Jackson Free Press

Mississippi House Passes Charter Schools Bill

House members voted 62-56 Tuesday with no debate to approve a House-Senate agreement on House Bill 369.

Obama to Press for Gun Measures in Colorado

Obama is visiting Denver Wednesday, stepping up his call for universal background checks for gun buyers.

High-Profile Rapes Threaten India Tourism Business

A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn't deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour.

U.S. Moves on N. Korea Aimed at Deterring New Leader

The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula—first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships—is as much about psychological war as real …

Decades After King's Death, Memphis Jobs at Risk

They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on …

Immigration Bill Envisions New Farm Worker Program

Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely …

Ala. Legislature OKs Stricter Abortion Standards

Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.

Miss. Lawmakers OK Partially State-Funded Pre-K

Mississippi government would directly fund a limited preschool program for the first time under a bill on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.

Court Hears Case of Woman Accused in Stillbirth

Prosecutors urged the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow them to pursue a manslaughter charge against a Lamar County woman whose child was stillborn and had taken drugs during her pregnancy.

An Interview with Malcolm White

"Well, Hal and I first started working together, long before Hal and Mal's, in 1976 when we were in New Orleans at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel."

Impressions of Old Masters

The Mississippi Museum of Art's new exhibition, "Old Masters to Monet: Three Centuries of French Painting from the Wadsworth Atheneum," covers all the major players and artistic movements between the …

Move Your Feet

Democracy is people, and the people are us.

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Sarah Brown

This May, Sarah Brown will be the first in her family to obtain a bachelor's degree.

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Building a Creative Incubator

The old warehouse at 126 Keener Ave. in midtown doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's what's going on inside that is important.

Hal and Mal’s: A Jackson Landmark

Brothers Harold and Malcolm White, commonly known as Hal and Mal, had a vision. They wanted to create a gathering place for all of Jackson--a bar, but also a family …

In Memoriam

On Thursday, March 28, Jackson lost Hal White, co-founder of Hal and Mal’s. People all over the city and on social media remembered his legacy this week. Here is a …

Austin: Ready to Lend an Ear

As a barber, it's Gerald Austin Sr.'s job to spark conversation with his customers, and he hears their problems loud and clear.

Banks: Bringing Experience

When Barron Banks turned 18, he registered to vote. When he tried to exercise that right in 1964, it took federal marshals accompanying him to the polls.

Can’t Get Enough

By this time next week--barring Gov. Phil Bryant calling for a special session--the 2013 legislative will be over.

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Dine-in Cinema Survey

Groups of college students with the Else School of Management at Millsaps College are conducting surveys to determine the market viability of bringing a dine-in cinema concept theater---similar to the …