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Men’s College Basketball Standings as Conference Play Starts
If you haven’t kept up with college basketball, you are excused. College-football regular season and bowl games, the end of the NFL regular season and the holidays might have kept you from keeping up with teams around the state. Heck, even the NBA and NHL might have caught your attention …
Women’s Basketball Standings as Conference Play Starts
Now that we are firmly into the New Year, it is time to take a look at the women’s college basketball teams in our state. Most but not all teams have started conference play. Since women’s basketball in Mississippi has six Division I teams, that is where this update will …
Six New Teams in This Year’s NFL Playoffs
Things can change quickly in the NFL. One year a team may be raising the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season and the next, the team may be sitting at home waiting for another one to raise the trophy. The Denver Broncos, who were last year’s Super Bowl …
Fixing the College Football Playoff
Fans have hope that the national championship game on Monday, Jan. 9, lives up to last year’s game, when Clemson University and the University of Alabama played an instant classic in the Crimson Tide’s 45-40 victory. A thrilling championship game for two years in a row can mask the problems …
Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference: 'We Will Not Be Silent' About Hate Crimes
Below is an open letter from the Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference reproduced in full: An Open Letter to All Mississippians and Our Leaders We, the undersigned religious leaders, educators, community leaders, and citizens of Mississippi, hereby express our alarm at the increase in hate crimes and acts of abuse against …
Mississippi Wins 'Development Deal' Award for Continental Tire Plant
Gov. Phil Bryant announced at MEC Capital Day on Thursday that Mississippi won the Business Facilities’ 2016 Economic Development Deal of the Year for sealing the deal with Continental Tire, which is set to open a tire plant outside of Clinton in Hinds County. “To be chosen as the top …
JTRAN Buses Shut Down By Weather
Due to the deteriorating street conditions, JATRAN buses will be off the streets at or about 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6. Anyone needing a ride home should contract customer service at 601-952-1000 for a ride.
Updated: Openings, Closings in Metro Jackson; Blues Marathon Cancelled
The areas in pink are still experiencing icy, dangerous conditions on Jan. 7.
California Ban on Travel to Mississippi Goes into Effect Due to HB 1523
The demise of the Mississippi picnic in Central Park, news the Jackson Free Press broke early last week, is not the only economic and public-relations fallout of Mississippi's passage of the anti-LBGT House Bill 1523. On Jan. 1, California's banned state-funded and state-sponsored travel to North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee and …
Four 'Blues Crawl' Venues Open Tonight for Marathon Runners, But No Shuttle
We just received the following update about what venues will be open tonight for the marathon runners who came to Jackson for the Mississippi Blues Marathon that was cancelled due to the ice storm. Limited venues are open tonight for the scheduled Blues Crawl, but the shuttle will not run. …
National Media Diversity Site Features Kimberly Griffin's Promotion to Associate Publisher
Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin has been featured on Richard Prince's 'Journal-isms' website.
Gov. Bryant Orders State Employees to Take Sexual Harassment Awareness Training
Gov. Phil Bryant signed Executive Order 1392 which requires state employees to complete online sexual harassment awareness training. "This should be a low-cost alternative to expensive seminars and provide a standard of prevention in this litigious society," Gov. Bryant said in his Facebook post announcing the order. "Everyone deserves a …
City to Repair Broken Water Mains after Winter Weather
Released this morning from the City of Jackson concerning water main repairs, reposted here verbatim: City of Jackson Repairing Several Water Main Breaks Following Freezing Weather City of Jackson Department of Public Works crews are repairing a number of water main breaks following freezing weather this past weekend. The numerous …
Clemson Outlasts Alabama in Title Game
The national championship football game between Clemson University and the University of Alabama rematch on Monday, Jan. 9, lived up to the original from the year before. It had all the makings of a heavyweight fight—and without a doubt, it was a fight. Alabama began the game on defense, pounding …
Rematches Highlight NFL Playoffs Divisional Round
If something seems familiar about this year’s NFL Playoffs, you would be right. Rematches seem to be a theme in the first two rounds. There were three rematches on Wild Card weekend, and the only game that wasn’t a rematch was the Seattle Seahawks’ 26-6 win over the Detroit Lions. …
Two Jackson Men Sentenced to 60 months in Armed Carjacking Case
The Department of Justice released the following statement verbatim: Jackson, Miss - Gregory Hines, age 20 and Deontra Deon Paige, age 19, both of Jackson, were sentenced on January 10, 2017 before U.S. District Judge David Bramlette III to a term of 60 months in federal prison, after having previously …
MSU Hires Fourth Defensive Coordinator in Four Years
The need for a new defensive coordinator is becoming an offseason tradition at Mississippi State University. MSU recently tapped Todd Graham as its fourth defensive coordinator in as many years. Since Dan Mullen has been the Bulldogs head coach, defensive coordinator is one coaching position that has become a revolving …
World Cup Expanding From 32 to 48 Teams in 2026
The world’s biggest sport is expanding its biggest event. In 2026, the World Cup will move from 32 teams to 48. While some might cry that expansion will ruin the tournament, it could, in reality, be a great move. Here are how the current 32 teams are chosen: Europe gets …
Natchez Publisher Promotes To-the-death 'Rodeo' for Black Youth, Age 13+
A dark storm is brewing in and near Natchez, Miss., after the publisher of MissLou Magazine, The Natchez Sun and Natchez Sun XPress made shocking statements about young black people on Jan. 11, 2017, apparently in jest. Peter Rinaldi wrote in a MissLou Magazine column titled, "Bang, Bang, You're Dead": …
Virgi Lindsay to Run for Jackson City Council Ward 7
The following was sent to the Jackson Free Press in the form of a press release this morning, reprinted here verbatim: Virgi Lindsay to Run for Jackson City Council Ward 7 Expert in Neighborhood Revitalization Knows the Formula for Success [Jackson, MS] Virgi Lindsay, a community leader and expert in …