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Obama Holds First Summit in US With Southeast Asian Leaders
President Barack Obama and leaders of Southeast Asian nations discussed regional security issues Tuesday before closing a summit called to show solidarity and U.S. seriousness about staying engaged in a …
Music
Royce Boyer
When Royce Boyer, the co-director of the Metro Male Chorus, and Chuck Reynolds, the band director for Madison Central High School, formed the Mississippi Chambre Music Guild in October 2014, …
UN: Stopping Zika May Require Genetically Modified Insects
It may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are now spreading Zika across the Americas, the World Health Organization said …
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79
The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas. Spokeswoman Donna Sellers said Scalia had retired the previous …
Music
Hattiesburg Club Owner: State Pressure to Cancel Big Freedia Like 'Footloose'
“I thought to myself that if Miley Cyrus can imitate Freedia at the Emmys, and Freedia can play Jazzfest with hundreds of thousands of people, and have a nationally syndicated …
Education
Rep. Moore: 42 Campaign Used Teachers like 'Cheap Rug,' Authors Bill to Limit Politicizing
School-district personnel need to politicize on their own time, rather than during the performance of their official school-related duties, Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon, told the Jackson Free Press today, adding …
Civil Rights
Winifred Green
A white woman from an old Jackson family of influence and means, Winifred Green grew up in the segregated security of white privilege in the Belhaven community during the 1940s …
Court: Facebook Can Be Sued in France in Nude Painting Case
Facebook lost a crucial legal battle Friday as a Paris court ruled the social network can be sued in France over its decision to remove the account of a French …
Seoul, US to Open Talks on Missile Defense Aimed at N. Korea
Looking to take a harder line after North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch, Seoul and Washington will begin talks as early as next week on deploying a sophisticated …
Obama Administration Opening 2-Front Campaign on Syria
The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another.
Last Occupiers of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Surrender to FBI
Surrounded by FBI agents in armored vehicles, the last four occupiers of a national nature preserve surrendered Thursday, and a leader in their movement who organized a 2014 standoff with …
NATO Orders Warships into Aegean to Help Ease Migrant Crisis
In a dramatic response to Europe's gravest refugee crisis since World War II, NATO ordered three warships to sail immediately Thursday to the Aegean Sea to help end the deadly …
Occupiers at Oregon Refuge Say They'll Turn Themselves In
The last four armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon said they would turn themselves in Thursday morning after law officers surrounded them in a tense standoff.
Senate Panel Seeks Appointed Local School Superintendents
Mississippi lawmakers are making a fresh push to have 55 elected local school superintendents appointed by school boards instead, with the Senate Education Committee approving such a bill Wednesday.
Appeals Court Tosses Order Blocking Mississippi Executions
A federal appeals court has reversed a stay that had blocked the state of Mississippi from carrying out executions.
Legislature, If You Care About Kids, Prove It
With the large corporate incentive package behind us that will, hopefully, create jobs down the road, it's time for legislators to start working on more pressing issues, including how the …
Cover
Where to Delight Your Love on Valentine's Day
On Saturday, Feb. 13, The Detectives Comedy Dinner Theatre will perform comedy "Couples Retreat" at Kismet's. Seating is at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m.
Best of Jackson
So You’re Single on Valentine’s Day ... Try the Best
For single people, Valentine's Day may not be all it's cracked up to be. But that doesn't mean you can't celebrate the holiday anyway.
Editor's Note
Good at Dates or Not, Meet Your Match
And yes, at its core, dating is a "bad situation." In one way or another, everyone on a first date feels like a perfect stranger.
Jacksonian
Gail Savage
Upon walking into The Bridal Path in Banner Hall, customers will notice the multitude of dresses, with all manner of tulle and silk and lace and English netting and other …
