Family Ties: Earle S. Banks Sr.Earle S. Banks Sr. counts his two decades of legislative experience as a top qualification to serve on the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
Favorite JFP Moments: Yours and OursAs the JFP approached its 10th birthday on Sept. 22, 2012, we asked current and former staff and interns, as well as readers, to share their favorite JFP moments.
Fitch Suspends College Tuition ProgramState Treasurer Lynn Fitch is auditing Mississippi's prepaid college tuition program to see whether it needs to be overhauled or scrapped.
US Stocks Waver after Positive Housing NewsU.S. stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in early trading after an encouraging report about the state of the housing market.
Chicago Teachers End StrikeChicago children returned to school on Wednesday after teachers ended a seven-day strike.
Romney's '47 Percent' Includes Elderly, Families, Wealthy AmericansWhen Mitt Romney said that 47 percent of Americans pay no income taxes and are "dependent on government," he blurred together half or more of the entire country, ranging from the nation's neediest to its middle class, and even some …
'Victims' Video Latest Romney Campaign HeadacheRepublican Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of all Americans "believe they are victims" entitled to help from the government that …
Jackson City Council Wants Outside AuditorThe city will hire an outside auditor to determine exactly how the $50,000 the city paid to Retro Metro for new wiring at Metrocenter was spent.
Romney Trying to Shift the TideWith griping in GOP circles mounting, Romney and his advisers spent the weekend in Boston hashing out a plan to try to shift the dynamics of the race before the first debate on Oct. 3.
Judge Knocks Down Mississippi Health-Care ChallengeGov. Phil Bryant and other Mississippi residents were premature in their challenge to the federal law requiring people to buy health care insurance, a federal judge has ruled.
10 Local Stories This WeekIn case you missed the Jackson Free Press' signature blend of local news, art and culture, here are 11 stories from the week.
City Denies JPS Budget Increase; Approves City BudgetThe Jackson City Council voted Friday to deny Jackson Public Schools the extra $2.7 million it requested for the upcoming fiscal year after its original budget proposal.
DOJ: Miss. Voting Maps OKThe U.S. Department of Justice has approved the Mississippi's legislative redistricting plans.
Foreign Policy is a Romney HurdleWith protests at U.S. embassies and four Americans dead, Mitt Romney is suddenly facing a presidential election focused on a foreign policy crisis he gambled wouldn't happen.
Miss. School Ratings RiseUnder a new law, the old seven-step system, running from a high of star to a low of failing, is now to a five-step A-to-F system.
DOW Climbs 206 After Fed Steps InThe stock market staged a huge rally Thursday after investors got the aggressive economic help they wanted from the Federal Reserve.
JPS Supe Intros New ProgramsDr. Cedric Gray said he wants to create an advisory committee to develop an early childhood education program in JPS.
MDOC's HIV/AIDS Program a National ModelThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is touting a Mississippi program for inmates with HIV/AIDS as one of the nation's best.
City to Audit Retro Metro The Jackson City Council is asking for a complete audit of the Metrocenter Mall project before it clears any city departments to move into the former Belk building.
Sewers to Cost City BigThe city of Jackson will soon have a sewer repair bill that could rival the city's entire annual budget.
The Cookbook Ladies of Rankin County In 1978 Barney McKee, then director of the University Press of Mississippi, brought home a cookbook that he couldn't publish. That book was "The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook" and his wife, Gwen McKee, was enamored.
Time to Think Ahead People don't plan to fail; they fail to plan. Anyone needing evidence of that adage's truth needn't look much further than Jackson's decrepit, and worsening, infrastructure.
Ever since the massive Easter Flood of 1979, the fear of another "big one" has loomed over Jackson.
In 2002, Jackson looked in many ways like a city doomed to decay.
Earle S. Banks Sr. counts his two decades of legislative experience as a top qualification to serve on the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
As the JFP approached its 10th birthday on Sept. 22, 2012, we asked current and former staff and interns, as well as readers, to share their favorite JFP moments.
The city is teaming up with several area partners in an attempt to get Jacksonians back to work.
The city will hire an outside auditor to determine exactly how the $50,000 the city paid to Retro Metro for new wiring at Metrocenter was spent.
In case you missed the Jackson Free Press' signature blend of local news, art and culture, here are 11 stories from the week.
The Jackson City Council voted Friday to deny Jackson Public Schools the extra $2.7 million it requested for the upcoming fiscal year after its original budget proposal.
Dr. Cedric Gray said he wants to create an advisory committee to develop an early childhood education program in JPS.