Jackson Free Press

Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend

If you're in the market for back-to-school clothes and shoes, this coming weekend is the time to make your purchases.

Mississippi Hires First Medical Examiner in 15 Years

A former Alabama medical examiner with a history of high-profile international cases began his role as Mississippi's first medical examiner in 15 years on Nov. 1.

Downtown Bodega Opening; King Edward Wins Award

The recently opened Standard Life building will soon have a New York-style grocery store and deli. Gwin Wyatt and her husband, Frank, decided to open the store after her daughter, …

Robin Webb

Concert pianist, composer and activist Robin Webb, 52, has been living with HIV and AIDS for more than two decades. Diagnosed in 1988 as HIV positive, his doctor told him …

JFP Freelancer of the Month: Valerie Wells

Her desire to make a difference in the world instinctively drew Valerie Wells to the field of journalism.

Nader Wants to Be 'POTUS'; Barbour Sez Dems 'Nervous'

AP reports: "Nader's decision was greeted with a chorus of condemnation from Democrats, longtime friends and former supporters who blame him for Al Gore's loss four years ago. They suggested …

Cory Maye

Cory Maye will finally be a free man after serving 10 years in jail for a twisted murder conviction. Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell of the 15th Judicial District of Mississippi …

What Can You Do?

When your daughter, best friend or co-worker becomes a victim of abuse, you have the opportunity to make a difference.

Mary Sterrett

Well-wishers are posting birthday greetings on Facebook for the first baby born at Baptist Health Systems, Mary Ormand Heald Sterrett, who turns 100 today.

ARTICLE: 12 Jobs That Let You Have Weird Hair

I don't like the use of the word "weird" by the author - I prefer "unique" - but the article itself gives pretty sound advice for those who want to …

Of Mats And Men

"You're just not gonna stop, are you?" I replied.

Mid workout, "The Devil" (my personal trainer) suggested that I try yoga. His reasoning was that it would help strengthen certain areas of my forty-year-old body and help with flexibility.

What exactly makes a chicken exotic?

This is the best article I've seen in a long, long time.

True to Our Authentic Selves-Women and Radio

Who knew that Gloria and Jane would create a media that my husband adores? Not those tauting the "feminazi" rhetoric for sure. He came home a few weeks ago raving …

Sports, Stennis and a Saloon

SportsEvents magazine, an industry publication for sports event planners, has named Jackson as one of the top destinations for sports events in its 2012 Readers' Choice Awards issue.

[Rob In Stereo] Reinventing a Legend

When a music icon decides to break back into the mainstream, the popular strategy is to enlist a hot producer who can help update his or her sound for the …

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 8, No. 41

Fans of jam bands will want to support the return of Colonel Bruce Hampton & the Quark Alliance to Martin's Friday night.

[Rob In Stereo] Growing Prince's Sound

Prince recently released his newest single, "Cause and Effect," (Youtube link) which is predictably tame and in keeping with the trend of his singles in recent years. It is appearing …

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 19

If you're feeling that back-to-worker's remorse after the holidays, this is a good weekend to blow the lid off your kettle.

The Only Music Television that Matters

Pitchfork Media, an online-only music publication based in Chicago, is working to reinvigorate the lost art form of the music video. On April 7, the publication launched Pitchfork.tv, a Web …

Sid Salter Lets Hood Hatred Boil Over on Blog

Today Sid Salter stooped to the level of garden-variety anonymous bloggers today with his belittlement of Attorney General Jim Hood's legitimate concern about the corporate media that pays his paycheck. …