AG Web site Tracks Fraudulent Contractors
[verbatim statement] Jackson, MS-Mississippi consumers can now track fraudulent contractors through a new website of the Office of the Attorney General. Mississippians can now go to http://www.agjimhood.com and find a …
McCain's Controversial Supporter to Speak in Jackson
The Associated Press is reporting that an extremist Texas televangelist who has embraced presidential candidate John McCain is coming to Jackson to speak. Rev. John Hagee, who said on NPR …
Koinonia Coffee House To Hold Grand Opening on June 6
As the Jackson Free Press alerted you in our Young Influentials issue several weeks ago, Koinonia Coffee House is about to open in West Jacksonthis Friday. We urge everyone to …
Court Sets Scruggs Sentencing Hearing
U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. has granted an order setting the sentencing trials of Dickie Scruggs, his son Zach Scruggs and Sidney Backstrom for Wednesday, July 2.
Tye's Restaurant to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Today
As part of the ongoing downtown rebirth, Tye's Restaurant will have its grand opening today, beginning at 4:30 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Afterwards, Thursdays at the Plaza kicks off …
FEMA Clears Disaster Relief for Hinds County
[verbatim from Gov. Barbour's office] Governor Haley Barbour has been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that Hinds County will receive a major disaster declaration from the President due …
Justice
Congress Probes 'Witch Hunts'
With Congress nipping at its heels, the U.S. Justice Department is looking into its own alleged political prosecutions, including that of Paul Minor and Oliver Diaz in Mississippi.
Capitol
Airport Toll Road Moves Forward
The Mississippi House and Senate moved forward last week in making the Airport Parkway a possibility.
City Targets Upper Level, Again
City officials are in Hinds County Chancery Court trying to shut down the Upper Level Bar & Grill today. Police Chief Malcolm McMillin and Jackson Mayor Frank Melton say the …
Capitol
House Dems Cave, Then Flee
House Democrats caved in to pressure the first day of the special session, passing a bill to temporarily reauthorize the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Jacksonian
Dorian Myers
When Power APAC theater arts teacher Dorian Myers, 30, sits on the edge of the stage in the little APAC auditorium, it is evident that she is in her territory.
House Subpoenas Rove in Justice Political Scandal
As expected, the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former presidential adviser Karl Rove to testify about his role in the alleged political investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice into …
Alamo, Dorothy Moore Honored with Blues Marker Today
Jackson's own Dorothy Moore, Jobi Martin and Wanda Collier Wilson will speak today at 3 p.m. at a celebration to dedicate a new Blues Trail marker today on Farish Street. …
Crime
Community Combats Crime
Standing at the corner of Florence and Valley Streets near the campus of Jackson State University, it is evident why Royce Smith Jr. is concerned about his business.
Jacksonian
Alan French
"For me, I wouldn't live anywhere else," Alan French says from his house-turned-office on North State Street in Fondren.
Earl Berry Executed - 6 p.m.
Earl Berry seems to have exhausted his appeals, and is set to be killed by the state of Mississippi today. He is on death row for abducting and beating Mary …
Mayor's Attempt to Rush Airport Appointment Thwarted
The Jackson City Council tabled confirming the appointment of local media mogul Wyatt Emmerich to the Jackson Airport Board after denying a request by Mayor Frank Melton and other councilmen …
Barbour Calls May 21 Special Session for Medicaid and MDES
Read background on ad oversight controversy here.
Ad Oversight Jeopardizing MDES
Mississippi Department of Employment Security Executive Director Tommye Favre said she wished legislators had not endangered her agency over a battle to force more oversight on state advertising.
JFP Wins Three AAN Awards, Including ‘Public Service'
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University announced the winners of the 2008 AltWeekly Awards. The Jackson Free Press placed in three categories, …
