Jackson Free Press

Ron Chane

Ron Chane doesn't usually go by his first name. That's how the Fondren T-shirt designer and owner of Swell-O-Phonic got the name for his "Chane" T-shirt line.

Johnson Nominates Harkins for School Board

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is required by law to replace Ward 7's outgoing Jackson Public Schools Board member George Schimmel by the end of the month, that much is …

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Gridiron Ladies

In Mississippi, you can't escape it. We've got less than 90 days before it dominates talk at home, work and parties.

Coalition Will Fight for Health Care

More than one dozen statewide health-care, civil-rights and religious organizations plan to leverage hundreds of thousands of their members, parishioners and supporters to increase health care access for 300,000 Mississippians.

Get Back to Work, Congress

Last Thursday, Republican House Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner sent his party home and effectively adjourned the U.S. House of Representatives for the holidays.

The SEC: Unstoppable?

The BCS National Championship Game will be played this week between Alabama and Notre Dame.

Help When It’s Needed

Recently, fast-food workers across the country went on strike. They asked for something fairly simple: a living wage. Make no mistake: The multinational companies that employ these workers can afford …

JRA Going After Watkins’ Money

Not satisfied with removing David Watkins and his partners from the Farish Street project, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority is now going after Watkins’ money.

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Miss. Leaders Examine Ways to Reduce Prison Costs

Mississippi leaders on Wednesday pledged bipartisan cooperation to make the state's criminal justice system more effective and less expensive.

Please, Help Us Get Serious About Transparency

As City Reporter Tyler Cleveland frustratedly reports in this issue and in previous weeks, the quasi-public yet clandestine Jackson Redevelopment Authority has a tendency to recess into executive session when …

More Guns in Schools: More Black Victims

If you let teachers and other staffers bring guns into schools, a kid is likely going to get shot. And based on past discipline practices at public schools in Mississippi, …

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[Music] The Mystery of Robert Johnson's Legacy

Robert Johnson, known far and wide as The King of the Blues, remains the most enigmatic character in the history of the blues. Born in Hazlehurst, Miss., to a plantation …

Atlanta's The Close To Release New Album That Packs So Much Southern Heat, It'll Give You A Sun, Bur

Imagine if Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon had married Built To Spill's Doug Martsch instead of Thurston Moore. Now, imagine if Doug and Kim had kids, and those kids started a …

Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music Concert

Obtainable at door and by mail by check to MA'AM, 103 Magnolia Street, Edwards, MS 39066

The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music presents The Rose Ensemble "Slavic Holiday - An evening of hymns and folklore from early Bohemia, Poland & Russia." Sat., November 6, 7:30 p.m. …

"Oscillons from The Anti-Sun," Stereolab

Since their inception in 1991, Stereolab have taken a rather simple formula for making music and have polished it to such a degree that they are almost as influential as …

Fast-Food Protests Under Way

Fast-food protests are under way in cities including New York, Chicago and Detroit, with organizers expecting the biggest national walkouts yet in a demand for higher wages.

Wagging the Dog on Guns

This week, the Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously overturned Hinds County Judge Winston Kidd's injunction against House Bill 2. That came as no surprise. Despite good intentions, the attempt to stop …

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Mukesh Kumar

The first time this reporter met Mukesh Kumar, he led me through the winding halls of Jackson State University's Urban and Regional Planning Department to his office.

Craig Hendry

Beer aficionado Craig Hendry enjoys drinking locally and, until recently, some of his favorite beers couldn't be bought at home in Mississippi.

Stern: Boos and Fashion

The 2013 NBA Draft a couple of weeks ago was one of the final events during which NBA commissioner David Stern presided.