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Food
Gone to Hog Heaven
Many gas stations around the metro have barbecue, but the Chevron just down the road from Crazy Ninja in Flowood has the distinction of being home to the Hog Heaven …
City & County
Tale of Two Charter Schools in Mississippi
Charter schools weren't legal in Mississippi until 2013, when the Legislature passed the Mississippi Charter School Law, allowing nonprofit charter schools to enter the state for the first time.
City & County
Garrett Responds to the JFP
Mayor Tony Yarber, toward the end of Tuesday's council meeting, addressed "allusions" of a deal being cut to reward the contract to Denali-Garrett. Yarber simply said there were no under-the-table …
Jacksonian
Josh Ferguson
Josh Ferguson says his favorite part of bartending at Babalu Tacos & Tapas is meeting people.
Education
School Official Wants Probe of Anti-42 Emails
Although legislative opponents to school-funding ballot Initiative 42 have been threatening deep cuts to state agencies—and therefore state jobs—for months, a new front has opened up in the battle for …
Interview
Mary Coleman: Bringing ‘New Energy’ to MDOT
Coleman's primary election went to a run-off that she won by a large margin to Robert Amos. She now faces Dick Hall, the incumbent who has served in that role …
Music
Unleashing the Vibe
Lucas Pettey, Owen Rockwell and Jason Mathena of The Vibe Doctors will perform for their album release show Friday, Sept. 25, at Sneaky Beans.
Civil Rights
On Education, Privilege and Empowerment
Payton Head, student body president at the University of Missouri, my alma mater, recently wrote that while walking through campus Sept. 11, a pickup truck full of white guys screamed …
City & County
Yarber Shelves $15M Sludge-Hauling Contract
With the Jackson City Council’s vote last week against a proposal for federal government-mandated hauling of biosolids from a city wastewater treatment plant, Mayor Tony Yarber is asking government regulators …
Biz Roundup
Pop Culture at the Capri and Mentors at Saltine
Pop Culture Pops owners Craig and Lori Kinsley will soon open a permanent storefront for Pop Culture inside the Pix-Capri Theatre in Fondren.
Health Care
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson Authors 'American Red Cross Sunshine Act'
The proposed American Red Cross Sunshine Act would force the American Red Cross to open its books and operations to outside scrutiny.
Art
Marie Hull
Each room inside the Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions represents the different subjects Marie Hull painted throughout her life.
Charleston Church Suspect's Friend Charged with Lying to FBI
A friend of the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a Charleston church is charged with lying to federal authorities and concealing information during their investigation, and he …
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Attorneys to Present Case at Hearing
Bowe Bergdahl will not be among the four witnesses that his lawyers plan to call to testify at the hearing to determine if the Army sergeant should face a court-martial …
Israel Calls Up Reservists Following Holy Site Violence
Israel made a rare decision on Friday to call up a few hundred border police reservists to beef up security, following Palestinian riots at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site and …
Trump Declines to Correct Man Who Says Obama is Muslim
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly stated that President Barack Obama is Muslim, and the billionaire real estate mogul …
Prison for Man Who Helped Place Noose on Civil Rights Statue
A former University of Mississippi student who admitted helping place a noose on a statue of a civil rights activist is going to prison.
Person of the Day
Janet Leach
When Delta Airlines closed its marketing office in Jackson in 1994, it turned out to be the best thing to happen to Janet Leach because it led her to a …
Chaotic Border Scrums as Croatia Becomes Migrant Hotspot
Thousands of people poured into Croatia from Serbia on Thursday, with some trampling over each other at jammed border points in a rush to get on limited buses and trains.
General Motors Settles Criminal Case Over Ignition Switches
General Motors agreed to pay $900 million and submit to a monitor in a deal with the government in which it admits that a deadly problem with small-car ignition switches …
