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National
Facebook to Release Russia Ads to Congress Amid Pressure
Facebook will provide the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency to congressional investigators, bowing to pressure that it be more forthcoming with information that could shed light …
City & County
When the JFP Launched in September 2002 ...
Quite a few things have changed since the Jackson Free Press launched in September 2002. Here's a list of some of them.
Crime
UPDATED: Darnell Turner Gets 45 Years, Judge Brings Up DA Smith
The young woman who accused Darnell Turner of beating her, dragging her, strangling her, shooting at her car, and dangling her off a bridge in the Washington Addition when she …
Economy
Mississippi Economic Performance 'Lackluster,' Expert Says
An expert is telling state budget writers that Mississippi has had "lackluster" economic performance since the Great Recession.
Person of the Day
Ito Smith
Rushing yards have not been easy to find for University of Southern Mississippi senior running back Ito Smith. The Mobile, Ala., native entered the third game of the season still …
Civil Rights
South Carolina: Call for a Monument to Black Civil War Hero
A call to honor a black Civil War hero with a monument at the South Carolina Statehouse grounds, onetime epicenter of a groundswell movement to rid communities of Confederate symbols, …
Civil Rights
Memo: Consider Civil Rights Home for National Monument
Mississippi civil rights sites, including the home of slain leader Medgar Evers, should be considered for national monument designation, the U.S. interior secretary says in a memo to President Donald …
State
Second Escaped Mississippi Inmate Back in Custody
A second inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison in back in custody.
National
Emails Point to Manafort Offer to Brief Russian in Campaign
In the middle of Donald Trump's presidential run, then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he was willing to provide "private briefings" about the campaign to a Russian billionaire the U.S. government …
JFP
Most Viral, Impactful Stories in the First 15 Years of the Jackson Free Press
The JFP has gotten hundreds of thousands of page views for our top-viewed stories since we started tracking a decade or so ago. Here are our biggest stories ever, and …
Health Care
GOP Senator Defends Health Bill Against Kimmel's Attacks
Sen. Bill Cassidy defended his health care bill Wednesday after late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel accused the Louisiana Republican of lying to him about it, heightening the tension around the …
City & County
Jackson's Creative Pulse: What Has Changed Since 2002, What Is Still Ahead
When this newspaper started 15 years ago this week, promising a rising creative class in Jackson on its cover, the capital city was a different place that nearly everyone said …
JFP
The JFP at 15: Raising Hell, Having Fun
The Jackson Free Press' official birthday is Sept. 22, my late badass mother's birthday. She was illiterate, but loved to tell stories and encouraged me to say whatever I needed …
City & County
Celebrating 15 Years in the DIY City
The Jackson Free Press is 15 years old. It's still sinking in a little. No, it doesn't seem like "yesterday" to me when we started the JFP—because it's been a …
Music
The Avett Brothers: Learning from ‘Sadness’
Fans of The Avett Brothers might not have to find the band in such high spirits based on the title of their ninth album, "True Sadness."
State
One Escaped Mississippi Inmate is Caught, One Still at Large
One of two inmates who escaped from a Mississippi prison is back in custody, and authorities are still searching for the other.
City & County
Next Steps for JPS Takeover: Governor in No 'Rush'
Jackson Public Schools started the week of Sept. 11 facing a possible takeover and ended with its fate in Gov. Phil Bryant's hands.
Jacksonian
Lilli Evans Bass
Lilli Evans Bass says that Jackson is and always will be home for her. That's why, even after receiving her law degree at the University of Mississippi in 2008, she …
Health Care
One Last Last Chance: GOP Strains for Obamacare Repeal Votes
Time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders dove into a frantic hunt for votes Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare." The pressure was …
World
7.1 Magnitude Quake Kills 61 as Buildings Collapse in Mexico
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 61 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many …
