Jackson Free Press

The Week Ahead

Here's a list of upcoming events that didn't make it into the Slate.

Pro basketball, NBA playoffs: Who's going to the Western Conference finals? Seventh games with Dallas at San Antonio (7 p.m., TNT) and L.A. Clippers at Phoenix (9:30 p.m., TNT) will …

Pizza Delivery Man Bursts Into Flames

Don't you know this guy is sitting in the hospital room reading the news and thinking, "I've finally made it."

The Muffin Man

But mostly, I hate the fact the poor kid is going to be charged with...

I sure hate this happened. No, seriously.

Another Horn-Tooter

My interview with C.A. Webb for CONVERSATIONS magazine! Makes you feel kinda special, doesn't it, Ali? :-)

Silencing the Media, Hiding Crimes & Misdemeanors

A good story in USA Today about the "scorched-earth" assault on the media's ability to hold elected officials accountable:

Head For The Mountains (Of Empties)

Last year, 70,000 beer cans were found inside of a townhouse in Ogden, Utah. They were all Coors Light empties. The tenant had lived there for eight years, so that …

Smoot To Go On Trial

Minnesota Vikings DB Fred Smoot is scheduled to go on trial on May 30 for his role in the Vikings' 2005 sex boat cruise. The former MSU/Hinds CC/Provine star definitely …

Saints In Fondren?

The New Orleans Saints are in negotiations with Millsaps College to bring the team's preseason camp to the college this summer. Camp starts in late July and the Saints would …

[Band In A Box] Buie, Hamman, & Porter

Date Formed:

Debbie Buie (Pisces), vocals; John Hamman (Gemini), guitar, bass, whatever & vocals; Rick Porter (Scorpio), guitar & vocals.

Crossing The Aisles

<b>The JFP Interview with Chuck Espy</b>

State Rep. Chuck Espy comes from a long line of politicos. His father is former Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy, and the Espy family has had dibs on the Second Congressional …

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

College baseball, Alcorn State vs. Southern (10 a.m., Pearl) and Miss. Valley State vs. Texas Southern (6 p.m., Pearl): Good luck to JSU in the SWAC Tournament at Trustmark Park. …

Their Finest Hour

There is a trend in game series: One successful game is released, and that prompts a sequel. Whether or not the sequel is any good isn't important. What is important …

Sour Cream Dream

When I was in high school, I was always desperate for various foods I thought I could only get from my friends and/or their mothers. Stephanie Sheffer made the best …

The Bottom Line

Frank Melton cannot solve Jackson's crime. That is simply a statement of fact, not a criticism or a denouncement or even a denouement. It is also true that former Mayor …

[Johnson] When Jackson Burned

On May 14, 1863, the Army of Tennessee, under Generals Grant and Sherman, seized Jackson as the Confederate army retreated in disarray. Grant ordered the city's "strategic assets" burned, and …

No. 35, May 18 - 24

<b><em>Perception Is Reality:</b></em>

I have been following the news coverage (specifically in the Jackson Free Press and The Clarion-Ledger) about Frank Melton. Though I have seen some honest, in-depth reporting in the Free …

The Men to Beat Lott?

In a sparsely attended debate in the old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol, with a statue of militant white supremacist Theodore Bilbo looking on, candidates in the Democratic primary …

JPD Chief Shirlene Anderson's Resume

Above All Else, Say Nothing

Dogs On Short Leash

Time is running out for the Mississippi State baseball team and Ron Polk, the Biloxi Sun Herald's Jim Mashek writes. MSU hosts Ole Miss in a three-game SEC series, starting …