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Jim Ingram

Mississippians owe much of the freedoms that we now enjoy, not to a governor or a legislative body, but to a legendary FBI agent named Jim Ingram. Sadly, he passed …

Builder Guild Improves Gulf Coast Workforce Housing Standards

Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on affordable housing in the Mississippi counties hardest hit by 2005's Hurricane Katrina, has revised and improved its standards for affordable …

Legislative Tab Comes in at $21 Million

Mississippians are paying a $21 million bill from the state Legislature this year, $2 million more than 2008, according to the state auditor's annual report. The 13-month session, which ended …

What About the Generations to Come?

Youth Media Project

Jackson is missing out on a major cash cow. It's definitely something they should think about.

Jackpedia Coming Aug. 12—Need Your Help Compiling It!

1. What is the best thing about living in Jackson? (Be specific! Contact info helps!)

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Hitched: Premier Bridal Show Connects Vendors and Brides-to-Be

Brides, brides, and more brides. Chatting with their lady companions, they formed a long line in the lobby of the Embassy Suites Ridgeland. All of them were waiting to get …

Two New Exhibits Open at MMA

This weekend, the Mississippi Museum of Art will unveil two new exhibits, "Name Change: One Artist, 12 Personas, 35 Years" and "Mississippi Invitational." The latter is an exhibition of 10 …

Tougaloo Prez Says Museum Funding Up to Barbour

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Auditorium Now Home to Films, and a Cooking Show

The Auditorium's Executive Chef Nathan Glenn is a busy man, and is only becoming busier and busier. On Aug. 25, Glenn will film a pilot for a cooking show that …

Haley Barbour Recalls Reagan in Neshoba County Fair Speech

Neshoba County Fair/July 30, 2009/Verbatim

Thank you. It's great to be back at the Fair; there's no place like it. A little mud on your boots never should bother anybody over here. This is my …

Chick Ball Brings In Nearly $16,000 to Fight Abuse

The money is (almost) counted for the 5th Annual Jackson Free Press Chick Ball weekend, and so far the effort has piled up close to $16,000 for the Center for …

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.

Photos Up From 2009 Chick Ball

Photographer Pat Butler was on hand for the 2009 Chick Ball and got some great photos which we've gotten up in an online gallery. Enjoy:

Feed Your Brain

Dawn R. Dugle

There may come a day when I don't recognize you. We could be best friends, have had great adventures and long conversations about everything under the sun. But I won't …

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Major League Baseball, Atlanta at Florida (6 p.m., SportSouth, 620 AM): The Braves still have a chance in the NL East, but they need a big trade and a long …

Think Local First

I'm currently reading the book "Big Box Swindle" by Stacy Mitchell, who wrote our cover story this week. The book argues that much of what we believe about big-box development—that …

Creating Kid Art

Bryson Williams, a stocky 7-year-old, is devoted to glitter. He grabs handfuls of the stuff from a paper plate and drops it onto a plastic one, his eyebrows pushed together …

Wink, Wink: The ShopLocal™ Scam

When the Jackson Free Press launched our Web site and published our first print edition in September 2002, we immediately started urging our readers to "Think Global, Shop Local." The …

How To Invest in the Community

For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $45 stays in the local economy. That is the finding of a study by Civic Economics, which found that shopping at …

Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend

If you're in the market for back-to-school clothes and shoes, this coming weekend is the time to make your purchases.