Jackson Free Press

I Made Up My Mind, Again

The past two weeks have been crazy: work, essays to write, babysitting, sinusitis... you name it, I had it. Yet, somewhere in the midst of that, I remembered that on …

How to Renovate a Park

This month, community leaders broke ground for Fondren's Cherokee Heights Park renovation.

Community Events and Public Meetings

6 p.m., Young Leaders in Philanthropy Advisory Council Meeting at United Way (843 N. President St.). Council members and the YLP Executive Board meet monthly to strategically discuss upcoming YLP …

Fresh Air and Fun This Weekend

Today, start things off by dusting off your 10-speed and going to Rainbow Whole Foods (2807 Old Canton Road) at 6 p.m., to meet with bikers who will gather for …

Racism, sexism… "hairism"?

A Vicksburg High School student was told by the principal that he could not be a homecoming escort unless he cut off his dreadlocks. From WAPT:

‘Ain't Got Justice, Yet'

It was tragic when a man raped and killed Eva Gail Patterson in 1979 in Forrest County, says Emily Maw. It was horrific, Maw says, that the real perpetrator let …

No More Innocents Punished

The news was almost unsurprising: Last week, DNA evidence exonerated three more Mississippi men—one of whom died in 2002—imprisoned for three decades for a rape and murder none of them …

‘The Help' Comes Home

Skeeter Phelan never intended to be a catalyst for change.

In "One Came Home," the fictional city of Magnolia, Miss., seems perfect. But is it?

• September 22, 2010

No Rough Edges

"One Came Home," the first feature film from Rolling Fork native Willy Bearden, is about an idyllic rural community in Mississippi called Magnolia, where all the mamas are nice, all …

Get Roy Adkins Out of Jail

I went to see him, and he's holding up pretty well. He slipped me a note through the bars that he wanted me to share with the rest of you. …

I Did It (Sort Of…)

They say that if you do something 21 days a row, it becomes a habit. For me, if I actually remember to do something three times, it's a miracle. I'm …

Community Events and Public Meetings

Project Homeless Connect Week Sept. 20-24. The week of events is designed to educate, empower and connect those affected by homelessness in the metro area. Events include the photography exhibit …

It's the Weekend, Baby

The old WJMI slogan "It's the weekeeeeeeend, baby!" fits in well with all there is to do in Jackson in the next few days. First, get away from your personal …

Community Events and Public Meetings

at Baptist Medical Center (1225 N. State St.), in the Hederman Cancer Center. In this support group for men with prostate cancer, you and your loved ones can gain encouragement …

Fall Arts Preview 2010

Four times a year, the Jackson Free Press presents an arts and events preview issue packed with listings of what is happening over the next three months in and near …

Community Events and Public Meetings

5:30 p.m., Town Hall Meeting at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The meeting at center stage is sponsored by the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities. Call …

I Made Up My Mind

Last time, I mentioned that I was going to focus on one goal for a while so I wouldn't fail miserably at all of them. Well, I decided to focus …

Eddie Cotton

Bluesman Eddie Cotton Jr. grew up with gospel music in his daddy's Clinton church, Christ Chapel True Gospel Church of God In Christ, where he's known to sit at the …

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 8, No. 51

What better reason to get your music and drink on than to celebrate the ending of August and a long Labor Day weekend. Soon the oppressive heat will be gone. …