Jackson Free Press

2 Men in Custody After Shooting Near California University

Violence again struck the community near the University of California, Santa Barbara, a year after a 22-year-old's rampage left six students dead.

Prosecutor Recounts James Anderson's Murder

The following is Hinds County Assistant District Attorney Scott Rogillio's verbatim account of the events that transpired when Deryl Dedmon and his friends encountered James Craig Anderson in June 2011. …

Tigers' Season Over

Something is rotten in Jackson State baseball. First the Tigers forfeited four victories and their SWAC East championship. Now the Tigers have been forced to wipe out the rest of …

Zac Houston

Mississippi State beat Louisiana Tech 4-0 to win the NCAA Tournament's Starkville Regional title on Sunday night.

Two Arrested After Dragging Jackson Police Officer With Car

Two men have been arrested after police say an officer was dragged by a car in Jackson.

Police: Men in Shooting at NSA Had Gone to Hotel to 'Party'

Police say two cross-dressing men who crashed into a guarded entrance to the National Security Agency in a stolen car met the vehicle's owner in Baltimore before heading to a …

New K-9 Unit Targets Contraband at 4 Miss. Prisons

Management & Training Corporation, which operates four prisons in Mississippi, will use dogs to combat contraband entering its facilities.

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Community Events and Public Meetings

5 p.m., America Reads-Mississippi Member Recruitment, at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.), at the Sally M. Barksdale Educational Resource Center. ARM members tutor full-time during the school …

My Endorsement for 2008

To explain what's right about this candidate, let's look at what's wrong with Bush.

Well, Russ Feingold has dropped out of the race, and that leaves exactly one viable candidate for 2008 whom I can wholeheartedly support.

Two Stylists, One Dress, Two Looks

I recently teamed up with my good friend and celebrity stylist, J. Bolin, to give style consultations at the Hair Boutique Salon in Fondren.

Two Separate Saturday Shootings in Alabama End with Suspects Killed

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama killed two suspects Saturday following separate shooting incidents 75 miles apart that left three other people dead and several injured, including two officers.

Fletcher Cox

In the divisional round, the Eagles found ways to control the Atlanta Falcons' offense. One of the biggest reasons for Philadelphia holding the Falcons to just 10 points was defensive …

2011: Urban Living

Best Annual Event, Best Outdoor Event: Mal's St. Paddy's Parade Downtown Jackson, 601-948-0888 If you want to be part of a party—a colorful crowd that carpets downtown Jackson's streets with …

Free Entry to Museums Marks Civil Rights Icon Hamer's Legacy

Entry to two Mississippi history museums is free Wednesday to mark the birthday of the late civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, known for saying she was “sick and tired …

[Dickerson] Long Live the ‘W'

When Gov. Haley Barbour came out in favor of merging Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State University, I was ecstatic.

Changing the Face of Highway 80

In 10 years, the Highway 80 corridor will look nothing like it does today if the city of Jackson has its way.

Community Events and Public Meetings

Events at Jackson City Hall (200 S. President St.). Call 601-960-1033.

WAPT's Fondren T-Shirt ‘Controversy'

WAPT aired an interesting piece yesterday, which implied that Swell-O-Phonic's T-shirts are causing controversy. The piece highlights the T-shirt slogans such as "Brandon, We Ain't Pearl Dammit," and "Don't make …

Sundance Day 8: Ballast on CNN

Okay, so I've been hearing a lot about Ballast . Mostly what I'm hearing is along the lines of, "I LOVE that movie. That's the best movie I've seen at …

Media Digs In, Drills Down on Climate Coverage

"Deniers" see news media in lockstep with a conspiracy of scientists, bureaucrats, hippies and ne'er-do-wells to steal the world's energy markets and force us all to change our ways.

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