The Politics of Teen PregnancyThe Women's Fund, the state's largest grant-making organization for women, is tackling the problem of teen pregnancy head-on with an aggressive public-education campaign.
Apply for Absentee Ballot by Nov. 3Before you can cast an absentee ballot, you first need to <a href="http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections_voter_info_center_absentee.aspx">call your county registrar's office</a> to verify your registration.
It's the Weekend!On Saturday, the Mississippi Museum of Art's Town Creek Arts Festival, a JFP-sponsored event, is at 10 a.m.
US Unemployment Falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month Low The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
City Talks Youth Curfew AlternativesMost of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
Energy Summit Goes After ObamaThe daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Brandon Bolden and Stevan RidleyOne of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.
Judges Refuse Scruggs AppealThe full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to hear an appeal from Zach Scruggs, who was implicated as having knowledge of a judicial corruption scheme that toppled his father, plaintiffs' lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs.
What's the Harm in Drilling?"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Following the DHS Scanner MoneyIn order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
Tonja MurphyTonja Murphy, a single mother, is Jackson Public Schools' "Parent of the Year," and the after-school mentoring program coordinator at Rowan Middle School for Operation Shoestring, where she mentors both parents and children.
The Women's Fund, the state's largest grant-making organization for women, is tackling the problem of teen pregnancy head-on with an aggressive public-education campaign.
Mississippi girl Annie Chadwick has gone far and done great things, and now she's back for a spell.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
Most of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
The daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
One of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.
"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Conservatives have been abuzz this year about "2016: Obama's America," a documentary by Dinesh D'Souza, claiming to expose the "real" Barack Obama.
In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
Tonja Murphy, a single mother, is Jackson Public Schools' "Parent of the Year," and the after-school mentoring program coordinator at Rowan Middle School for Operation Shoestring, where she mentors both parents and children.
MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps could soon see a budget increase.
BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.