Scroll down for full JFP award list since 2004. The Jackson Free Press and our journalists have won many awards and prizes since we launched in late 2002—more than 155 and counting—much of it ...

When Kinoy Brown suffered an injury that kept him away from his job at Nissan North America in Canton, he grew restless as he recovered at home. "I started going live on Facebook," Brown says of ...

There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 19th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food and more.

coronavirus Mississippi Pre-Ordering 50,000 Doses of Vaccine for Kids The state of Mississippi has pre-ordered almost 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of the shots being approved ...

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (left) joined World4Brexit chairwoman Peggy Grande (center) and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (right) for World4Brexit’s New York City launch in July 2019. Photo ...

Green had participated in a gathering at Jackson City Hall on April 25 where families of gun-violence victims came together with city leaders and law enforcement officials to decry the spate of ...

Belk Department Store was closed in Flowood and Ridgeland Saturday, March 28, but Dillard's was open in the same Northpark Mall. Gov. Tate Reeves' executive order leaves department stores in a ...

Jackson's saga of a troubled contract with Siemens Inc. and subcontractors for new water meters seemed to come to an end on Feb. 19 when Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced an $89.8-million ...

Head coach: Mike Leach (143-97 overall; 4-7 MSU entering 2nd year) 2020 record: 4-7 overall; 3-7 SEC Radio: 105.9 FM Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium 2020 Recap: The Mike Leach era at Mississippi State ...

Officials in Jackson and across Mississippi are canceling major events and gatherings in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The following is a list of canceled events as the Jackson Free ...

Three of Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities—Alcorn State, Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State—had a lot to gain back in 1975 when Jake Ayers filed a lawsuit ...

Likewise, law enforcement feared the RNA—and the men and women who were arming themselves to protect themselves and fellow African Americans, including children. Some even dared to sit defiantly ...