Jackson Free Press

Vicksburg: The River and The Civil War

As I pulled into Navy Circle in Vicksburg, my passengers, two female French engineering students, spoke politely and hesitantly in English. When the Mississippi River first came into view, their …

Caring for Criminals

Inmate medical care is an unpopular business, at least in Hinds County. The Hinds County Board of Supervisors learned that lesson the hard way in January, when it found itself …

Walthall County: Separate and Still Unequal

The two biggest high schools in Walthall County are only 10 miles apart, but for almost 20 years a student transfer policy allowed the two schools to become symbolically separate, …

Lightnin' Fast

I first saw the Juke Joint Duo in 2007 in Clarksdale at My Brother Sports Bar, a dim, smoky dive bar nestled on 3rd Street just around the corner from …

Boehner Taking a You-First Approach to Proposals

Upcoming across-the-board spending cuts set to slam the economy in two weeks? John Boehner says a solution is up to Obama and Senate Democrats.

Say Cheese … Cake, That Is

Every year as the temperatures rise and the Easter baskets start appearing, I find myself obsessing over cheesecakes.

Hurry Up And Wait

No one with the fortitude to support the New Orleans Saints for any appreciable amount of time is a stranger to sitting through the NFL's Wild Card Weekend with unspecific, …

Baseball: Rebels Go In Draft

Three Ole Miss players were selected Thursday in the first two rounds of the MLB first-year player draft. Right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn was taken by the St. Louis Cardinals in …

Mississippi Governor Rejects 'Separate but Equal' 2-Flag Plan

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he’s against having two state flags--the current banner with the Confederate battle emblem that critics see as racist, and a yet-to-be-determined design …

Azia’s Picks 12-18-20

We made it to another beautiful Friday in the Capital City, fellow Jacksonians! Is it just me, or does it seem that the closer we get to Christmas the faster …

'Sins of Our Past': Apologies for 1970 Jackson St. Shootings

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and state Sen. Hillman Frazier both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and state police officers that killed two people and injured …

Israel Airstrikes Loom Over U.S. Diplomacy on Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry is making his case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air …

Plan Could Allow State Takeover of F-Rated Schools

Mississippi lawmakers are considering a sweeping plan that could remove more than 100 low-performing schools from local school board control for unknown periods of time.

Uppercut Bat Co. Finds Niche

Ever since the game of baseball was invented, players have needed two essential pieces of equipment: a ball and a bat.

Taliban Attack Presidential Palace in Kabul

Taliban militants with false papers and military-style uniforms bluffed their way through two checkpoints on their way to Afghanistan's presidential palace Tuesday before jumping out of their explosives-packed vehicle and …

Obama Joins New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Push

President Barack Obama brought senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to the White House on Tuesday to give a boost to his administration's third bid to relaunch stalled Middle East peace …

Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 4/8

Battlefield Baseball League

Mayor Announces Two Housing Initiatives this Week. Mayor Johnson had the pleasure of sharing the details for two new Employer Assisted Housing Initiatives this week that will benefit employees of …

Investigation After 2 Children Die in NC Collapse

It was common knowledge around a rural North Carolina neighborhood that Jordan Arwood was digging a two-story-deep pit on his property. Some said it was for a bunker and warned …

Mr. Alvin And Me

Back in the 1990s, when the Counting Crows song "Mr. Jones" was all over the radio, I would always substitute my own line. Instead of being Bob Dylan, I wanted …

The Hero and A Monster Debut ‘Always’

The Hero and A Monster is comprised of Tyler Holden, who serves as guitarist and lead vocalist, and Ethan Mannon, the group's drummer and supporting vocalist. The two use their …