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Driving Green

Only one thing is better than driving on a Mississippi road trip, and that is being a passenger on a Mississippi road trip.

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You, the Masterpiece

Once they reach adulthood, people tend to think that they are either creative or not, left-brain or right-brain, and never shall the twain meet.

There Goes Another One

After two days of deliberation, the House passed the Momentum Mississippi package and is now working with the Senate and Gov. Haley Barbour on a bond bill to finance other …

Midtown Gets Green Housing

Midtown, one of the city's leading neighborhoods in the arts, will soon welcome the state's first eco-friendly, sustainable affordable housing.

10 Things to Know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today.

Supes OK Drug Court

On March 5, Hinds County supervisors approved funding for a youth drug court, authorized a tax abatement and discussed investing money from the $30 million 2007 bond on the market.

JFP Top 25: Week 2

Week one of college football featured narrow misses from unranked teams and small conferences. That was not the case in week two where upsets were lurking everywhere, and lesser squads …

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Wednesday.

The First Ever JFP Top 25

The first annual JFP Sports top 25 features nine teams from the SEC, five teams from the Big 12, four teams from the Big Ten, two from the ACC, two …

Maintaining Public Faith

To quote a passive-laden Clarion-Ledger story: "Subpoenas have been issued" for suspended Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter and former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, to see if the …

Texas Official: 3 Wounded in College Shooting

A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded three people Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said.

Bills Would Combine Miss. School Districts

Bills passed Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee would merge the Clay County and West Point school districts and give agricultural high schools in Coahoma and Hinds counties to the …

Columbus Native, Civil Rights Icon Dies

Diane Hardy Thompson, one of three African-American women who integrated then-Mississippi College for Women in 1966, has died at an Augusta, Ga., burn center. She was 64.

The Secrecy Must Stop

We heard a lot about sunshine during the 2011 legislative session. Mainly, it was in the context of a proposal Republicans were pushing to ostensibly to boost transparency in the …

Miss. Speaker Invites Gun Makers to Move to State

One top state official wants gun makers in seven states to flee critics and move to Mississippi.

Alltell Arena Update Thursday and on WLEZ Wednesday

[Verbatim from Ben Allen of Downtown Jackson Partners] ARENA MEETING UPDATE

If you are receiving this email, you are one of 70 people confirmed for our Arena Meeting and Luncheon, Thursday October 2nd, at theTelCom Center. The time for lunch has …

JFP Cocktail Hour

The Jackson Free Press is a great place to work for so many reasons. One especially fun reason came last Wednesday before we shut down for the holidays when we …

A Year of Fun Without Spending

On Jan. 1, 2009, Angela Barton, a writer and editor in Los Angeles, joined a movement called The Compact, named after the 1620 Mayflower Compact, to attempt a hefty challenge: …

Fighting Injustice

When we hear stories of the Civil Rights Movement, we often think of the struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or James Meredith. But one of the most powerful …

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four…

Mark McCrary, executive director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and enthusiastic St. Paddy's Day celebrant, grew up eating potatoes—the most Irish of vegetables. His mother no doubt used them …