Jackson Free Press

2014 JFP College Football Top 25 Poll: Week Three

The top five of the poll keeps on rolling, but the rest is in flux, since South Carolina upset Georgia. Boston College pulled the upset of the week after defeating …

The Slate

One of the biggest surprises of the early NFL season is the start of the New Orleans Saints. It is never a good way to begin the season to be …

Getting Tougher

By now everyone who has wanted to see it has seen the video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee in a casino elevator. The video, released by TMZ, brought major …

Furthering the Athens Four-Piece

Athens, Ga., has incubated plenty of important musical acts in the last 40 years. With Pylon and REM as vanguards, the city proved to be especially fertile ground for stripped-down …

White Violet shares the atmospheric indie-pop of its new album, “Stay Lost,” with a Jackson …

• September 17, 2014

Bo Dollis Jr.

• September 17, 2014

Wild and Original

New Orleans flavor is on its way to Jackson in more ways than one, as Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias bring Mardi Gras to the BankPlus International Gumbo …

Bo Dollis Jr. and Spyboy James (pictured), members of the world-renowned Wild Magnolias, mix Mardi …

• September 17, 2014

Autumnal Ventures

While exploring another city is always a good time, this fall brought a number of new places to try in Jackson, and I was feeling the need to play catch-up …

This fall, many new culinary ventures will pop up in Jackson, including the recent opening …

• September 17, 2014

‘Laugh So You Don’t Cry’

Lewis, who lives in Jackson with his wife, Kimberly, has struggled with sickle cell disease his whole life. He works in artists and repertoire for NOW Entertainment, where he is …

Josh Lewis suffers from sickle cell disease, which is a hereditary blood disorder that causes …

• September 17, 2014

Two Times the Honky-Tonk

Fondren's Duling Hall transforms into a honky-tonk club when country purists Dale Watson and Marty Stuart bring their authentic southern style to its stage.

Fondren's Duling Hall transforms into a honky-tonk club when country purists Dale Watson and Marty …

• September 17, 2014

Backyard Bartender

In the fifth installment of his Bar Series classes, titled Home Bar 101, seasoned bartender Chris Robertson hopes to eliminate some of the guesswork—and all of the fear—from drink mixing.

Bravo bartender Chris Robertson teaches the ins and outs of mixing stout at Home Bar …

• September 17, 2014

The Friendly, Film-School Slasher

"Director's Cut" (Dogwood Press, 2014; $22.95) is the fifth novel in the Oakdale series, suspense stories that share the same backdrop—a rural town in northeast Mississippi.

Joe Lee

• September 17, 2014

Brandon author Joe Lee signs “Director’s Cut” Sept. 29 at Lemuria Books.

• September 17, 2014

Historical Oracles

If you want something that's both educational and entertaining this fall, the Old Capitol Museum's Mississippi Archaeology Expo offers edifying fun while celebrating our state's history.