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Honor the 2010 Chicks We Love at Chick-A-BOOM!
Every year, the Jackson Free Press chooses a delightful slate of Chicks We Love to spotlight, and each year we host the JFP Chick Ball to raise money to fight …
Shop Local
The Small Business Association encourages Americans to shop at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26, is part of an effort to get people to support …
Mississippi to Receive $100 Million in Microsoft Settlement
The Mississippi Legislature may have a new tool to work with in straightening out the state's fiscal woes. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced at a June 11 press conference …
MPB Moves Toward Self-Sufficiency
Big underwriters with deep pockets could save Mississippi Public Broadcasting. To find those generous companies, MPB employees preoccupied with periodic membership drives need time to make convincing sales pitches. To …
Supes Debate Jails, Two Lakes
On Monday, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors held a contentious special meeting, discussing jail expansion, use of empty space at the Henley-Young Youth Detention Center, and the LeFleur Lakes …
Silent No More
Early on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day, a group of anti-abortion Mississippians gathered to erect 2,000 crosses on the lawn of the Mississippi State Capitol as a "A Memorial …
A Monumental Mess
An old man sits in a shower of sunlight staring straight ahead. It is hard to tell his age; he could be 60 or 80. He is abnormally quiet. An …
Site for ‘Mississippi Renewal Forum'
Keep an eye on the plans of Gov. Haley Barbour's "Mississippi Renewal Forum" on this Web site. The front page states:
Corn Hath No Fury: The JFP Interview With Billy McCoy
Photos by Mac Gordon
House Speaker Billy McCoy speaks in a halting stutter at times. A stroke shook his frame in 2004. He has recovered to a point, though the scars are still plain. …
2005 Year In Review, Part 2: To Hell and Back
The second half of 2005 turned out to be the most interesting six months any of us have lived through in a while. On the positive side, the city continued …
Jane, You Ignorant Snit!
The other day, an e-mail popped up with the subject line, "tired of insults." I grimaced a bit and opened it. The correspondent first told me that she reads my …
O.J. Simpson Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Armed Robbery
The verdict came down late last night. From CNN:
AG Settles Meat Plant Beef
Mississippi taxpayers will receive the meaty sum of $4 million from a settlement in a case against the owners of a failed beef plant built with state-backed loans, Attorney General …
EEOC: Discriminating Against Felon Illegal?
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? The question, which is standard on most job applications, often spells heartbreak for many people who know that checking yes means their …
Most Intriguing Jacksonians 2011
For better or worse, you talked about them. A lot. Some deserved it. Others? Well ...
For better or worse, you talked about them. A lot. Some deserved it. Others? Well ...
Clarion-Ledger Endorses Front-Page Advertiser
On Sunday, The Clarion-Ledger endorsed Gov. Haley Barbour for governor (and his sure-to-be lapdog Phil Bryant, thus ensuring Barbour control of the Senate)—in the same issue that had one of …
The Emerging Mississippi: Are New Voters Changing State Politics?
Photos by Kenya Hudson
When presidential hopeful Barack Obama entered the Rose Embley McCoy building at Jackson State University on March 10, he flowed easily into the hungry arms of the crowd. At least …
Transcribed Remarks of Barbour, Pickering, Red Cross Head
Transcribed Remarks: Governor Haley Barbour, U.S. Congressman Chip Pickering, and
Governor Haley Barbour: Let me start off by introducing a great ally to Mississippi, and somebody that is a genuine pleasure for me to have here and to let visit …
City Money Out of Jackson's Hands?
Senate Bill 3268, which Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law March 11, authorizes the city of Jackson to hold a referendum vote on whether or not to approve an additional …
Animal House Politics
Good Lord: Do we have a bunch of children running these campaigns? The state Republican Party has launched this silly anti-Musgrove Web site, registered to the state College Republicans at …
