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Art
Christmas' Lost Opera on Stage Again
This year, the Mississippi Opera will stage a production of the "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at the Madison Square Center for the Arts in Madison.
New Orleans Considers Removing Confederate Monuments
New Orleans is poised to make a sweeping break with its Confederate past as city leaders decide whether to remove prominent monuments from some of its busiest streets.
Cover
What to do When Debt Takes Over
Fifty years later, the idealistic Pell Grant system has dissipated with rising tuition costs and higher-ed institutions hiking prices on virtually everything.
Business
Transparency and Open Government
Transparency is a priority of this administration. We felt it necessary to respond to the Jackson Free Press editorial to ensure the public was aware of the city's process when …
Jacksonian
Elise Grenley
As general manager of CAET in Fondren, Elise Grenley's job description includes busy evenings, large private parties and sometimes, if necessary, kicking out disturbing customers.
Economy
Delta, Jackson Projects Receive Funding Despite Sluggish State Economy
A modern food hub for farmers and consumers will start its trial run in the coming weeks, and is scheduled to open this spring.
Food
This Holiday, Serve Local Dishes
The holidays are officially here, so it's time to start thinking about how to feed many people. This Christmas, let local restaurants help you out.
City & County
‘What the Religion Teaches’: Feeding the Homeless in Smith Park
Bilal Qizilbash has been bringing dinner to homeless people in Smith Park every Friday for almost nine months, but he and his fellow volunteers never ask anyone about their housing …
City & County
JPD to Get Active Shooter Training, Drill at City Hall
Recent active-shooter events have prompted the Jackson Police Department to seek training on how to respond to a gunman on the loose.
Civil Rights
Forgive Us Our Debts
I've never understood people who are incapable of seeing that, to paraphrase President Obama, they—even with their skills, intelligence and persistence—aren't wholly responsible for their destinies.
Person of the Day
Ericka M. Wheeler
Ericka M. Wheeler, a Millsaps College student from Carrollton, Miss., was recently named a Rhodes Scholar and is one of 32 selected this year.
Civil Rights
Analysis: Book Shows Angles of Miss. Civil Rights Resistance
When James Meredith challenged Mississippi's entrenched system of white supremacy in 1962, Gov. Ross Barnett had a plan to stop the black military veteran from integrating the state's flagship university.
City & County
Yarber Unveils 'Side Lot' Program to Boost Land Ownership
Soon, Jackson homeowners who have been keeping overgrown lots near their homes neat and trimmed might be able to reap some reward from all that hard work.
Crime
Ex-Oklahoma Cop's Rape Conviction Symbol of National Problem
A teenager's mother clapped her hands and screamed with joy, and a former police officer hung his head and sobbed, as a jury convicted him of raping her daughter and …
Person of the Day
Darryan Ragsdale
Until last Saturday's SWAC Football Championship Game, Alcorn State University running back Darryan Ragsdale might have been the best under-the-radar football player at a Mississippi college or university.
Bryan's Rant
Postseason Bowlnanza
All three Mississippi schools are back in bowls this season, and Alcorn State University is in the mix this year, which means four state teams will play.
Art
Pride in Priced to Move
"Priced to Move" is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, and from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Russell C. Davis Planetarium.
Civil Rights
Of Guns and Rainbow Flags
As conversations around gun control heat up in Washington, D.C., social media and perhaps around our kitchen tables, I hope that we can all have the courage to take a …
Art
Experience Mississippi Music
The Iron Horse Grill's "Mississippi Music Experience" museum features life-size representations of Mississippi's music legends, in every genre from blues to rock 'n' roll.
Thankful from Abroad
"Was moechten Sie?" the server asked. I stared at him rather stupidly; I knew that he was asking what kind of turkey I wanted, but he said it in German, …
