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Christmas Every Day
On a cold November morning, you see a teenager walking in nothing but shorts and a T-shirt––no coat. He is visibly cold and doesn't "belong" in your neighborhood.
Kim Wade: Turn the Mayor Out
WJNT radio host Kim Wade filed a petition for removal against Mayor Frank Melton with the circuit clerk's office Friday afternoon, as reported first at jacksonfreepress.com.
Legislature Stands Up To Veto Threat
The Mississippi Legislature churned like machinery last week, sending out bills in record time, and often with little discourse.
Crime
Louis Freeh
Former FBI director Louis Freeh released the much-awaited Freeh Report today after an eight-month investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse scandal.
Development
Chartre, JSU Working on Deal
A proposed mixed-income development near Jackson State University is receiving mixed reviews from area citizens.
Personhood
New Abortion Regs Issued
On the same day that a federal judge heard arguments in the ongoing controversy over a new law aimed at abortion doctors, the Mississippi State Department of Health quietly rolled …
It's Melton Time: What's Next for Jackson?
On July 4, Mayor-elect Frank Melton will officially move into the mayor's office of Jackson. Word on the street says he has big changes planned for the city, changes many …
Nightmare on Ridgeway Street
About 8:30 the evening of Aug. 26, residents of Ridgeway Street in the Virden Addition saw the Mobile Command Center roll up in front of Evans "Bubba" Welch's duplex, near …
Justice
Sturgis Challenges Ag Museum
Ceara Sturgis says she is "excited" to see whether the Ag Museum will let her and her partner have their commitment ceremony there.
City & County
Ward 1 Community Meeting Tuesday
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is holding a Ward 1 meeting at Beth Israel Tuesday, July 17, at 6 p.m.
JPD: Trustmark on Hwy. 18 Not Robbed
The Jackson Police Department just announced that a local bank was not robbed yesterday. Whew.
Jacksonian
"Kidd" Jordan
Tonight at 8 p.m., the Yellow Scarf plays host to saxophonist "Kidd" Jordan.
Art
MMA Gets Innovation Grant
The Mississippi Museum of Art is about to restructure its model for member participation.
Politics
Stokes: City Needs Jail
LaRita Cooper-Stokes is less than two weeks away from her third election for Ward 3 councilwoman in less than six months.
Personhood
'Crucial' Win for Clinic
Federal Judge Dan Jordan handed down a ruling moments delivering "crucial temporary protection" to the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the state's only abortion clinic
Center for Reproductive Rights Responds to Clinic Ruling
Center for Reproductive Rights President Nancy Northrup: “Every woman in the United States must be guaranteed the same rights and protections under the laws of the land, no matter where …
Politics
Agenda for July 16, 2012, Hinds Board of Supervisors Meeting
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, July 16, in the Chancery Court building downtown.
The Suite Life
The bass thumps heavily and rhythmically and meets you at the door. The treble dances like a modern dancer who's in a zone. If your name's on the list, walk …
11 Things About Sweet Potato Queendom
Learn everything you want to know about the SPQ phenomenon, and then some.
[Editorial] Stop the City Council Game-Playing
Here we go again. When the Jackson Free Press started 10 years ago, the City Council members from Ward 1 (Ben Allen) and Ward 3 (Kenneth Stokes) were constantly at …
