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Best of Jackson 2020: Urban Living
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in...
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Best of Jackson 2020: Community and Culture
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in...
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Best of Jackson 2020: Food
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in...
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Best of Jackson 2020
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in...
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2020 Power Couples
When February shows itself each year, we are often reminded that it is the month where we celebrate love—and not only because several stores bombard us with products that feature pink or red hearts...
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One Lake, Few Alternatives: A Primer
No torrential rains accompanied the Jackson flood of 2020, no howling winds or crackling thunder. In between the soccer field and the Mississippi Basketball and Athletics building on Westbrook Road,...
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COVID-19 in Mississippi, Indepth: A Primer
"Please, if you're ill—if you have fever, please don't go to work. Stay home, and protect your coworkers," State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs pleaded from the open room in the core of the...
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Tackling Food Insecurity in the Capital City
This growing pandemic has affected the entire world, leaving joblessness, sickness, death and hopelessness in its wake. While we are collectively concerned over what COVID-19 means for the immediate...
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Filing for Unemployment Benefits
The Mississippi Department of Employee Security has modified its existing unemployment compensation rules, allowing Mississippi workers who are not able to work due to COVID-19 to be eligible to file...
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CDC Recommended Guidelines to Stay Safe During COVID-19 Crisis
With COVID-19 continuing to run rampant in our state and in our country, the Centers for Disease Control has issued recommendations for preventative measures people can take to keep themselves and...
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Online Streaming Events
With recent regulations limiting the amount of persons that can be in a single public space in the wake of COVID-19, most local events have been cancelled or postponed. However, some organizations and...
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JXN MS Mobile Meals Dispatch
The Jackson COVID-19 Community Food and Aid Coalition is a collaboration of local groups that formed a food dispatch and delivery service to support the most vulnerable residents in Jackson, including...
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COVID-19 Testing Centers
James Anderson Health Facility, 3502 W. Northside Drive, 601-362-5321 , Monday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 pm., Varies per patient on a sliding scale Jackson-Hinds Brown-Simmons Clinic , 129...
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What is Social Distancing?
What is social distancing? ¿Qué es el distanciamiento social? Social distancing is more than just a single action. It is a different way of living. Social distancing means making hard choices and...
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Easter Family Fun: Character Cornhole
We may largely be stuck at home due to COVID-19 quarantines, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little festive fun! Easter is just around the corner on Sunday, April 12, and I am sure many of you...
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Amazing Teens 2020
While COVID-19 has forced school closures, the Jackson Free Press is still recognizing some of the rising stars of the Jackson metro through our annual Amazing Teens issue. These students have...
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‘We Have Not Met Our Peak’: Dr. LouAnn Woodward on UMMC’s Battle Against...
Twice now, LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has made headlines for her strong public stance on...
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Rad Grads 2020
This month, students across the globe graduated from their colleges or universities. These graduates have spent countless hours studying, giving presentations and otherwise working hard to earn their...
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Guys We Love 2020
June is the month we all show appreciation to the fathers in our lives who have shown us support and love over the years. In celebration of Father's Day, the Jackson Free Press honors men, many of...
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Losing Queenyanna: Could Quicker Response Have Saved Her Life?
It was 9:30 p.m. on April 15, and Lukeitha Davis was getting ready to sleep in Wood Village Apartments in south Jackson. It was like any other night. She made a joke about her grandbaby, wore her...
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