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Hot as Cayenne

Storage 24 has won JFP's Best of Jackson's Best Rock twice and Best Original Band twice already, but such labels do the band's unique and distinctive sound little justice.

A Child Of Peace

Mark Henderson's dark skin gleams in the green and white stage lights of the University Park Auditorium on the Jackson State University campus. The group of 20 or so performers …

Bells of St. Peter's

The bells of St. Peter's Catholic Church rang for 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m. on Wed., Dec 11. Fifty or so people hung their heads over their small white …

Luisa Macedo

"It's bigger than my head," 9-year-old Luisa Macedo says as she describes her 21-pound cabbage that named her the Mississippi winner of the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program award. A …

Isaac Churns Up Oil, Questions

Hurricane Isaac disturbed oil from the 2010 BP disaster, washed up on Gulf beaches.

A Stupendous Mechanism

“Frankenweenie” is an incredible piece of moving art, well suited for adults and younger audiences, but particularly for Burton fans, who will appreciate the homage to classic monster films.

It's the Weekend!

Tonight, NEEDTOBREATHE performs at 8 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.

Debate Preparations Consume Candidates

With the White House race barreling toward the finish, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were staying out of the spotlight Monday, underscoring the intense focus each campaign …

Two Former JPD Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes

Former Jackson Police Department Patrol Officers Monyette Quintel Jefferson, 27, and Terence Dale Jenkins, 25, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent.

Investigators Search for Life After Death

This was not the first time Bullard and Grantham had been to the home that they regard as a consistent source of other-worldly evidence.

Activist Girl's Dad Vows She'll Return to Pakistan

The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite …

Lyrics, Master Labs and the Lady with a Red Guitar

This Friday at Yellow Scarf, Wilson and her band from New York—Brandon Ross on guitar and Gregoire Maret on harmonica—will perform.

The Sign Stealer

I don't vent very often here, but I have got to get this out of my system.

On Saturday morning, I got up at 4:30 AM to help my mom prepare for a garage sale that was to start at 6 AM. She decided to have it …

Karl Malden, 1912-2009

"American Express Traveler's Checks. Don't leave home without them." The character actor known for this catchphrase as well as his role in movies such as "Pollyanna" and "A Streetcar Name …

David Paterson sworn in as NY Governor today

Lieutenant Governor David Paterson became the fourth black person in the state and first visually impaired person in the nation to hold the title. Although he became governor due to …

Ah! Working at the JFP

Working at JFP is like nothing I ever expected or could have expected. I had the opportunity to choose between the JFP and another Jackson newspaper. While deliberating which paper …

[Rob In Stereo] Don't Forget the Lyrics

The New Pornographers have long been the pop-music snob's dream band. It is a guitar pop band, but is also able to seamlessly add layered instrumentation and multipart harmonies when …

[Rob In Stereo] A Question of Raditude

I have never been so thoroughly confused by a generic mainstream rock album as I am by Weezer's "Raditude." My initial instinct was to hate it, to pronounce that Weezer …

[Rob In Stereo] Avoiding the Stadium

Summer tour season is here at last. The chance has finally arrived for dedicated fans to see our favorite over-the-hill acts supporting their most recent failed comeback albums.

Events to Benefit CARA

McAlister's Deli plans to use the grand reopening of its Maywood Mart location next week as a fundraising opportunity for a local charity. Everyone who visits the restaurant June 5 …