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Business
Jackson Airport CEO Newman Outlines Plans for Hotel, Low-Cost Carrier
The airport's chief executive officer, during an interview at the airport on March 24 just as the Mississippi House was passing its controversial "takeover" bill of the facility, outlined a …
Business
Mississippi: Amazing for Film
Mississippi and its local communities benefit when the cameras roll here, whether they're big studio Hollywood cameras or those of independent filmmakers.
Anti-Discrimination Law Elicits Rebukes from Businesses
Corporations expressed disappointment and the NCAA vowed to monitor what North Carolina does next now that the state has banned any local government measures protecting people from discrimination on the …
Garland Meets Democrats, Senate Recesses, Groups Up Pressure
Merrick Garland has met with two supportive Senate Democratic leaders and spoken by phone to more of his Republican opponents. But he's moved no closer to weakening the GOP barricade …
Syria's Kurds Declare De-Facto Federal Region in North
Syria's Kurds on Thursday declared a de-facto federal region in Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria, drawing sharp condemnation from both the Damascus government and its opponents who decried the unilateral …
Editor's Note
Trump’s Politically Correct Call for Bigotry, Hate
It's really hard to find a stronger sign that Donald Trump hopes to become a fascist dictator of people and thought in America, and he's playing to very ugly instincts …
Girl About Town
A Tiki-tastic Good Time
Not too long ago, a friend shared an article with me that longed for the resurgence of the in-house cocktail party. Why, it asked, do we always seem to suggest …
Art
Working on a Different Canvas
While not altogether unfamiliar, Chuck Taylors are a unique medium to work with for many artists, despite being made from canvas. For Martha Ferris, the sneakers' material actually presented an …
Mississippi House Votes for Small Town Revitalization Fund
Small towns could borrow money from the state to revitalize historic downtown areas under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.
Trump, Clinton win Florida; Rubio Says He's Done
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign, with primaries in five states Tuesday and Republican front-runner Donald Trump trying to move closer to nailing down his party's …
City & County
City Lifts Boil Notice, Some Streets Still Under Watch
The City of Jackson has lifted the boil notice for most of the city as they receive results from water tests, while one area still remains under watch.
Water Ebbing in North Louisiana, Rising at Mississippi Line
floodwaters began receding Monday in northwest Louisiana, emergency officials along Louisiana's southeastern border with Mississippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands …
Profiting From Probation: 'You Don't Criminalize Poverty'
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (AP) — When Steven Gibbs couldn't afford the fees demanded by the company supervising his probation, he wound up in jail. When Gibbs — who had been arrested …
City & County
Ditto: Capitol District to Free Up Local Repair Funds, Get State to Pay Fair Share
The goal behind the proposed "Capitol Complex Improvement District" is to free up City of Jackson funds to work on more neglected neighborhoods, one of the original architects of the …
Sheriff Confirms Man Killed During Mississippi Home Invasion Was Escaped Murder Suspect
A sheriff is confirming that a man who broke into a Mississippi home and struggled for hours with the homeowners before he was shot to death was a murder suspect …
Education
Helmick: ‘Private’ Charter Schools Drain Public Schools
When the Jackson Free Press sat down again with Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, she repeatedly called charter schools "private charter schools."
Food
Changing Jackson One Dish at a Time
JXN Foodies founder Carlyn Hicks says one day in 2015, as she was walking through Metrocenter Mall, the fact that it looked like a ghost town struck a chord with …
Music
Big Freedia Back on in Hattiesburg: Names Mississippi a 'Right to Twerk' State
Big Freedia has rescheduled a "Twerkloose" show at the Dollar Box Showroom in Hattiesburg on March 25 after the state pressured the owner last month to cancel the show due …
N. Korea, on Defensive After Sanctions, Makes Nuclear Threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to be ready to launch nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting Seoul and …
Cover
Nowhere to Go: LGBT Youth on the Move, Without a Home
A 2015 Williams Institute survey of homeless-youth service providers found that the most widely selected reason for homelessness among LGBT youth (as reported to service providers) was "forced out of …
