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Tom BensonSaints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson won a key legal round Monday in his fight to leave ownership of his NFL and NBA team to his wife, rather than his estranged daughter and grandchildren.
Mississippi GOP Reps: Superintendent Should Oppose Transgender Rules or Step Down A group of Mississippi House Republicans emailed a letter today directly to state Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright, asking her to step down unless the Mississippi Department of Education swiftly reverses its decision to follow the president’s guidelines on protecting transgender …
Scientists Head Out to Study Shell Spill in the Gulf Researchers are heading out to study the effects of a Shell leak of about 88,200 gallons of oil off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, a scientist said on Monday.
Mississippi Senate Leader Burton Gets DUI Charge After Wreck The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck.
Desegregation Ruling Says Cleveland, Miss., Must Merge Schools A federal judge says Mississippi's Cleveland school district must merge its high schools and middle schools to achieve racial desegregation.
JPD Demolishes 200th House, Inmate Dies, Property Crimes Down, Commander AwardedThe Jackson Police Department is celebrating its 200th demolition of abandoned homes this week, including some they say are "high profile."
'We Are In Crisis': Mental Health Staff, Services Reducing Due to Budget CutsOvernight chemical-dependency services for men in Mississippi state hospitals will end as a result of budget cuts in fiscal-year 2017, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health said in a statement last week.
The Bright Light Social HourWhile recent fans know The Bright Light Social Hour for the soulful, psychedelic sound of the band's well-received 2015 album, "Space Is Still the Place," the Austin, Texas-based four-piece is fairly new to the style.
Supreme Court Punts Decision in Birth Control Dispute The Supreme Court rid itself Monday of a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control. The court asked lower courts to take another look at the issue in a search for a compromise.
Schools Offer Guidance on Transgender Issues From locker rooms and sex education classes to dress codes and overnight field trips, many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have.
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.
Bryant Signs Bill to Cut $415M in Business and Income TaxesGov. Phil Bryant has signed what may be the largest tax cut in Mississippi history.
Dems, Former Mental Health Director Call for Special Session to Find Mental-Health Funding Legislative Democrats and the state's formal mental health director sent Gov. Bryant an open letter today calling for a special session of the Legislature to find funding for the state's mental health department to avoid a 'crisis.'
UPDATED: Obama Tells Schools How to Protect Transgender Students' Civil Rights Today the Obama administration issued a directive offering "significant guidance" to school districts on curbing sex-based discrimination in schools, specifically against students who do not identify with the gender commonly linked to their biological sex.
UPDATED: City of Jackson's Fund Reserve Down to $1.3 Million, Core Services Under KnifeThe Jackson City Council finally heard Thursday what some members had already surmised in earlier meetings: The City administration has pulled from the ordinance-mandated fund reserves, leaving a little more than a million dollars for use in case of an …