Begin a New Day
It's been a rough couple of weeks for Jackson, with two highly regarded local men meeting untimely deaths.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Poo-poo'
Mississippi legislators have been slinging mud at each other over which party is to blame for not reauthorizing the state's Medicaid program during the regular session, which ended last week.
Greed is Good
Boneqweesha Jones: "Welcome to the Ghetto Science Public Television premiere of 'Stuff That Matters.' Yes, I'm back on the scene like a record machine and ready to share and talk about important things. Please be advised: This is not a celebrity-gossip, hot-topic show with giddy hosts continuously chatting about entertainment, fashion and food.
Paige: A Voice for the People
Kourtney Paige has spent his career working in radio. Now, he wants to lend his voice to the people of Jackson as city councilman for Ward 4.
Robinson: Education is Key
Dexter J. Robinson isn't looking for attention. As the 11th of 12 siblings, he learned to stop doing that years ago. What he is looking for is a platform, as city councilman for Ward 4, to fix the current problems he sees in his neck of the woods.
Post Office Backpedals on Eliminating Saturday Delivery
The financially beleaguered Postal Service conceded Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed.
Remembering Eric Smith
Eric T. Smith was always busy. He was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors.
Question o' the Week: What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
You & JFP
Favorite quote: "It's not what you do that kills you, it's what you don't do that kills you."
Curbing Murder in the Capital City
During "Operation Bunny Hop," Jackson police teamed up with the Hinds County Sheriff's Department, the U.S. Marshals Taskforce and a narcotics unit and made 226 arrests in a three-day span from March 28 to March 30. Over the Easter weekend, the operation netted 14 felonies and 178 misdemeanors.
Creative, Historic Space
Take a couple of enthusiastic young Jackson entrepreneurs and put them together with an established urban-development company and what do you get? Well, you might get some fabulous low-cost housing for artists and gallery space in the capital city's downtown.
Valerie Blakey
What initially started out as a year-long high-school project for Valerie Blakey turned into a promising career in the film industry.
Hunting and Gathering
Last week, I had a young documentary crew called subSIPPI in my office asking me questions about whether Mississippi has changed.
Impermanent Art
The High Note Jam Series is the musical lovechild of two anchor arts organizations in downtown Jackson, namely the Greater Jackson Arts Council and the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Epps Says Do Best He Can to Operate MDOC
The Mississippi Department of Corrections may delay some renovation projects and counties may not get paid for housing some parole and probation violators until MDOC can transport them back to prison as the agency deals with continuing funding problems.
Miss. Set to Add Terrorism to Death Penalty Law
Mississippi is set to add terrorism to the list of crimes that could lead to the death penalty, if a victim is killed.
Coroner: Man Shot Self Twice After Killing Officer
The murder suspect who killed a detective at police headquarters in Mississippi's capital city last week shot himself twice in the head after shooting the officer four times, the coroner said Tuesday.
Tentative Farm Workers Deal in Immigration Talks
A tentative deal has been reached between agriculture workers and growers, a key senator said Tuesday, smoothing the way for a landmark immigration bill to be released within a week.
Obama Sends Congress $3.8 Trillion Spending Plan
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs such as Social Security.