Jackson Free Press

Fire and Brimstone

For a minute, we toyed with having debates back at Neshoba Central High School in the 1970s.

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Triumph and Tragedy at the Halfway Point

At the midway point of the college football season, some fan bases want the season to never end (mainly in Starkville), while others can't wait for it to be over …

Tag Design to Honor Tuskegee Airmen

Clint Martin's artwork depicting dogfights waged by the black World War II-era flyers known as the Tuskegee Airmen has been shown in the state Capitol, the Pentagon, a Smithsonian Institute …

Feds: Man Arrested in LA Airport Not Cooperating

A man arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and flame-resistant pants is not cooperating with federal officials working to discover why he was headed to Boston …

Legislative Candidates Will Run in Old Districts

Special election candidates in two north Mississippi legislative races will run using old district lines, though officials say that decision may be challenged in court.

Chamber Gives $200K for Lake Project

Pearl River Vision Foundation, which is working with local officials to work up a plan to reduce flooding along the Pearl River, received $200,000 from the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership …

Restaurants Promote Racial Reconciliation

Several Jackson restaurants are taking part in an initiative to encourage better understanding and unity among different races and ethnicities in the city today and Thursday.

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Roadmaps, Endorsements, Teachers and Thick Steaks

It's been a long time coming, but the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership finally has a long-range economic roadmap for the capital city area.

Simon Hamburg

Simon Hamburg, 24, passed away at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson on Oct. 4.

Big Gaps in Romney Plan on Pre-existing Conditions

There's a huge catch to Mitt Romney's plan: You'd basically have to be covered already to be protected.

U.S., French Physicists Win Nobel for Quantum Work

A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for experiments on quantum particles that may one day help lead to computers many times faster than those in …

More Paths to Victory for Obama, But Race Tightening

With swinging polls making the White House race as unpredictable as ever, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were crossing Ohio Tuesday and making their case with new …

GM Plans to Hire Up to 10,000 Computer Professionals

General Motors is moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your …

Nobel Awarded for Stem Cell, Early Cloning Work

wo scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds.

Sandusky at Risk of Sexual Assault in Prison

Because of who he is and what he's done, Jerry Sandusky could be in particular danger of sexual assault when he is sent off to prison this week.

High Court Looks at Race in College Admissions

Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on …

YOUR TURN: Obama's Rope-A-Dope Revisited

We were at my sister's house with two generations watching the first of three scheduled presidential debates. The rest of my siblings kept in touch via telephone and texting.

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Duff Dorrough

Duff Dorrough had a long and storied musical history in Mississippi.

Community Events and Public Meetings

Today, the Jackson Touchdown Club Meeting is at 6 p.m. at River Hills Club.

Morris, Nunnelee Tow Party Lines

Republican U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee says he has embraced his party's agenda and wants north Mississippi voters to send him back to Congress so he can keep working on it.