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Bring the Noise
Legislative Republicans are setting 'em and knockin' 'em down. After a clumsy first month when the House didn't even have committee assignments, bills are starting to soar through the committee …
WLBT Consumer Report Snares JFP Classified
We were embarrassed to learn that one of the classified ads discussed in WLBT's 3 on Your Side story last night ran in the Jackson Free Press. WLBT didn't mention …
Community Events and Public Meetings
6:30 p.m., Jackson Audubon Society Monthly Chapter Meeting and Potluck Supper at Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). The meeting includes the election of officers and a lecture by …
Online Store Commemmorates JFD 5
Go here to see the merchandise. My inspiration came from this JFP article.
State Senate Kills Jobless Benefits Proposal
The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee yesterday defeated a bill proposing to extend unemployment benefits to citizens who have less than six-to-12 months on the job, reports NEMS360.com. Currently, the state …
Spice World: Revamp Your Culinary Wardrobe
My husband's Grandma Ella knows how to feed a crowd: She's been doing it her whole life. One of the first times I met her, we talked in her kitchen …
BREAKING: New Election Ordered for Disputed Ward 3 Seat
Update: The jury just ordered a new election for the Ward 3 seat that LaRita Stokes currently holds. More details soon.
Operation Downgrade
Gov. Haley Barbour's "Mississippi Education Reform Act of 2005," SB 2504, finally passed in the House of Representatives in early March, after living in the shadow of a looming Medicaid …
Just How Much Can the State Restrict a Peaceful Protest?
As protests supporting Occupy Wall Street have swelled in recent weeks, hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested across the U.S. This weekend, nearly 100 people were arrested in New York …
City Targets Pit Bulls
The Jackson City Council Rules Committee, spurred by the recent death of 5-year-old Terry resident Anastasia Bingham from a pit-bull attack, voted Monday to ask the city's legal department to …
Something Old, Something New
On Dec. 7, Emmi Sprayberry and Ron Chane will try to bring something new to their old haunt at Swell-O-Phonic retail store in Fondren: pop art. The new collaboration between …
Open Letter to City: Open Briefings; Let Info Flow
As rumors swirl about everything from gas prices to lawlessness, the City of Jackson has seemed to take a bunker mentality. They are, apparently, having "briefings" twice a day between …
DIY (WLOH*) Wedding Food
*With Lots of Help
Asking me about "do-it-yourself" wedding food is about the equivalent of asking Dr. Peter Casano about how to pull off a DIY removal of nasal polyps, but I'll give it …
Sin City: Jackson Tries to Legislate Morality
In the old southern way of life in Mississippi, there are no boundaries between state and church, as long as it is an established church believing in the Good Book, …
The Yin and Yang of Health
Photos by Ronni Mott
Needles. The mere word reminds me of my last blood test when a clumsy nurse poked for a vein in my right arm, gave up and poked around some more …
Wanted: Weather Observers in Mississippi
[Verbatim] The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, better known as CoCoRaHS, has recently expanded into Mississippi and is looking for volunteer weather observers across the Magnolia State! CoCoRaHS, …
Mix It Up This Weekend
Let's kick this summer off right, and let's do it tonight. Come to Art Remix at 6 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). This free …
Ted Duckworth
Native Jacksonian Ted Duckworth, 39, is dedicated to changing the face of downtown Jackson. A married father of four, Duckworth graduated from Mississippi State in 1988 with a bachelor's in …
The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Men's college basketball, NCAA regional semifinals (6 p.m., Ch. 12/930 AM): The semifinals are tonight and Friday; the finals are on Saturday and Sunday.
Amir Gwirtzman
Israeli musician Amir Gwirtzman says that his recent experiences in the South confirms his belief that music has the power to transcend race and cultures.
