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.
Enyla BlackmonThe most incredible thing Enyla Blackmon has done in her short eight years of life is donate $5,000 to the American Cancer Society in early November. Not many children can say they've done that.
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.
Josh PaigeJosh Paige doesn't have to look far for inspiration for his poetry, or his lyrics.
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.
Rep. Jeramey AndersonThe recently elected Rep. Jeramey Anderson, D-Moss Point, was sworn in to the Mississippi House of Representatives Dec. 6, which happened to be his 22nd birthday.
Community Meetings and EventsNew Stage Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol" for 3 nights from Wednesday, Dec. 18 to Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
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.
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.
The most incredible thing Enyla Blackmon has done in her short eight years of life is donate $5,000 to the American Cancer Society in early November. Not many children can say they've done that.
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.
The recently elected Rep. Jeramey Anderson, D-Moss Point, was sworn in to the Mississippi House of Representatives Dec. 6, which happened to be his 22nd birthday.
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.