Jackson Free Press

Another Condemned Man Seeks Reprieve

Gary Carl Simmons Jr., scheduled to be the third person Mississippi puts to death this month, wants the State Supreme Court to grant him a stay of execution. Monday evening, …

Irby, Sameerah's, Mangia Bene

The Stuart C. Irby Company and Sonepar USA's new 8,500-square-foot Jackson facility is open for business. The retail space and distribution center, located at the corner of Silas Brown and …

Viking Cooking School

Russell C. Davis Planetarium

Anti-Abortion Groups Protest Contraceptive Rule

About 60 people in Jackson took part in a rally Friday to protest a rule that requires health insurance for most employees to cover contraceptives.

Community Events and Public Meetings

Eighth Annual JFP Chick Ball July 28, 6 p.m., at Hal & Mal's (200 S. Commerce St.). The fundraising event benefits the Center for Violence Prevention, and this year's goal …

Utah Firm to Manage Three State Prisons

A Utah private-prison firm will take over running the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility and two other Mississippi prisons from The GEO Group. Management & Training Corporation, based in Ogden, …

CJ Rhodes

When the Rev. CJ Rhodes told his professor he wanted to study philosophy, he was met with surprise. His professor assumed that someone with Rhodes' Baptist and Pentecostal background wouldn't …

It's the Weekend!

Today, the artist reception for Rod Moorhead and Betty Press is at 5 p.m. at Fischer Galleries (3100 N. State St.). Press also signs copies of "I Am Because We …

Boil Water Notice

The city has issued a boil water notice affecting about 200 connections in Jackson.

PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE

BREAKING: New Election Ordered for Disputed Ward 3 Seat

Update: The jury just ordered a new election for the Ward 3 seat that LaRita Stokes currently holds. More details soon.

City Begins Long-Awaited Fortification Street Improvements

After 10 years of waiting, planning and discussing, a Fortification Street redesign project has finally begun.

Utah Private Prison Firm Picks Up Mississippi Contracts

Management & Training Corporation will take over management of the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility and two other Mississippi prisons, the Associated Press is reporting. MTC will also assume management …

Utah Private Prison Firm Picks Up Mississippi Contracts

Lazy, Crazy, Hazy

I love summertime. Maybe it's because I'm ridiculously cold-natured, so it's the one time of the year I get to wear things not resembling a parka without freezing. But I …

Kitchen Clash

Let the battle begin! After just one hour, a winner will emerge and be crowned Iron Chef when the Ferguson Kitchen brings the Iron Chef battle to Jackson.

From the Ukulele to ‘60s Pop

Completely recorded in his home in Oxford and in a cabin in Taylor, Miss., Dent May's "Do Things" is something of a fresh start. For his first album, "The Good …

The Best In Sports in 7 Days

NBA Conference Finals are heating up with both series now best of three. Will either road team pull off an upset or will Miami and San Antonio hold strong?

Brilla Scores for Jackson

The Mississippi Brilla has high hopes for the 2012 season. After posting a 12-2-2 record last year and winning its first playoff game, the soccer team is looking to accomplish …

Tossing Around the Pigskin

Football is still approximately 90 days away, but it has not stopped the game from dominating the sporting news. Here is my take on a few stories making headlines this …