Jackson Free Press

Spring ‘08 Sports Issue

Welcome to the first installment of the JFP sports supplement. This issue offers previews of state college baseball, the Mississippi Braves and their new radio voice, bloggers-choice sports heroes, NCAA …

Dream Big. Change Jackson.

Thinking big. It is much more than a way to envision getting richer or renovating a downtown building into expensive condos.

The Commons: Continuity of Love

Under the quiet gaze of an oversized bronze statue of Eudora Welty, a friendly but insistent workman keeps asking Jonathan Sims what to do about the dishwasher. Sims can't answer …

New Challenges

Carolyn Meyers doesn't look much like her predecessor at Jackson State University, Ronald Mason, on paper or in person. The tall, arguably aloof Mason was not a researcher by training, …

2009 College Hoops Preview

Before this college basketball season began, several national publications had projected Jackson State and Ole Miss as NCAA Tournament teams.

Domestic Terrorism: Stalked to the Death

Adrienne Klasky knew for years that Michael Graham would kill her. She just didn't know when it would happen.

[Fly] Green This

Welcome to our festive holiday Fly issue. Jump in to get ideas for your green Christmas shopping list and tips on how to catch your friends up on your life. …

The Charms of Frank Melton

Mayor Frank Melton and I disagreed on many things, especially the way he ran the city and his style of "crime-fighting," but we met in the middle on a few …

The Tragic Case of the Scott Sisters

Jamie and Gladys Scott arrived at the Mini Mart gas station on Highway 35 in Forest, Miss., sometime between 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1993. It was just …

Holding On: One Artist's Leap Of Faith

Artist H.C. Porter sits down with Terri Cowart and talks about her inspirations.

Sidebar: Justice Is Deaf

Police arrested Gregory Tavoras Hobson of Canton and Markeith Brown of Canton last December for the Dec. 8, 2005, shooting death of 16-year-old Keavin Jones. When Hobson's charges went before …

Good Space

Whether it's inside our homes, at our workplaces or where we spend our free time, our environments have a big impact on our quality of life. In order to change …

Singing the Broken Pipe Blues

When the water in their sinks and showers slowed to a drip last week, many Jacksonians found their thoughts turning subterranean. Following five days of freezing temperatures, water mains across …

Road Strip

It was the first time I had ever seen an entire trunk full of beer. I take that back. It was the second time I'd ever seen a trunk full …

Blind Eye: Easier Times for Bingo Crimes?

Adam goes into depth about monetary abuses in bingo parlors, and why nothing has been done about it.

Old Fights, New Bruises

House Speaker Billy McCoy, Senate leader Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and Gov. Haley Barbour will address some very old fights this year as the Legislature convenes. Many of these are …

Eyes On The Machine: Jackson Teens Cover The Media

At the Media Literacy Project's June 7 orientation, project associates began discussing what would be their research.

Did She Have To Die?

By 10 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2007, the temperatures were well on their way to 93 degrees when JPD Sgt. Eric Wall pulled his cruiser into the turn lane on …

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Taking Back Rock: The JFP Interview With Joan Jett

As a 4-year-old little girl, I watched the tv screen with a gaping mouth, focusing on the black-haired woman yelling about loving rock 'n' roll.

Strong Mayor, Weak Council

42 candidates are looking to claim a seat on the Jackson City Council in this year's elections. All have high aspirations, but many don't know what they're getting into.