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Do Costs of Drilling Outweigh Benefits?
If Mississippi's own tourism website touts the pristine beaches, dunes and endangered wildlife-viewing on the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands, Capt. Louis Skrmetta can't understand why the state wants to …
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Medicaid Assistance: Non-Smokers Only?
Medicaid recipients--and the agencies that provide services to them--could face a slew of new restrictions, including random drug tests, community service and nicotine testing if several bills in the Senate …
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Community Events and Public Meetings
AARP Tax Aide Volunteer Service. The service is available to low- and moderate-income taxpayers with special attention to those ages 60 and older. Bring all necessary documents. No appointment required. …
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Museum Needs Civil Rights Stories
To tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi as a whole, historians will need stories from individual people involved with the movement, museum planners say.
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Charter Schools: The Devil's in the Details
Charter schools offer benefits, but the state must be cautious in using them. That mixed message emerged during a joint meeting of the Senate and House education committees yesterday morning …
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This Is What Ugly Looks Like, Folks
When I got in this morning, one of my writers had emailed me about a new Facebook page bashing the Jackson Free Press—apparently because the folks on it are sore …
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Arena Study to Include Thalia Mara
City leaders fear that one day the USA International Ballet Competition could leave Jackson due to Thalia Mara Hall needing repairs that cost about $9 million. Only four cities in …
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Beneta Burt: Proof in Experience
Beneta Burt stays so busy as executive director of the Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity Project that she didn't think she would have time to run for City Council. After …
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Renardo Sidney
If Mississippi State is going to have success deep into this basketball season and play deep into the NCAA Tournament, they will need Renardo Sidney. The temperamental star's story is …
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Three football games left, but only one really counts. Plenty of basketball is on the way, and baseball is knocking on the door.
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Mississippians Headed to the Big Game
Mississippi was going to be well represented in the Super Bowl regardless of which teams remained after the NFL Playoffs last Sunday. All four teams on the gridiron had players …
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Full Time Ain't Magic
I saw several articles last week calling for the National Football League to hire full-time officials after the Green Bay Packers were saved from a fumble against the New York …
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Celebrating the Best
Welcome to our tenth annual "Best of Jackson" edition, celebrating the best that Jackson and its surrounding communities have to offer in terms of people, places, services and products. (And, …
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[Publisher's Note] Celebrating the Best
Welcome to our tenth annual "Best of Jackson" edition, celebrating the best that Jackson and its surrounding communities have to offer in terms of people, places, services and products. (And, …
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Celebrate the Best, Fix the Rest
The JFP applauds every person, business and organization that is making the capital city into a very special place. The world is starting to take notice.
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Vol. 10, No. 20
My name is Howard Klerk, and I am the president of the National Board of Trustees of The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. based in Cincinnati, Ohio. …
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[Letters] Vol. 10, No. 20
My name is Howard Klerk, and I am the president of the National Board of Trustees of The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. based in Cincinnati, Ohio. …
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[Furr] The Gold Standard
I want tamales served up Mississippi-style, smaller and spicier and crafted from cornmeal and Delta blues.
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Best Of Jackson 2012: Community
As a child, I loved exploring the Mississippi Museum of Art at its former location on visits to Jackson with my mom. As an adult, I am continually impressed with …
