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Food Trucks, Grants and a Winter Wonderland

BankPlus and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas presented two Jackson organizations with $4,000 grants.

Hitchcock was SO RIGHT to be scared to death of them…

I must share the trauma.

Business Week writes the scariest thing I've ever read about the Bird Flu.

Buzz: FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD

FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD

News came Monday that The Associated Press and the Hattiesburg American are suing the U.S. Marshals Service for seizing and erasing journalists' tape recordings of a peech by U.S. Supreme …

Jackson Named One of 100 Best Communities for Young People

Jackson, a second-time 100 Best winner, was again recognized for programs that support youth education, healthy living and community involvement.

But What Would Jesus SAY?

Marines just say no to Jesus dolls in Toys for Tots Drive.

O.J. Simpson Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Armed Robbery

The verdict came down late last night. From CNN:

Truly Outrageous, Indeed

Q: What do you get when you cross kitschy 1980s cartoon Jem and the Holograms with feminist new wave/punk/electroclash band Le Tigre?

For The Children, Y'all

There was no starting gun, but there was a preacher, so i was obviously prepared to run. I surveyed the group that had assembled behind the starting line and noted …

Poot and Pay the Price

A plane is grounded and searched because of the smell of a burning match. However, the match was not lit to ignite a bomb - it was to cover the …

Doggie Do's and Don'ts

Here in America, we love our dogs. But because an Amber Alert doesn't cover dogs, we often find ourselves at a loss if our own pals go missing or if …

Getting Rid of Stuff the Green Way

So you want to get rid of your stuff. What options do you have to give your discards a second life?

ArtTalk: All In A Day's Work

Renting out sailboats and kayaks. Caddying golf. Delivering burritos on a bicycle. Clam farming. Wildfire fighting. They may not be career paths in and of themselves, but they are all …

Not Your Ordinary Cable Network

Cable-television networks such as Nickelodeon and the Discovery Channel should serve as economic models for public broadcasting, Gov. Haley Barbour quipped recently.

Saturday With Maury

Maury Wills, the 1962 National League Most Valuable Player, came to Jackson June 6, 2003, 44 years to the day after he was called up to the major leagues. He …

UPDATED: Schools Reopen, Tri-County Battleplan Breakdown

Local school districts are all making their own preparations and putting health, social distancing and other protocols into place to prepare for the attempt to return to in-person learning for …

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Gov. Reeves, Stop the Insanity

Gov. Reeves knew the threat to Mississippi hospitals when he implemented one of the most liberal reopening plans of any U.S. state in late May. As with Florida and Texas, …

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Secret to JFP’s Longevity? You Just Don’t Quit

The truth is, running a media company is always tough when your primary goal is to tell the truth—and not just please or appease the powerful.

Jackson Works Director Details Water System Breakdowns, System Failure Mitigation

As Jacksonians struggle with the aftermath of winter weather that caught the city flatfooted, Director of Works Charles Williams told the city council yesterday that it might happen again soon.

Football Brain

Brain injuries are serious and can have lifelong consequences. Recently, many people have become more aware of just how serious, between former National Football League players suing over how their …

Goliath Blunders, Passes Buck

The city is headed to court with The Clarion-Ledger over public records, where the city faces likely defeat. The city's violations of the Public Records Act are numerous.