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Sam Hunt Conquers the Learning Curve

Country singer-songwriter Sam Hunt has only been performing for about seven years, but he's already made a name for himself as a certified hit-maker.

Country artist Sam Hunt brings his cross of country and urban-pop music to Hal & …

• February 4, 2015

Sketching a Plan for Jackson: The JFP Interview with Mayor Tony Yarber

Mayor Tony Yarber recently invited the Jackson Free Press to the ceremonial mayor's office on City Hall's first floor to discuss his views on napkining, infrastructure financing, his trip to …

At his first State of the City address, in July 2014, Yarber prepared residents for …

• February 4, 2015

Mayor Tony Yarber’s family from left: Toni Michelle (daughter), Rosalind (wife), Tony, Carmen (daughter), Braylen …

• February 4, 2015

The success or failure of Mayor Tony Yarber’s administration rests largely on how he handles …

• February 4, 2015

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• February 4, 2015

Don’t Politicize Special-Needs Education

Recent legislative deliberations, which come in the context of a larger debate over Mississippi's education crisis, have a whiff of election-year pandering in the same way politicians try to churn …

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Chained'

No, we don't keep women chained to stoves down here in Mississippi—but we do plenty else that's harmful.

Like A Tree Without Roots

Miss Doodle Mae: "Jojo's Discount Dollar Store is ready to educate the Ghetto Science Community during Black History Month with the 'From Here to Timbuktu Sale.'

A Foreign Experience

Chef Yana Gilbuena worked with La Finestra on a pop-up menu which included items such as razor clams, sweet breads and duck.

At a recent pop-up dinner, chef Yana Gilbuena introduced guests to Filipino dishes such as …

• February 4, 2015

Legislature Status: Bills We're Watching

Lawmakers had a Feb. 3 deadline. Here's what made it and what didn't.

Caught in the Action

For the first time in the Deep South, "Civil War Drawings from The Becker Collection" is on exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Images such as “Evening Amusement of the Coloured Servants and Contrabands During the Seige of …

• February 4, 2015

No Legislation Is Dead Until It’s Dead

It's election year in Mississippi, and that means that state legislators will go for the controversial jugular if it might translate into votes back in the home district.

Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, House Judiciary B Committee chairman, must decide to either kill or …

• February 4, 2015

Farish Street Still in the Balance

During the day, little is happening on Farish Street. As most people know, plans to redevelop the historic street, which once stood as the central-business-district for Jackson's African American community, …

When it comes to Farish Street, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority feels damned if they do …

• February 4, 2015

Despite Henley-Young Report, Frank Bluntson Says ‘I’m Calling the Shots’

On Oct. 18, 2014, a teenage boy was booked into the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center. The boy has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and the facility's medical staff did not believe …