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‘Gangs' of Fondren?
An April 13 fight involving a group of preteens and young adults in Fondren Park has resulted in a flurry of responses on the OurFondren Neighborhood Association's online community message …
Yerger Orders Investigation of Ed Peters
Whoever thought you'd hear those words!?! It does seem like a long, long time ago when Ed Peters was the driving force behind Robert Smith's campaign for district attorney, appearing …
I Can Fix It
Attorney Wilson Carroll Wants to 'Fix' the D.A.'s Office
Wilson Carroll wants badly to be the next district attorney in Hinds County. As a result, the Harvard and Ole Miss graduate is going on the offensive against incumbent Faye …
Travelin' Band
Whether he is opening for Eric Church in front of 20,000 people or headlining a Friday night show at Hank's Texas Grille in McKinney, Texas, Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr …
County Attorney looks to investigate UMMC's pig use
Read our previous stories on the UMMC pig issue from Jan. 24 and Jan. 26.
Hands-On Action
It's a rather poorly kept secret that one reason I'm out and about so much is that I don't cook and, well, a girl's gotta eat. While I am an …
Legislature Returns; How to Track Bills
As state legislators return to the Capitol tomorrow for the 2011 Legislative session, lawmakers will spend the next 90 days approving diminished funding for state agencies and debating a host …
How much radioactive tritium did Grand Gulf release?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission still has not assessed how much radioactive tritium Entergy Mississippi employees accidentally released into the Mississippi River late last month.
Second Thoughts On Privatization
The Jackson City Council got a taste of the realities of outsourcing at its Monday night work session when the council noted a $14,000 purchase order from Jackson business NAPA …
PSC to Rule on Kemper County in May
The Mississippi Public Service Commission will deliver a decision on a proposed $2.4 billion coal plant in Kemper County in May.
DeSoto Parents Sue Schools, Police for Racial Discrimination
Parents of six DeSoto County students are suing the city of Southaven, school district employees and police officers for alleged racial discrimination during an incident on a school bus last …
Melton Bodyguard Recio Gets House Arrest, Probation
Michael Recio, who served as a Jackson police officer and bodyguard to the late Mayor Frank Melton, will serve one year of probation for his role in the 2006 warrantless …
[Alert] Support Public Education Today
Here's what you can do right now to demand full funding of Adequate Education. An alert just in from Parents for Public Schools; the Jackson Free Press stands with PPS …
Consultants Threaten JSU Programs, Alumni Fear
Members of committees affiliated with Jackson State University are worried that the university will be cutting programs in a curriculum reorganization. Associates of the Hinds Chapter of the Jackson State …
Hood Joins AGs Asking Congress to Protect Homeowners From Foreclosure
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wants the U.S. to change its bankruptcy laws to protect homeowners from foreclosure. "Despite the best efforts of state and federal government regulators to engage …
Farish Street Nightclub to Increase Security
Attorneys for the Birdland Restaurant and Lounge reached an agreement with Jackson city attorneys yesterday to close the Farish Street nightclub for 30 days while addressing security concerns stemming from …
Jackson Maintains Staff and Taxes Despite Smaller Budget
Despite a $10 million smaller budget for the city's proposed 2011 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the city will not increase property taxes or lay off employees, but instead reduce …
Survivors Try to S.N.A.P BACK
Local victims of sexual abuse by priests joined other victims nationwide by forming a Mississippi chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (S.N.A.P.). Johnny Rainer, co-coordinator of the …
Politics
State May Shutter Abortion Clinic
The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
JPS Admits Handcuffing Kids for Hours
Read the complaint and the JPS response. Also, read our previous story.
