Story
[Ask JoAnne] Because I Said So
A. It's column time again, and I have not received any bona fide questions to answer lately. (It's not difficult, by the way, to have your questions qualify as bona …
Story
Person of the Day
Katrina Byrd
Jackson native Katrina Byrd is a teaching artist, a storyteller and a past contributor to the Jackson Free Press.
Story
GOOD Ideas
Time to Create
So how to convince your right-brain, distinguished self to plan and get organized? You need to learn basic principles and then practice until it becomes second nature.
Story
Workshops and Financing
Clarence Chapman, developer of the Timber Falls housing subdivision in south Jackson, expects a health clinic and small grocery store to be among the first commercial tenants of his multi-stage …
Story
Brent Hendrixson
He may not be able to shoot webs out of his wrists, but Brent Hendrixson is a real-life "spider man." When he was a child, his mother would be hard-pressed …
Story
Cathy Baker
As head server and bartender at the Fairview Inn's restaurant, Sophia's, Cathy Baker is responsible for more than just food and drink. She is an unofficial ambassador for the city.
Story
Media and Voters: Don't Accept Lies
Something that ought not be remarkable, but is, happened over the last week: Media started calling out politicians for blatant lies.
Story
Fate Sealed for Ex-Klansman
Throughout his trial, James Ford Seale appeared in court wearing slacks and a dress shirt. This morning, as he walked in shackles into a U.S. District Court in Jackson, he …
Story
Commissioners Delay Decision on Dem in 4th District
State election commissioners on Monday delayed a decision on whether to let Democrats replace their nominee in south Mississippi's 4th Congressional District.
Story
Mayor Declares a State of Emergency, Watching Pearl River
This morning Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. declared a State of Emergency for the city of Jackson as a precautionary measure in light of the recent storm. There have been some …
Story
Music
Halloween Happenings
It can’t be fall until football, the state fair and, of course, Halloween roll our way.
Story
Biz Roundup
Halloween Savings, Christmas Wrappings, Sandy and Bras
Hope Credit Union is holding a training session on October 31 designed to help families of more than 130 capital city-area children save for college.
Story
Politics
Problems Persist in First Half of Election Day
Dozens of gold-shirted volunteers at the NAACP's Protect the Vote headquarters are busily fielding a steady stream of calls from across the state to the organization's voter helpline.
Story
LA Times: Cancer Victim Apologizes to Obama
Am I the biggest fan of Health Care Reform? No... I think a number of additional steps, like the public option, could have been taken to make this a more …
Story
Ledge: Just Fill the Jails with Juveniles!
Anyone think The Clarion-Ledger has any friggin' clue about what causes crime? It's as if they refuse to read the vast piles of research about juvenile crime, instead focusing on …
Story
Barbour to DV Victims: ‘You Can't Trust Us'
Also see: JFP Domestic Abuse Archive and 2008 investigation of Barbour's domestic pardons.
Story
Heather McTeer
Eight years ago, fresh from a victory that made her Greenville's first African American mayor, first woman mayor, and the city's youngest mayor, Heather McTeer found out the city's chief …
Story
Why Not Risko?
Local bands Risko Danza, The Wild Card Charlies and Wicked Gentlemen will grace the stage of Hal and Mal's Red Room tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 14, for a charity bash honoring …
Story
Feature
[Rob In Stereo] How Not to Put on a Concert
Going to an awful concert is like going to an awful movie. You hate yourself for supporting the beast, yet you almost perversely cherish the memory.
Story
Lawmakers Mull $100 Million in Bonds for Nissan
Mississippi lawmakers are considering giving a development agency the capacity to use $100 million in bonds toward the construction of buildings for suppliers of Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton plant.
