Jackson Free Press

Hope Community Credit Union Merges with American Savings

[verbatim release] JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hope Community Credit Union (HOPE) and American Savings Credit Union (ASCU) announced today that the two organizations are joining in a merger …

Call A Special Session, Barbour

The budget wars between the two chambers of the state Legislature are nothing new.

State Tackles Metro TB Cases

Speaking at a community forum this morning, Mississippi Department of Health nurse Ann Jackson said that the state needs help from community members to address a high number tuberculosis cases …

Memorial Service for Latasha Norman

Norman's memorial service will be at the Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium on the main JSU campus.

Jackson State University is hosting a memorial service at noon today (Monday, Dec. 3) for murdered student Latasha Norman. Police found Norman, a 20-year-old accounting major from Greenville, dead Thursday. …

Scott Colom

A new attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice, Scott Colom will spend the next two years working to combat predatory payday lending in the state. Colom is the recipient …

Irby Wants Her Day in Court

Karen Irby, sentenced to 18 years in prison for the deaths of two young doctors last month, says she was forced to plead guilty, and now wants to withdraw that …

Where's the Monk?

"Van Helsing—The Game" looks and feels like a medieval "Enter the Matrix" and plays like "Devil May Cry 2"—both of which flopped. Fortunately, it also manages to combine the good …

The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days

Thursday, Feb. 3

College basketball, LSU-Shreveport at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The Blazers, who are having a good season, are worth a look.

Confederate Monument Remains After Tie Vote on Moving It

A Confederate monument will remain outside a Mississippi courthouse after a majority-white board of supervisors deadlocked on a proposal to move it.

Kahia Warmsley

Good news for Southern Miss is that freshman Kahia Warmsley returned to the starting lineup. Warmsley has played in seven games and started four games this season for the 5-5 …

Company Exits from Jackson Zoo Management Contract Talks

A company is withdrawing from more than two years of discussions about taking over management of the zoo in Mississippi's capital city.

And Now A Word From Woody

Facts? Dr. S don't need no stinkin' facts. Here's proof of that as our raving correspondent Woodward, uh, Fester checks in from Red Stick ...

Millsaps Majors

Every college football team in the state—except two—has at least one loss already this season.

U.S.-China Make Progress on Climate Change

Top U.S. and Chinese officials are wrapping up annual strategic and economic talks that have yielded greater cooperation on reducing greenhouse gases but again exposed Washington's frustration over cyber theft …

City Cancels Capitol Ceremony

The city canceled the groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol Street two-way project this morning.

Run, Saints, Run

The last time the New Orleans Saints faced the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Playoffs was historic. Seattle was the first team with a losing record to win a playoff …

Some Mississippi Inaugural Events Reserved for Sponsors

Mississippi's new governor was elected to serve everyone, but not just anyone will be allowed into some of the events celebrating his inauguration.

US Rate for Gun Deaths is Up for the Second Straight Year

The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows.

2 Astronauts Will Expand Envelope with 1-Year Spaceflight

The two men assigned to a one-year spaceflight said Thursday that their upcoming mission will allow the world to push deeper into space.

Merchell Pittman

Merchell Pittman, a program support assistant at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, says some of the greatest lessons in her life have come from her nearly two …