Jackson Free Press

The Mayor and His Star Witness

Video still courtesy of WAPT

Christopher "Smiley" Walker was re-arrested Monday by U.S. Marshals for failing a routine urinalysis drug test required by his probation officer. Six days earlier, he had sat beside Mayor Frank …

Ladd Discusses Melton on NRA's "Cam & Company"

The Civil War Had Nothing to Do With Slavery

Restaurants and Relaxation

She's taken care of you all your life, made sure you were clean, fed, clothed and loved. She's your mother. Even if you frequently tell her thanks, that you love …

Haley Barbour Refuses to Pardon Black Man

Clyde Kennard was convicted of purchasing $25 worth of chicken feed he knew to be stolen. He died in 1963 after being released early due to intestinal cancer. The only …

C.A. Webb Does Great Interview with Ali Greggs

Put Your Mouth Where Your Money Is

Polls: Republicans Turning on Republicans

AP is reporting that 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power:

Melton To Stop More Buses Today

Heads up, parents. The Clarion-Ledger is reporting:

Shameless Self-Promotion

Here is an interview C.A. Webb did with me for his Coversations zine. (I have no idea if he's provided this link. If he has, there's two of them...so sue …

ACLU and NAACP Question Melton Tactics

D.A. to Mayor: ‘Bring It On'

Click here for a podcast of Attorney General Jim Hood's press conference about the D.A.-Mayor conflict.

Tragedy at Jackson State—May 4, 1970

It's never too late to remember.

Today is the 36th anniversary of the tragic shootings at Jackson State University, as well as Kent State University, where police killed students protesting. Take a few moments to read …

Police Officers Strike Again ... and Again

On April 27, several officers from the Jackson Police Department participated in an online "terrorism course." Presumably, the course taught officers how to prevent terrorism, but these days it's hard …

All Time Favorite Melton Moment

Its the one where Melton pulls over four school buses so he can touch the children.

Okay, this piece in the Clarion Ledger is now officially my "all time favorite Melton moment".

The Best In Sports Over The Next 7 Days

College baseball, Belhaven in GCAC Tournament (time TBA, Shreveport, La.): The Blazers will play a second-round game.

Got The Blues?

The blues are ubiquitous. You may never have sat down to listen to all of B.B. King and Lucille's "Indianola Mississippi Seeds," and you may never have attempted to sell …

Public Eye Opens

April 26, 2006 We are the watchers, our eyes fixed on the halls of power. Democracy means majority rule, but we live in a republic of laws. Whether I vote …

Renaissance on the Avenue

On May 6, the public is invited to view some working studios and exhibitions of local artists at the Millsaps Avenue Arts District Exhibition. This event will serve as Pearl …

Frank Melton to Appear on Evers Show TONIGHT

Mayor Frank Melton is set to appear on the Charles Evers' radio show, "Let's Talk," on WMPR 90.1 FM, tonight (Wednesday, May 3) at 8 p.m.