of her home in 2006.
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors declined to implement a ban on sagging pants.
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.
Several Midtown residents are worried after seeing one of the redistricting options D.L. Johnson Consultants has proposed for the city of Jackson.
Mississippi's jobless rate rose for the second straight month in July, as the state's job market continued to stall.
Dwayne K. Pickett rejects the parochial attitude that the church's primary role is to convince people to join as a solution to its problems.
The White House finalized new federal regulations Wednesday that the Obama administration hopes will make offshore drilling safer.
Jackson State University welcomed back one of its Olympians yesterday.
Another wrinkle for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County power plant came last week as the company announced it had terminated a contract with a joint venture of KBR and W.G. Yates & Sons Construction, which was working on part of …