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Military Hearing on Bergdahl Desertion Charges Begins
A hearing to decide if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a military trial for leaving his post in Afghanistan began Thursday—proceedings that his lead lawyer said would reveal details of …
City & County
13 Good Ideas for Jackson
The JFP has long decided to celebrate our birthday by focusing on both Jackson's progress and new big, hairy ideas (and a few smaller ones).
One Hiccup Should Not Ruin FFT
Every time we have a hiccup, we can't boycott, we can't shut things down, we can't run from it. We all can learn from the mistakes, and all come out …
City & County
Veterans Fight Homelessness
Soldier On is a program to help veterans re-establish their lives through housing and other services.
City & County
Tannehill: ‘You Deserve to Feel Safe’
Les Tannehill, a private investigator and newlywed to wife of 16 months, Renee, recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about why he should be the new sheriff in town.
City & County
Do Hip-Hop and Fondren Need Each Other?
A dust-up between local businessmen Ron Chane and Phillip Rollins over hip-hop at Fondren First Thursday may bring more hip-hop to the area.
Girl About Town
The Hazards of Being a Thinking Woman at Bars
"Why should I apologize for being smart?" my friend asked me. This came on the heels of a couple of instances that I've come to collectively refer to as "Hazards …
Food
Yarrr, Matey
Guests at BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar's second annual rum tasting tried Plantation Rum, a series of craft rums from Cognac Ferrand.
Art
Spinning on the Same World
The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi, a Sufi Muslim order from Konya, Turkey, perform Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Thalia Mara Hall.
City & County
Creating a Sense of Community
Before our kids venture off into school or seek out new places for recreation, it's the very streets where they grow up that give them their first introduction to a …
Editor's Note
Need Solutions? Love The Problem
What Jackson needs, perhaps more than anything else, is more taxpaying people to help shoulder the burden and work on solutions.
City & County
Mayor Yarber Denies Contract Steered to Socrates Garrett
Mayor Tony Yarber denied Tuesday that his biggest campaign contributor is receiving preferential treatment for a $15-million city contract.
Person of the Day
Jordan Bryan
Jordan Bryan of Ross & Yerger Insurance in Jackson is one of 42 young professionals named in Insurance Business America's 2015 Young Guns report.
Suspect in 2 Mississippi Killings Dies of Apparent Suicide
After an intense manhunt, authorities in Mississippi said a college instructor wanted in the deaths of a woman he lived with and a university professor he worked with died of …
Trump: US 'a Dumping Ground for the Rest of the World'
Renewing his charge against illegal immigration, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday called the United States "a dumping ground for the rest of the world" as he rallied thousands …
Suspect ID'd in Delta State and Gautier Shootings, Remains At-Large
A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, and investigators are searching for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday.
Business
'More Than a Gym': Deville YMCA Patrons Upset Over Lease Loss
David Reeves, president and CEO of the Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi, told concerned Deville Y members that the loss of its lease was a simple "business decision" for the building's …
Kentucky Clerk Won't Interfere with Gay Marriage Licenses
Clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday for the first time since being jailed for disobeying a federal judge and said she was faced with a "seemingly impossible choice" between …
White House Rolling Out Red Carpet for Pope Francis
When Pope Francis arrives on his first-ever visit to the United States, he will be welcomed in a way that few world leaders have: with President Barack Obama waiting at …
Deadly Northern California Wildfire Incinerates Homes
An explosive wildfire burned largely unchecked Monday after incinerating homes, apartment blocks and hundreds of other buildings as it raced through rural communities in Northern California's Lake County.
