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The Road Trip Issue
For some, a vacation just isn't a vacation unless they get on a plane, take a cab to a resort and spend their days baking at the pool. Putting aside …
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The Road Trip Issue: Sidebar Stories
<b><em>Traveling with Munchkins</b></em>
You know it's coming, and you know that once it starts, it may never end. It's the dreaded, "Are we there yet?" whine coming from the back seat. There are …
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BREAKING: Invite Suggests Melton Fundraiser for Sheriff Candidate
A document (PDF, 40 KB) received via fax by the Jackson Free Press makes it appear that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is planning a fundraiser at his home for Hinds …
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Purvis: ‘Melton Did Not Put Me in the Race'
Jackson 2000 held a district attorney candidate forum today at noon at Schimmel's. The Jackson Free Press moderated, asking questions provided by audience members. We will have a full report …
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Police Chief's Work-Camp Plans Under Fire
The Jackson City Council today requested that Police Chief Shirlene Anderson remove some Beasley Road property from her list of candidates for a misdemeanor work camp. The property currently houses …
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OK, Class: What's Wrong with THIS Story?
You get two points for every problem you can point out with this little ditty in The Clarion-Ledger about all the shootings that have been happening "near" Hamps. Have fun …
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The Ledger's Co-Dependency with Frank Melton
One wonders where The Clarion-Ledger edit-boyz came up with this lead to their editorial berating their mayor for doing, pretty much, exactly what he indicated he would do during the …
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BREAKING: Taylor Headed Back to Jail?
Sources inside Hinds County say a 17-year-old companion of Mayor Frank Melton may need to turn himself back in to Hinds County authorities due to an administrative error regarding his …
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BREAKING: McMillin Requests Subpoena for Michael Taylor
Melton inadvertently got his 17-year-old live-in companion subpoenaed before a 2nd District grand jury this morning.
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Melton: ‘I'm An Expert Swimmer and All That ..."
A hasty council vote to select a new president delivered predictable results last Tuesday, as two deeply divided factions squared off against one another. The meeting also featured a mayor …
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Beyond Bizarre
I was recently reminded of a dinner incident from when I was a kid. My mother, her friend Bill and I went to eat at my grandparents' house. In the …
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Robert Walters
Like a performer on stage, Robert Walters, 24, spent the last school year entertaining and engaging students in his U.S. government class. A first-year teacher at Lanier High School, he …
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The Other Ridgeway Incident
This week, I will begin a journey across the hemispheres to Auckland, New Zealand. I am moving for reasons that begin with my parents' departure for Auckland nine months ago …
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Three Candidates Vying for Ward 1
Three Ward 1 residents are jumping up to replace former Council President Ben Allen, since the councilman retired over health issues June 22. Allen abruptly resigned his post days after …
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Campbell Takes on Fleming
Rep. Erik Fleming, 42, is defending his seat against challenger Kimberly Campbell in the District 72 Demo-cratic primary this year. Fleming has held the post since 1999, and he said …
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The 50-State Strategy Should Include Us
A poll recently conducted by the New York Times, CBS and MTV showed that Americans aged 17-29 lean toward the political left. The poll found that 54 percent of young …
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A New Sheriff In Town?
Photos by Brian Johnson, Roy Adkins, Nate Glenn, Darren Schwindaman, and Jaro Vacek
Sheriff Malcolm McMillin is familiar with opposition, having faced it and triumphed in repeated elections since he was first elected sheriff of Hinds County 16 years ago.
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‘Chief Shirlene Andersons (sic) wants citizens ...
... to have a happy and safe Fourth of July Holiday ...'
No, that's not a typo, at least not on our part. The chief's office sent that e-mail with that exact subject line today. Here's the rest of the e-mail, verbatim:
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Where have the Mississippi Democrats gone?
Mississippi leads the list - or is at the bottom - on many national statistics.
Our educational system lends many of our young people to opt out of graduation for a life on the streets or perpetual poverty.
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City's War on Sex Toys Is Back
Just when you thought that the Jackson Police Department isn't up to the challenge posed by escalating crime, they prove you wrong. Per The Clarion-Ledger tonight:
