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Dowell Taylor
At the Aug. 20 city council meeting, the council recognized Dowell Taylor with a resolution for being a world-renowned musician and for his leadership.
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MS Science Fest, MS-FAST Program and Mississippi Community Education Center
The LeFleur Museum District in Jackson will host its annual Mississippi Science Festival, which C Spire sponsors, from Sept. 19-21.
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10 Local Stories of the Week
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.
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Case-Processing Times for Felony Prosecutions in the Hinds County Circuit Court
Case-Processing Times for Felony Prosecutions in the Hinds County Circuit Court
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Ex-Mississippi Governor Mabus Endorses Kamala Harris for President
Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus endorsed U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in the Democratic Party’s presidential primary in a Friday statement that her campaign sent out to members of the press.
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'Don't Let Anybody Take Our Flag From Us,' Kamala Harris Tells New Orleans
"Don't let anybody take our flag from us," Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris urged an audience in New Orleans on Friday, Aug. 3.
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Joe Biden's Praise for Segregationists Spans Decades
Harris took aim at Biden, not only for his recent praise for the "civility" that segregationists like Eastland and former U.S. Sen. Herman Talmadge of Georgia showed him, but for his efforts to kill the program that integrated her school.
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Amid Water-Sewer Problems, Jackson 'Millage Rate' Vote a Temporary Fix
Amid an ongoing lawsuit stemming from concerns over Jackson's water-sewer system, the Jackson City Council voted Thursday evening to not change the overall millage rate for fiscal year 2020.
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Mississippi: Veggie Burgers Must be Clearly Labeled
Mississippi is considering new rules that let companies continue to use food-labeling terms such as "veggie burger" and "vegan bacon," as long as the terms are prominently displayed so consumers understand the products are not meat.
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Free-market advocates filed a federal lawsuit against Mississippi on July 1—the same day the state …
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Focus on Money in Mental Health Crisis a 'Red Herring,' Advocate Says
Disability Rights Mississippi praised a federal judge's ruling earlier this week that found the State violates the civil rights of those with mental illness, but a leading mental health advocate pushed back on Attorney General Jim Hood's emphasis on money, rather than a well-funded systemic overhaul.
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Signatures May Get Medical Pot on Mississippi 2020 Ballot
A Mississippi group advocating for medical marijuana legalization has turned in more than 105,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot next year.
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Judge: Mississippi Violates Civil Rights of Those With Mental Illness
Mississippi must make sweeping changes to its mental-health system so that people with severe mental illness have access to treatment in their own communities rather than being unnecessarily institutionalized in state hospitals, a federal judge in Jackson ruled Wednesday morning.
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Mississippi High Court Affirms Charter Schools' Funding
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the state's method of using tax money to pay for charter schools, rejecting a challenge that sought to cut off local money to the schools.