SBA Loans Level Out After Jobs ActAfter many of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010's incentives expired in 2011, during fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Loan Programs settled to its lowest lending total since 2008 in Mississippi.
Committee Shuffle Clears Way for ChartersThe first salvo in the coming battle over charter schools in Mississippi came this week when House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, shuffled the pieces of a key legislative committee.
Leon LoweLeon Lowe, along with a group of fellow neighbors, started the Bailey Avenue Renewal Coalition 15 years ago, after deciding that if they worked together, they could make their neighborhood a better place.
Ellen Douglas VisitationJosephine Haxton, whose pen name was Ellen Douglas, died this past week after a long illness.
Charter Schools Opponent Moved Off House EducationThe Republican speaker of the Mississippi House has shuffled committee assignments in a way that makes it easier to pass charter school legislation he supports.
City Cancels Capitol CeremonyThe city canceled the groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol Street two-way project this morning.
Man Who Integrated Ole Miss Troubled by ProtestThe man who integrated the University of Mississippi says he's troubled and confused by the protest there against President Barack Obama's re-election.
U.S. Colleges Look to Foreign StudentsNew figures show international enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23-percent increase from China, even as total enrollment was leveling out.
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.
High Court to Take New Look at Voting Rights LawThe Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a …
After many of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010's incentives expired in 2011, during fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Loan Programs settled to its lowest lending total since 2008 in Mississippi.
The first salvo in the coming battle over charter schools in Mississippi came this week when House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, shuffled the pieces of a key legislative committee.
State economists are predicting a slow, but steady climb in the coming years, led by revitalized housing and automobile markets.
Leon Lowe, along with a group of fellow neighbors, started the Bailey Avenue Renewal Coalition 15 years ago, after deciding that if they worked together, they could make their neighborhood a better place.
The city canceled the groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol Street two-way project this morning.
A strange thing happened when Christopher DeLara filed for disability benefits after his tour in Iraq: The U.S. Army said it had no records showing he had ever been overseas.