Business
Our Itty-Bitty 'Green' Car
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and former President Bill Clinton helped roll out an energy-efficient vehicle in Horn Lake on July 6.
City Council Agenda 7/10/12
City Council sets agenda for Tuesday, July 10.
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
The first week of July was a busy news week in the Jackson area. Here's the recap and a whole bunch of PDFs to read.
Politics
Proposal 'Mean Spirited'?
Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell wants to lock people up for panhandling.
Person of the Day
Katrina Byrd
Jackson native Katrina Byrd is a teaching artist, a storyteller and a past contributor to the Jackson Free Press.
Events
It's the Weekend!
Today through Jan. 6, see the exhibit "Dinosaurs: Big, Bad, Bold and Back" at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Bryant Signs New 'Olivia Y' Agreement
This morning, Gov. Phil Bryant signed a modified settlement agreement recommitting to the state's previous commitment to protect Mississippi's foster children.
Capitol
Bryant Chooses Oil Spill Recovery Panel
On July 4, Gov. Phil Bryant named four of his agency directors to a task force on state recovery projects related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
NAACP Launches Massive Voter Drive
The Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP is kicking off a voter-registration campaign designed to register and turn out more than 25,000 black voters to the polls this November
JPS to Adopt Abstinence Plus
Jackson Public Schools will adopt an abstinence-plus sex-education program for the 2012-2013 school year, JPS Superintendent Cedric Gray and board President Monica Gilmore-Love confirmed today.
Politics
State Facing Voter ID Hurdles
State officials are running into problems with the new voter-identification law even before the federal government has approved or rejected it.
Business
Miss. Power's Credit Sinks
The financial woes continue for Mississippi Power Co. and its planned coal-fired power plant in Kemper County.
Person of the Day
Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius is the first amputee track athlete to compete in any Olympic games.
Jacksonian
Luis Caballero
Luis Caballero was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Miami, Fla., where he found it hard to stay out of trouble. "The streets of Miami were not nice," he …
Events
July 4 Events Around Jackson
Events and happening on July 4, 2012, to celebrate America's independence!
Health Care
ACA: 'Great But Not Perfect'
If anything, last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health-care overhaul—the Affordable Care Act—provided one more reason to mobilize for the November presidential election.
Events
Fondren Freedom Fest
Fondren After 5 is going patriotic. On Thursday, July 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. the Fondren Association of Businesses hosts the Fondren Freedom Fest, an Independence Day festival featuring …
Cover
This Man Wants to Be Mayor
Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee believes in opportunity: "I think it's fair to point out, too, that I'm not a corporate guy. I run a business on the corner of …
