Jackson Free Press

Calls Needed This Weekend

[verbatim from Mississippi Health Advocacy Program]

On Thursday, the State Senate debated and passed the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill, H.B. 105. Thanks to your support and calls, the bill was amended to include language that would …

Free Voter ID Will Cost ... But What?

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced yesterday that his office will be "proactive" and distribute free voter ID cards to anyone who does not have the proper identification. But …

College Football: Here's Your Grid Sked

Here's this year's Mississippi college football schedule for you to print out and post next to your bookie's phone number, er, next to your TV remote.

How to Free an Innocent Man

Cedric Willis is a Jackson resident who was wrongfully convicted in the shooting death of Carl White in 1994. In 2006 the Jackson Free Press reported that Hinds County Circuit …

Cents & Sensibility

There are some pieces—no matter the fads of the day—that every wardrobe requires. Every fashion guru has his or her own list of essentials, but they all basically say the …

A Lunch To Grow On

Our lazy summer days are coming to an end, and school is around the corner. Cafeteria food might taste good, but those steak fingers and fries do not have much …

Funds Available For Community-Based Lenders

The U.S. Small Business Administration will accept applications starting Feb. 15 for lenders through its Small Loan Advantage program. The agency is also launching its Community Advantage program to increase …

Women Done Wrong

You get 10 women together, and nine of them will have a story to tell about how a man has done them wrong. Give the tenth one a little time, …

The Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days

College basketball, Carver Bible at Mississippi College (7 p.m.): Another theological dispute is settled on the hardwood in Clinton.

So you want to donate to NAMIWalks, but you're afraid to donate online…

Good news! You can mail your donation, and if you include a note saying that it is for The Church Triumphant team, my team will still get credit for it. …

Single-Minded Purpose

In March 1944, Hannah Senesh, a young Jew from Budapest who had immigrated to Palestine five years earlier, parachuted into Yugoslavia in an effort to make contact with Hungarian Jews, …

Fightin' Texas Aggies Stun Hapless Loser ‘t-sips'

Oh. My. Word.

NBC News Story About Crushing Defeat of t.u.

Atlanta's The Close To Release New Album That Packs So Much Southern Heat, It'll Give You A Sun, Bur

Imagine if Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon had married Built To Spill's Doug Martsch instead of Thurston Moore. Now, imagine if Doug and Kim had kids, and those kids started a …

Hiphop Tackles the "N" Word and today's Youth in upcoming forums

Worldwide Westside Magazine and Shadow Play Entertainment Presents the "Free 2 Flow" Summit (http://www.free2flow.com).

Pink, Blue ... or Green?

With the uncertain future of our planet, many couples are wondering whether they should have children at all. That is a highly personal decision, but I will say that it …

City Council Questions Farish Developers

City Council members questioned Farish Street developers about their request for $8 million in bonds during a work session this morning.

Creating a Brand

Tripp Muldrow is a busy man. In the past year, he has spent 150 days traveling throughout the country, listening to residents and compressing often-complicated stories into brands that instill …

The "Free2Flow" Hiphop Summit this Saturday

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING FREE2FLOW SUMMIT. For everyone who is making plans to attend the Free2Flow Summit on Saturday, I have some important news for you. The event was in the …

City Gets Art, Climate Change-Mitigation Grants, Fitness Court

Seven Jacksonians will explore the intersection of arts and social justice to create change and to address prevailing arts grantmaking inequities.

First, Do No Harm

"Let's all just avoid being bitten by mosquitoes," warns Dr. Robert Hotchkiss of the Mississippi State Department of Health. At the Aug. 30 Jackson City Council meeting, Hotchkiss promoted the …