Alcorn President Brown ResignsAlcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II has resigned amid an investigation into university purchasing practices.
Mystery Shrouds JSU's Comegy FiringThere was nothing normal about Jackson State University's handling of its decision to fire Rick Comegy, announced Wednesday morning.
How Long Will You Wait at the Emergency Room?In less urgent cases, patients arriving at the emergency room can wait for hours before seeing a doctor, receiving pain medication, having tests, or being admitted to the hospital.
Ex-JPD Officer Pleads Guilty in Bribery CaseA former Jackson police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to bribe another officer with $10,000 to drop drug charges against one of his friends.
Expanding Medicaid: ‘Something Smart’David Becker believes the 21st century will be the health-care era. Based on a report Becker co-authored, Mississippi will practically be stuck in medieval times if policymakers continue to fight Medicaid expansion.
Federal Money Restarts ProjectsThe Jackson City Council recently approved a pair of emergency change orders to restart work on Capitol Street and Fortification Street.
Lumumba Wants More Siemens OversightJackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has taken a city-first approach to infrastructure—he wants to pave city streets and fix the water and sewer network by hiring local contractors instead of handing work, and money, to businesses located outside the city limits.
Bipartisan Budget Agreement Nears Final PassageA modest, bipartisan budget pact designed to keep Washington from lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis and to ease the harshest effects of automatic budget cuts is on the brink of passing the Senate Wednesday.
Education Dept Awards $120 Million to DistrictsStudents will earn an associate's degree and a high school diploma at the same time. Every student will have a laptop to take home at night. And teachers will be retrained to let students move at their own pace.
Whole Foods, Godwin and AmtrakWhole Foods Market, an Austin, Texas-based grocery chain that features natural and organic foods, recently put out a call for applicants for the company's upcoming Jackson location, currently still under construction.
Budget Deal Splits GOP Leaders in House, SenateSenate Republican leaders are criticizing a bipartisan budget deal, parting ways with their House counterparts who shepherded the measure through that chamber last week.
Lawsuit: Mental Health Facility NegligentA woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by a nurse while he was a patient.
Jackson Fills Recycling NeedSoon, people who don't have residential recycling pickup will have a new drop-off location in the city of Jackson.
28-Year Sentence in Ohio in $100M Charity ScamA judge handed down a 28-year prison sentence Monday to a man convicted of masterminding a $100 million, cross-country Navy veterans charity fraud.
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.
Miss. Hospital Does Its 1st Pancreas TransplantDoctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have performed the facility's first pancreas transplant in a 49-year-old diabetes patient who also received a kidney during the procedure.
Gray to Bus Drivers: Wait 'Til Next YearMore than a hundred Jackson Public Schools bus drivers met with District Superintendent Cedrick Gray Friday morning at Powell Middle School.
Ex-BP Engineer Isn't Expected to Testify at TrialA former BP drilling engineer isn't expected to testify at his trial on charges he deleted text messages about the company's response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Report: State Would Reap $14 Billion from Medicaid ExpansionEven with the intense debate that has taken place over the last year or so, the conversation over Medicaid expansion in Mississippi has remained somewhat abstract, focusing on the costs and benefits to the state and to the health-care industry …
Federal Data Show Health Disparities Among StatesThe slow rollout of a new federal health insurance marketplace may be deepening differences in health coverage among Americans, with residents in some states gaining insurance at a far greater rate than others.
Gridlock in the Senate, Progress in the HouseA budget agreement between key Republicans and Democrats. Even President Barack Obama was on board. All without anyone threatening to repeal this or shut down that.
JSU Powers UpDr. Robert Blaine said Jackson State University’s iPad program helped closed the school’s internal achievement gap, and has put JSU on the cutting edge of digital learning.
The Phantom InspectionWhen the David Watkins camp responded to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority's decision to cancel Watkins lease on the Farish Street Entertainment District project, it sent JRA a 10-page letter that outlined the setbacks.
What's With the Boil-Water Notices?If Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is looking for a pitch to sell Jacksonians on the proposed 1-percent sales tax, he could simply forward everyone the press releases regarding boil water notices from the city's Department of Public Works.
Health Care Signups Pick Up Pace in NovemberPlaying catch-up with a long way to go, President Barack Obama's new health insurance markets last month picked up the dismal pace of signups, the administration reported Wednesday.
There was nothing normal about Jackson State University's handling of its decision to fire Rick Comegy, announced Wednesday morning.
In less urgent cases, patients arriving at the emergency room can wait for hours before seeing a doctor, receiving pain medication, having tests, or being admitted to the hospital.
David Becker believes the 21st century will be the health-care era. Based on a report Becker co-authored, Mississippi will practically be stuck in medieval times if policymakers continue to fight Medicaid expansion.
The Jackson City Council recently approved a pair of emergency change orders to restart work on Capitol Street and Fortification Street.
Law enforcement raided the home of Rosi Lopez in early December looking for a homicide suspect.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has taken a city-first approach to infrastructure—he wants to pave city streets and fix the water and sewer network by hiring local contractors instead of handing work, and money, to businesses located outside the city limits.
Gov. Phil Bryant wants to ensure that the State of Mississippi is the only entity educating Mississippi kids.
Whole Foods Market, an Austin, Texas-based grocery chain that features natural and organic foods, recently put out a call for applicants for the company's upcoming Jackson location, currently still under construction.
Soon, people who don't have residential recycling pickup will have a new drop-off location in the city of Jackson.
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.
More than a hundred Jackson Public Schools bus drivers met with District Superintendent Cedrick Gray Friday morning at Powell Middle School.
Even with the intense debate that has taken place over the last year or so, the conversation over Medicaid expansion in Mississippi has remained somewhat abstract, focusing on the costs and benefits to the state and to the health-care industry …
Dr. Robert Blaine said Jackson State University’s iPad program helped closed the school’s internal achievement gap, and has put JSU on the cutting edge of digital learning.
When the David Watkins camp responded to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority's decision to cancel Watkins lease on the Farish Street Entertainment District project, it sent JRA a 10-page letter that outlined the setbacks.
The law providing immunity for Eric Williams is Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, which spells out a range of circumstances in which homicide may be justified.