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[Best Bets] Thursday, May 8

Make it a point to stop in to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science as its �Bone up on Bones� exhibit reaches its final days, teaching people about bone health and overall well-being. Call 601-354-7303 for details. � Take in some live music and make some new friends at the Plaza Building�s �Thursdays at the Plaza� at 5 p.m. at 120 N. Congress Street. Be sure to try a new dish at Tye�s Restaraunt, too.

[Best Bets] Wednesday, April 7

If you haven�t already, be sure to stop in at the Mississippi Museum of Art to take in the Young Person�s Cultural Exchange Exhibit, featuring artwork from young people across the state. Call 601-960-1515 for details. � David Gatlin takes the stage at Martin�s at 10 p.m. � Left...

JFP Web Updates Coming

All...I've turned off commenting and the forums because I need to spend a few hours moving files into the new CMS that...God willing...the JFP will begin using by tomorrow morning (if not sooner). Wish me luck. ;-) - Todd

Court System, Autopsy Expert Slammed

by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 Innocence Project attorneys, activists and a man who served 12 years in Parchman for a crime he did not commit are calling for a radical overhaul of the state’s criminal-justice system in order to keep innocent Mississippians out of prison. Part of that overhaul, the Innocence Project says, is to revoke the medical license of Dr. Steven...

City In Recovery

by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 A spring storm went overboard last Friday, spawning about five tornados in the Jackson area and leaving a large portion of the city and some adjoining communities without power well into the following week. Hinds County Emergency Operation Director Larry Fisher called the storm the worst thing to hit the city since the Easter flood...

Friday, April 25, 9 p.m.: Southern Fried Karaoke with the JFP

Join the JFP for Southern Fried Karaoke as we wish farewell to graphic designer Darren Schwindaman. Hal and Mal's Restaurant. Free.

JPS Superintendent Earl Watkins Resigning

After months of controversy stemming from a sexual harassment charge by a male educator, JPS Superintendent Earl Watkins announced tonight that he is resigning, effective June 2009.

Barbour Declares State of Emergency, Includes Jackson

2:45 p.m.�(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour today declared a State of Emergency for 12 Mississippi counties following a severe weather system and tornadoes which hit parts of Central Mississippi, including the Jackson Metro area. The Governor announced the State of Emergency while touring neighborhoods in Northeast Jackson, which were among the hardest-hit areas from Friday�s storm and tornadoes.

The Show Goes On: Crossroads This Weekend

Despite the weather, all is well at Regal Cinemas Parkway Place, the Mississippi Museum of Art and Hal and Mal's. All events are on schedule and the Crossroads "show" will go on! Crossroads Highlights This Weekend: If you haven't make it out, come spend the weekend with us. Buy your All-Access Pass or tickets at the Parkway Place Box Office throughout the festival. Box Office sales are Cash or Check only. If you bought tickets for Will Call while they were on sale online,...

JSU's Ronald Mason: Gee Whiz, I�m Sorry

by Adam Lynch Photo by Adam Lynch April 2, 2008 Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. was full of apologies regarding the university�s recent failed attempt to push an eminent-domain �quick-take� bill through the Mississippi Legislature. The bill would have allowed the JSU Development Foundation to claim property for the school�s expansion over a 50-acre...