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Travis Pinkston

Over the past four months, Travis Pinkston has learned that trash can be a creative endeavor that brings a community together.

Influencing Sex-Ed Policies

School advocacy groups and parents are beginning to talk about how they can influence Jackson Public Schools' sex-education policy next year.

JPD Prepares for Busy Weekend

With more than 100,000 people expected to visit Jackson this weekend, Jackson Police Department Assistant Chief Lee Vance asked officers to be on the lookout for criminal activity. Crowds are …

Person of the Day

Mary Libby Payne

Justice Mary Libby Payne, 79, of Pearl is one of 11 recipients of the Mississippi Medal of Service for significant contributions to the state.

Facebook Roadshow Tonight

The Mississippi Attorney General's office and the Department of Education will host a Facebook Roadshow tonight at Clinton High School.

Feature

More Than Ready

Ricky Adams used to watch and listen to his cousin, Ray Adams, and then mock everything he did, from making beats to rapping. He was only 8, but Ricky quickly …

Key of G

Wilco, ‘The Whole Love'

It should be evident to those of you who read my column that I am not a rock 'n' roll aficionado. I do not dislike the genre; I just need …

Sports

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Mississippi State Bulldogs are on the road this week.

Sports

Celebrating JSU's Legacy

JSU has a history of winning its homecoming game, and this year should be no different.

Bryan's Rant

Standardized

I missed who said the dumbest thing I heard this weekend, or I would be ranting about that idiot. Instead, I must rant about what was said.

Sports

JFP Top 25: Week 6

Last week, I opened the JFP Top 25 explaining that October is the month college football's best teams begin to separate themselves from the rest. This is the month when …

Cooking

My Big, Fat, Cheap Family

I come from a frugal family. Jan, my stepmother, saves everything that can be re-used—seriously, everything. When Jan and my father moved a few years ago, my father put his …

Wellness

The Down There Blues

The waiting room at the Hinds Comprehensive Health Center's women's clinic was full. Women of all ages and races sat, some silent and some on the phone, anxious to go …

Fly

Sailing Our Own Race

"There's a feeling in the air ..." So starts a favorite Better than Ezra song that reminds me of fall. Lately, that feeling has made me want to get outside …

Development

Growing Green Jobs

"One of the things that you see is a gradual greening of the economy, both in Mississippi and the U.S. as a whole," Dek Terrell said. "... When I look …

Business

Questions Dog Convention Hotel Deal

'The horse is out of the barn and ... we don't have any answers.' – Margaret Barrett-Simon

Justice

Ramirez Missing Two Years

Abraham Jonathan Ramirez went out with friends to El Jardin, a Jackson nightclub off Gallatin Street, a couple of years ago. He was 21 then, had a new pick-up truck …

Development

Melton's Last Laugh

The sudden and extremely belated concern about TCI doing a convention-center hotel deal with the city would be amusing if it weren't so frustrating to realize how little some people …

Business

[Stiggers] A Jobs Plan

The massive hirings will not affect the prices at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store. Jojo hopes that his positive and creative corporate restructuring will inspire hope and confidence in the spirits …

Crime

[Gregory] One Caring Adult

Before the act of 'murdering,' they act like any other child.