Tornado Hits Winston Medical Center; UMMC RespondsLOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A spokesman for the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson says a tornado has damaged the Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Jack Mazurak says it knocked down two walls, damaged a third and caused a …
Campaigns Put Mississippi on LGBT-Rights Front LineNext week, the Human Rights Campaign kicks off its latest endeavor, Project One America, in Jackson. The Mississippi stop is one of three HRC will make during a tour that also goes through Alabama and Arkansas.
Gerald GibsonGerald Gibson wants to change the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS. He is the coordinator of community-based outreach and testing for My Brother's Keeper, a nonprofit designed to further the health and wellbeing of minority communities.
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.
Mississippi Business Owners Push Back on 'Religious Freedom' LawIn conservative Mississippi, some business owners who support equal treatment for gays and lesbians are pushing back against a new law that bans government from limiting the free practice of religion.
Jackson Charter School to Make its Case"Schools are the next frontier for community organizing," said Ravi Gupta, who took a leave of absence from law school to help Barack Obama be elected president the first time, in 2008.
Emma HaleyTomorrow, April 26, Warrior Dash comes to Jackson for the second time, thanks to the organization efforts of Race Director Emma Haley.
The Filthy Six Bring Soulful Grooves to Martin'sComing directly from the dusty grooves of an old Blue Note jazz record, The Filthy Six brings its soulful grooves to Martin's Lounge tomorrow night.
UMMC to Merge Some Functions with Rehab HospitalThe University of Mississippi Medical Center will merge some functions with the neighboring Methodist Rehabilitation Center under an agreement approved Thursday by higher education officials.
The state health department says injuries have been confirmed from Monday's tornadoes in the Tupelo area and in Winston County farther south.
Next week, the Human Rights Campaign kicks off its latest endeavor, Project One America, in Jackson. The Mississippi stop is one of three HRC will make during a tour that also goes through Alabama and Arkansas.
Gerald Gibson wants to change the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS. He is the coordinator of community-based outreach and testing for My Brother's Keeper, a nonprofit designed to further the health and wellbeing of minority communities.
The future of Mississippi's only abortion clinic is in the hands of a federal appeals court.
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.
In conservative Mississippi, some business owners who support equal treatment for gays and lesbians are pushing back against a new law that bans government from limiting the free practice of religion.
"Schools are the next frontier for community organizing," said Ravi Gupta, who took a leave of absence from law school to help Barack Obama be elected president the first time, in 2008.
Upcoming hearings on whether Mississippi Power Co. should be able to get customers to pay for its Kemper County power plant have been postponed.
Tomorrow, April 26, Warrior Dash comes to Jackson for the second time, thanks to the organization efforts of Race Director Emma Haley.
Coming directly from the dusty grooves of an old Blue Note jazz record, The Filthy Six brings its soulful grooves to Martin's Lounge tomorrow night.
Tony Yarber is Jackson's second mayor in less than one year.