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The Crossroads Film Festival is April 11-14 at Malco Grandview Theatre.

Cold Case Arrest Prompts Cross-Country Probe

When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier …

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87

Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Famed Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies

Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running …

Angry Vets Bring VA Problems in Focus

More problems at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson came to light at a town hall-style meeting Wednesday.

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Want a Business That Lasts? Start One With Family

If you want to go into business during tough economic times, you might want to do it with family.

Remembering Hal

Long before he became a restaurateur, raconteur and half of the namesake for Jackson's famous Hal and Mal's, Hal White was a quarterback.

Austin: Ready to Lend an Ear

As a barber, it's Gerald Austin Sr.'s job to spark conversation with his customers, and he hears their problems loud and clear.

Hal and Mal’s: A Jackson Landmark

Brothers Harold and Malcolm White, commonly known as Hal and Mal, had a vision. They wanted to create a gathering place for all of Jackson--a bar, but also a family …

An Interview with Malcolm White

"Well, Hal and I first started working together, long before Hal and Mal's, in 1976 when we were in New Orleans at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel."

Texas DA's Killing Puts Other Prosecutors on Alert

After one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down in January, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland carried a gun everywhere, even when walking the dog.

Arizona Gun Proponents Launch Free Gun Program

The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation's crime-ridden neighborhoods.

Hal White, a Friend to So Many, Passes Away At 64

I spent an hour or so talking Jackson with Hal White at the south corner of the bar at Hal and Mal's, his signature spot, two weeks ago. I had …

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Jackson by Southwest

As some of you may know, I was fortunate to attend the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, during my spring break a couple of …

Spring Forward

Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade feels like the kickoff to spring in Jackson.

In the Sisters' Kitchen

Two Sisters' Kitchen is the downtown home of arguably some of the best fried chicken in the Metro, and devotees sing praises of its tomato gravy, fried steak and angel …

Breaking up the Boys Club

Enrika Williams is one of many female chefs on the rise in Jackson.

Mayoral Candidates Weigh in on Roads

The condition of city streets may be the hottest issue during the 2013 Jackson mayoral campaign. It has become a running joke among Jacksonians, but in reality, it's a huge …

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Longing for Love

Oxford’s Unwed Teenage Mothers play loud but they have hearts of pure pop.