Friday, January 31
Give Blood, Play Rugby
The Jackson Rugby Football Club is looking for players and spectators. The team will play its first home game of the spring season on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. …
Monday, January 27
THEATER: Long, Blessed Summer
"Blessed Assurance," a play about Freedom Summer 1964, is at New Stage Theatre Jan. 29-Feb. 1 and Feb. 5-8.
EDITORIAL: ‘The Children Must Be Saved"
Please call your legislator today. We can make a difference right now.
The Best of Times
<b>Editor's Note by Donna Ladd</b>
The other night I was sitting in my office about 10 p.m. It had been another one of those 12-hour days that we've put in several times a week since …
Sunday, January 26
JACKSONIAN: Ken Stiggers
"It's like a box of chocolates: You never know what you're gonna get," quotes Ken Stiggers, 41, of the City of Jackson's Public Education Government network studio (formerly officially called …
A Dream Lost
"When America celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, students in schools named after Dr. King will be reciting the 'I have a dream' speech in auditoriums where there are no …
Trolling for Alternatives
"We must find an alternative to war and bloodshed." Those words by the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. are helping drive thousands of America to organize against a preemptive …
Radical Peace
It was one of those gatherings you don't see very often in Jackson. Three young international peace protesters—"radicals," you could call them—carried copies of "World War III," a radical New …
Tale of Two Downtowns
What step to take next will be a huge question for 2003. We could be going nowhere, or at least a relatively short distance—after all, we're in a recession, Mississippi's …
Friday, January 24
2003: I Consume (Food)
<b>Best Vegetarian: High Noon Café,
Thanks to High Noon, many of us southerners were shocked to discover that squash is actually yellow, that cooked vegetables don't naturally glisten, and even mama's chicken salad is just …
Best of Jackson 2003: I Consume (Food)
Best Vegetarian: High Noon Café. Thanks to High Noon, many of us southerners were shocked to discover that squash is actually yellow, that cooked vegetables don't naturally glisten, and even …
2003: Who's Who
<b>WHO'S WHO</b>
It's not the way she looks, but her looks most men will tell you, don't hurt. Not in a she's-pretty-but-can-she-type kind of way. More like a she-can-sing-like-nobody's-business, oh, and she's-easy-on-the-eyes …
Best of Jackson 2003: Urban Living
The far-flung hair-cutting empire of Maurice's Barber & Style has shops in Jackson, Ridgeland, Madison and at the Reservoir. Much like the barbershops of yore, it's a pleasant place to …
2003: Urban Living
<b>Best Barber: Maurice's,
The far-flung hair-cutting empire of Maurice's Barber & Style has shops in Jackson, Ridgeland, Madison and at the Reservoir. Much like the barbershops of yore, it's a pleasant place to …
Thursday, January 23
Best of Jackson 2003: Best of Downtown
THE VOTES ARE IN, the ballots are counted, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the first Best of Jackson readers' choice competition. We ran the Best-of ballot …
2003: Best of Downtown
THE VOTES ARE IN, the ballots are counted, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the first Best of Jackson readers' choice competition. We ran the Best-of ballot …
2003: Nightlife
<b>Best Bar Bathroom: Hal & Mal's, 200 S. Commerce St., 948-0888</b>
Someone accused us of coming up with this category so that Hal & Mal's could win hands-down. That's not true: We've always believed that a bar is only as good …
Best of Jackson 2003: Nightlife
Best Bar Bathroom: Hal & Mal's, 200 S. Commerce St., 948-0888 Someone accused us of coming up with this category so that Hal & Mal's could win hands-down. That's not …
Sunday, January 19
Blessed By The Blues, by Herman Snell
Though he's legally blind like many of the great bluesmen, Sam Myers made his way to the center stage mic at 930 Blues Cafe in November like he's lived there—at …
Friday, January 17
Big Men, Big Game
Normally, Dr. S wouldn't mention something as mundane as an NBA regular-season game. But tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Houston Rockets (8:30 p.m., ESPN) in a game that …
Thursday, January 16
FYI on Eli and Rod
Dr. S admits he was surprised to learn that Eli Manning and Rod Davis were going to return to their respective schools for their senior seasons rather than going on …
Wednesday, January 15
GUEST OPINION: What Trent Lott and I Have in Common
"The last straw is an awesome thing," wrote columnist Deborah Mathis in the Arkansas Times in December. "So small. Seemingly so insignificant. Yet powerful enough to topple careers, ruin lives …
Made In Mississippi
Back in 1980, seven years after the opening of the Mississippi Film Office (then called the Mississippi Film Commission), Ward Emling spent a lot of time answering the phone.
Hot Rod Staying In Hub City
Good news for Southern Miss fans; linebacker Rod Davis says he's going to come back for his senior year. That's bad news for the teams on the Eagles' schedule.
Tuesday, January 14
Breaking News: Eli returning to Ole Miss
Good ole Eli said today that he's returning to Ole Miss next year after all. Read the breaking story.
Monday, January 13
Jack Stevens
Jack Stevens greets me at the door of his Belhaven Heights triplex from the comfort of his wheelchair, a result of an unfortunate accident three years ago that keeps him …
Saturday, January 11
THEY DID: Queen Makes Big-Ass Promise
Not too long after I met Jill Conner Browne, I was bouncing around Downtown alongside a huge rolling crown. I was wearing a sequined green padded number that flattened my …
A Spoken Word Revival
The power of the spoken word needs to be felt by a variety of ages and races, says poet and activist Jolivette Anderson. Currently the artist-in-residence at Lanier High School …
Thursday, January 9
In the Name of Human Decency
Ronald Chris Foster is still alive … for now. Amid rising dissent, on Jan. 6 Gov. Ronnie Musgrove temporarily stopped the execution of Foster, who was 17 when he attempted …
Life Lessons at the Honky Tonk
"Let's go to the redneck bar," Blondie exclaimed from the backseat of my car. Three of us had just enjoyed a girls' day out after feeding the cows and touring …
Is Political Change Afoot?
"Bullet proof." "Political invulnerability." "Going to win." "Sure loser." The problem with conventional wisdom is that it is usually more self-fulfilling than wise, especially when promulgated by folks who just …
Saturday, January 4
Whatever Happened To ... ?
Remember Tang Hamilton, the standout basketball player for Mississippi State and Lanier High? He's still playing basketball, working on getting back to the NBA by playing for Columbus, Ga., in …
Thursday, January 2
SPANN: Attitude Makes All the Difference
Somehow a white co-worker and I found ourselves talking about race relations. Sitting comfortably in my downtown Jackson office a year after the controversial state-flag vote, we joked about Mississippi …
Jackson Diary
Edited by JoAnne Prichard Morris
Here's a great way to get into print in the Jackson Free Press. Just send us your true anecdotes, short tales and observations from your life in Jackson, or beyond …
MINOR: Dixiecrats Ready to Walk Out
The following column by Bill Minor originally ran in the Times-Picayune on July 11, 1948.
South Toward Home
Coming of age in Neshoba County, I considered Jackson the big city. I loved standing in the seat of our long turquoise Chevrolet, my left hand curled around my Daddy's …
Bells of St. Peter's
The bells of St. Peter's Catholic Church rang for 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m. on Wed., Dec 11. Fifty or so people hung their heads over their small white …
Elvis, Beer and Thou
It was started in New Orleans by a guy named Elvis on Magazine Street in a bar called Brew Ha Ha. Beer fanatics Chris Crothers and Allen Tye of Jackson …
Don't Nobody Know: Lalee's Kin
Everyone who cares about human dignity and justice should see "Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton," which debuted on HBO Sept. 18. I first saw it during the Crossroads Film …
FOOD: Family Recipe
When Eda-Mae LaBranche came to Jackson more than seven years ago, she already had four biological children whom she nourished with oxtail and curry goat, mangoes and plantains.
