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Project Cocoon
In a couple of weeks, Jacksonians will have an opportunity to participate in an international art event: Cocoon Jackson.
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[Queen] Walking In Dignity
When my father named me, he spoke my destiny into existence. The name is taken from the Nigerian Yoruba tribe. Funmi means to help people, and Folayan means to walk …
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Our Over-Medicated Nation
On her first visit with me a few weeks ago, Mrs. Johnson, a 32-year-old schoolteacher, announced that she had a condition that "sounds like fibro-something."
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Malaco Picks Up the Pieces
Shards of metal, fiberglass insulation and water filled the inside of Malaco Records' recording studio as co-owner Tommy Couch Jr. recalled the notable musicians who have made music in the …
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To Gate Or Not to Gate?
Jackson residents could vote to gate their neighborhoods around city-maintained streets under an ordinance Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell proposed this week.
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Online Tax Debate Looming
Sidewalks, busy sidewalks. In the air, there's a feeling that the economy might finally be picking up momentum if trends during the holiday shopping season are any indication.
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JPS Board Members Question Music Funding
Some members of the Jackson Public School board said the district is spending too much money on its strings program at a board meeting Tuesday night. The program will get …
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[Braden] Do You Care?
Young people in Jackson are grieving this week- but you didn't see the reason for their grief on the breaking news when we lost another student to violence. In fact, …
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The Dawn of a New America
Let me start this post by explaining who and what I am. I am the oldest son of civil rights advocate James Meredith who integrated the University of Mississippi back …
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Melton Faces Cop's Suit
Fresh off an announcement of his re-election campaign, Mayor Frank Melton received two signs last week that his legal woes are not over. Jackson police officer Robert Watts filed a …
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Copy-Cat Immigrant Law Costly
Jackson City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen said he was confident that the city could be exposed to considerable legal liability if legislators pass a bill mimicking a controversial Arizona law, which …
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Stokes Delays ‘Slumlord' Ordinance
Members of neighborhood advocacy group Mississippi ACORN are growing impatient with City Council's decision to postpone a vote on a proposed rental housing ordinance.
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Fourth Man Exonerated, Registers to Vote
Arthur Johnson, 48, registered to vote this month, after nearly 16 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, and another eight months waiting for Mississippi to officially …
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Voter ID Ruling Far Away from Mississippi
A U.S. Supreme Court decision last month could add weight to Mississippi Republicans' call for voters to present photo ID at the polls—even though supporters do not provide evidence that …
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Committee Says Melton ‘Boldly Lied'
Jackson Attorney Dorsey Carson, who represents the Jackson Democratic Executive Committee, is arguing in a March 24, position statement in Hinds County Circuit Court that the committee had the right …
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Melton to Have Heart Surgery Wednesday
The story has changed dramatically since former Mayor Dale Danks told the media that his client, Mayor Frank Melton, was fine and overheated when he fainted at a county swearing-in. …
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District Taking Second Look at Stimulus Allocations
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson told the Jackson Free Press today that the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District was rethinking a plan to allot $12.2 million in stimulus money for …
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Hood Says Power Companies Forced PSC Shutdown
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and power industry watchdogs suspect power companies shut down a state regulating agency expressly to remove a new means of regulation from the table.
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City Council Tables Additional Funds for Attorneys
This morning, Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes pulled a resolution he submitted along with Jackson City Council President Frank Bluntson encouraging the city to approve up to $240,000 in extra …
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Recio To Stand Trial Next Week
The civil rights trial of Jackson police officer Michael Recio will proceed next week, despite requests by federal prosecutors for a postponement after the death of Mayor Frank Melton. Prosecutors …
