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UN Working Group That Came to Jackson Files Report on Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia, Afrophobia
The United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent visited Jackson in late January. Read a column by human-rights attorney Adofo Minka on the significance of their work. Here are the group's initial findings: WASHINGTON D.C. (29 January 2016) - The Working Group of Experts on People …
Bert Case, Legendary Jackson TV Newsman, Dies
Bert Case has died. He started in TV at WAPT before going to WLBT-TV for 40 years. In 2014, Case rejoined WAPT. Case, who would have been 77 this weekend, had been hospitalized since the fall. Get more details about Case on WAPT.com. http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2016/jan/28/24333/
Mayor Yarber Proclaims: It's School Choice Week in Jackson
Mayor Tony Yarber, a former principal, issued the following proclamation for School Choice Week in Jackson: RESOLVED, by the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi that: WHEREAS, all children in Jackson should have access to the highest- quality education possible; and WHEREAS, Jackson recognizes the important role that an …
Roy McMillan, Anti-Abortion Gadfly, Dead
Roy McMillan has died after a long illness, the Clarion-Ledger reported. Frequent visitors to Fondren know McMillan as the brash, fedora-wearing, fetus-sign waving anti-abortion protester near the Jackson Women's Health Organization. A bit of history on McMillan: In 1995, a federal court ordered McMillan to stay 50 feet away from …
Almost 100,000 Mississippians Sign Up for HealthCare.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made the following announcement: Since Open Enrollment began on November 1, about 8.8 million consumers signed-up for health coverage through the HealthCare.gov platform or had their coverage automatically renewed, including 97,909 Mississippi. Today’s enrollment snapshot includes the number of people who selected …
Airport Authority Hires Same Lobbyist the City of Jackson is Using
The following is a verbatim press release from the Jackson airport: Jackson, Miss. – At the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority held earlier this month, the Board of voted to engage the services of W.T. Consultants. As the official lobbyist for the …
MSSC Justice Jim Kitchens Files for Re-Election
The following is a statement from Justice Kitchens' campaign: Justice Jim Kitchens of Crystal Springs was the first candidate to file papers at the Secretary of State’s Office for the 2016 election when he qualified to seek election to a second term on the Mississippi Supreme Court this morning. Four …
Jackson City Council Joins Gov. Phil Bryant, AG Jim Hood in Condemning Stokes' Comments About Throwing Objects at Police Cars from Suburbs
The following is a verbatim statement from the Jackson City Council: STATEMENT FROM THE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL REGARDING INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS MADE BY COUNCILMAN KENNETH I. STOKES Jackson City Council members reject Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes’ statements regarding violent acts against Law Enforcement (Jackson, Miss.) –The following recent comments made by …
Wild Dogs Kill 6 Zoo Animals, Injure 2 Geese
Jackson Zoo officials have announced that a pack of feral dogs killed a gazelle and five springbok. Two geese were also hurt. The following is a verbatim description of the incident from the zoo: Zoo staff discovered the animals had been attacked early Friday morning, and began to take measures …
City OKs IMS Engineers to Oversee 1 Percent Tax Projects
The city has hired a manager to oversee projects paid for with a 1-percent tax approved almost two years ago. The Jackson City Council approved a contract with Jackson-based IMS Engineers for projects in the first year of the infrastructure master plan. IMS will help develop a comprehensive infrastructure plan, …
Megyn Kelly, Ashley Madison, 'Compton' and Booty Lead Mississippi Google Traffic
A real-estate website called Estately figured out the most Googled words for each state. Apparently, the No. 1 search term for Mississippi was Ashley Madison, the online secret smash site for married folks that got hacked this year. I won't link to it here because I don't believe in pouring …
Presley: Net-Metering Rules Pass Public Service Commission
The Mississippi Public Service Commission's Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley issued the following statement about the approval of the state's first net-metering rule: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - (December 3, 2015) – Today, the Public Service Commission unanimously passed a groundbreaking rule allowing net metering in the state. Net metering is the …
City: Avoid Woodrow Wilson if Possible Due to Water Main Break
From the office of the Mayor Tony Yarber: Motorists are advised of road conditions on the east bound lane of Woodrow Wilson Drive, heading toward Interstate 55. There was a break on a 36-inch water line in the area. The City's team is assessing the condition of the site continuously …
Blue Bell Ice Cream Coming Back to Mississippi Dec. 21
The following delicious news release is printed here verbatim: Brenham, Texas, November 24, 2015 – Blue Bell Ice Cream will be available in Louisiana and Jackson, Miss., and its surrounding areas beginning Dec. 21. This is the second-to-last phase in the company’s five phase market re-entry plan. “We are excited …
Terry Mayor Nicholson Pleads Guilty, Resigns
From the Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering: JACKSON, Miss. –Roderick Nicholson, Mayor of Terry, pled guilty to five counts of embezzlement, and advised the court he would resign from his position as Mayor of Terry effective immediately. From January 2011 through December 2012, the Mayor made personal credit card payments …
Robert Gray's Mom: I Always Wanted Him to Run for Gov.
Judie Gray Livingston, the woman who didn't even know her eldest child was running for statewide office before August, said she always thought he'd make a good governor. "It was always my desire that he would run for governor," Livingston told the Jackson Free Press. "I think that's every mother's …
Mill Street Gets $3 Million Surprise from MDOT's Dick Hall
Dick Hall, the Central District commissioner to the Mississippi Transportation Commission, had a little surprise for Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber today. Well, not exactly little. It was a $3 million check for Mill Street reconstruction. Hall grew up in Fondren and said he wanted Mill, which runs from downtown northward …
Haley Barbour Comes Out Against Initiative 42, 42A
The following is a verbatim statement from former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour: Advocates of the proposed constitutional amendment known as Initiative 42 have twisted a passage in my 2007 State of the State address to mislead voters into believing I support their very harmful ballot measure. Not only am I …
Survey: Yarber Administration Seeks Input on Open Data
From the office of Mayor Tony Yarber: The City of Jackson urges citizens to complete a new survey that will help the city move forward with its open data initiative. Last month, Mayor Tony T. Yarber signed an executive order that will pave the way for a city government that’s …
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