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WEBApr 21, 2022 — City & County Women-Founded Nonprofit Acquires Jackson Free Press Assets. The Mississippi Journalism and Education Group board of directors is proud to announce that it recently completed the ...
Jackson's Youngest Mayor, Council Members and Citizens Take …
WEBJul 3, 2017 — Standing ovations, joyful music, and resounding applause filled the Jackson Convention Complex this morning as the city council and youngest mayor of Jackson ever recited the oath of office.
‘A Dream of Mine’: Tyree Jones Wins Sheriff Election
WEBNov 24, 2021 — With 60.34% of the vote going to Hinds County Sheriff's Office Investigation Captain Tyree Jones at the Tuesday, Nov. 23, run-off election, he became the new sheriff, defeating Interim Sheriff ...
UPDATED: City Selects Blogger 'Kingfish' Hendrix, 'Snakeman' …
WEBJan 23, 2017 — The documents announcing Hendrix's nomination say he will be taking a vacant Ward 1 seat, representing northeast Jackson. Ward 7 Councilwoman and Vice President Margaret Barrett-Simon seemed ...
Morgan Freeman Stars in Movie Filming in Mississippi
WEBFeb 9, 2022 — Morgan Freeman stars as a small-town sheriff in a movie that began filming Tuesday in Mississippi. Cole Hauser and Jaimie Alexander also are stars in the comedic noir thriller “The Minute You ...
Jackson Tragedy: The RNA, Revisited - Jackson Free Press
WEBMar 5, 2014 — This unassuming house near Jackson State University served as the headquarters of the Republic of New Afrika in 1971. One morning in August that year, Jackson police and FBI agent raided the house ...
Jimmy ‘Kingfish' Hendrix Running for Judge, After All
WEBNov 7, 2011 — It looks like James "Jimmy" Hendrix aka Kingfish aka Jackson Jambalaya is in the race for Hinds County Justice Court Judge for District 1, after all. Hendrix, a Republican who writes under the ...
Jerry Palmer | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS
WEBAug 3, 2021 — Jackson native author Jerry Palmer will appear at Author's Alley at the annual Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 21. Palmer's recently self-published book, "Buttons, Bolt Cutters and ...
‘A Brave Man' - Jackson Free Press
WEBDec 3, 2008 — It was nearing 11 p.m. as Hank Allen and his cousin, John Horton, drove east along Highway 24. The two young men, 17 and 16 years old, respectively, had attended a party in Gloster that Friday ...
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WEBMay 31, 2022 — City & County Women-Founded Nonprofit Acquires Jackson Free Press Assets Move Unites JFP, Mississippi Free Press, Youth Media Project Under One Roof