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No. 20 Bulldogs Preparing to Face 2 Kentucky QBs
Kentucky players know what they'll get Saturday from No. 20 Mississippi State — defensive pressure.
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The Absolute Beginner's Guide to the Bible
Why yes, I am shilling another book. Why do you ask?
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Testimonial: Spirit Freedom
Leading up to the 2010, the Jackson Free Press asked domestic-abuse survivors to tell their stories. This is one of the pieces we received, republished verbatim.
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It's the Weekend!
Today, the Four Seasons of the Cedars Spring Art Show at The Cedars Historic Home (4145 Old Canton Road) closes. The event is free; call 601-366-5552. The Mississippi Mama Show …
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It's the Weekend!
Today, the SCLC-MIRA Unity Conference kicks off at 8 a.m. at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.); the event runs through March 31. Full admission is $50, …
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It's the Weekend!
This week you'll be in for a fun and frightful Halloween weekend with spooky events taking place all over Jackson and surrounding areas. The "A Time for Sharing" exhibit at …
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Mason Leaving JSU for Southern Univ.
[verbatim from the Mississippi Institutions for Higher Learning]
After a decade leading Mississippi's largest historically black institution, Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. announced today that he has accepted the position as the next president of the …
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It's the Weekend!
Today, Amazin' Lazy Boi performs during Live at Lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art's Art Garden (380 S. Lamar St.). Bring or buy lunch; call 601-960-1515. …
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Hood Announces $3.35 Million Settlement with Dell
[Verbatim release] Jackson, MS--Attorney General Jim Hood announced today an agreement between the Attorneys General of 34 states and Dell under which Dell will provide $1.5 million restitution to Dell …
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Events
Choctaw Pageantry and Culture
The 63rd Mississippi Choctaw Fair, held this year from July 11-14 in Choctaw, mixes music, sport and more.
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Censored – or Bogus?
Some stories get ignored by the mainstream media because they're too controversial, or too much of a challenge to the rich and powerful, or just too hot to handle.
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[Talk] No Discernible Effect
With no discussion to speak of, the Jackson City Council re-instituted its youth curfew ordinance at its Aug. 26 meeting. With City Councilman Ben Allen out of the room temporarily, …
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DIY: Daniel Johnson on Dreadlocks
Daniel Johnson's face is distinctive: eyes bold and blue, nose prominent. He sat across from me with a comfortable reception of each question, his hair down by his face, fine …
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TALK: 2nd Amendment Tort Reform
Right before Congress adjourned for Easter, Rep Chip Pickering (R-3rd District) was getting busy, doing his part to spread the "tort reform" revolution. His staff happily released a statement saying …
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Stuart Rockoff
Dr. Stuart Rockoff is a historian who works for the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, which is sponsoring a photography exhibit at Millsaps College that focuses on Jewish history …
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Over 250,000 Still Without Power in Louisiana, Mississippi Days After Isaac
About a quarter of a million customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some …
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Advocates Push for State Energy Program
Sustainable-energy proponents pushed utility-industry representatives and government staffers today to consider implementing a new statewide energy efficiency program funded by the utility industry.
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Civil Rights
All Labor Has Worth
Making a difference in Mississippi can be an uphill fight. King and Randolph would be the first to tell them.
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Mississippi Lawmakers on Smoking, Sex-Ed and Kicked Cats
Today is the deadline for Mississippi legislators to take floor action on all bills originating in their respective chambers, and the House and Senate passed several bills yesterday and this …
