State Supreme Court Denies McDaniel Rehearing to View Poll Books
On Thursday, July 24, the Supreme Court of Mississippi denied to rehear Sen. Chris McDaniel's request to view poll books without voters' personal information redacted. “We find that the motion is not well taken and should be denied,” the order stated. McDaniel wanted full access to information included in poll …
AFA: Cartoon's Depiction of Black Jesus 'Blasphemous'
Kanye might not be here to argue about his facial features or to convert atheists into believers. But it appears that the American Family Association is. This morning, the Tupelo-based conservative mass-media machine sent out a press release alerting its followers in 26-point bold font that the Cartoon Network is …
10th JFP Chick Ball to Honor Decade of 'Chicks We Love,' Local Heroes, Combatting Violence
The Jackson Free Press and the Center for Violence Prevention are proud to announce the 10th Annual JFP Chick Ball on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Arts Center of Mississippi in downtown Jackson at 201 E. Pascagoula St. This year's special JFP Chick Ball is moving to the Arts …
McDaniel Campaign Skeptical of Hinds Ineligible Vote Count, Pete Perry's Role
This morning Hinds County GOP Chairman Pete Perry told reporters that the runoff election between Sen. Thad Cochran and Sen. Chris McDaniel went smoothly and was conducted properly. He denied allegations that Hinds poll workers were denied poll books so that they could check to see if anyone had already …
Judge June Hardwick: I Haven't Quit or Been Fired
"I've not resigned and not received a termination letter," June Hardwick, a Jackson municipal judge, told the Jackson Free Press this afternoon. Hardwick, whom Mayor Chokwe Lumumba appointed to a judgeship in 2013, was responding to rumors on a local blog that she had stepped down from her post last …
Media Buying Firm Places Ads for Two Pro-Cochran Super PACS; Affiliated with Firm Paid by NRSC
All Citizens for Mississippi, the super PAC created by Bishop Ronnie Crudup of New Horizon Church International, bought radio advertisements at Jackson stations WKXI, WJMI, WOAD on June 20 to air June 21-24. The ads encouraged black voters to turn out to the polls in support of Sen. Thad Cochran …
In Search of New Horizon, and a PAC Office
It really exists. Well, technically.
JFP Chick Ball Is July 19; Moves to Arts Center of Mississippi for This Year
The Jackson Free Press and the Center for Violence Prevention are proud to announce the 10th Annual JFP Chick Ball, which will celebrate a decade of preventing domestic abuse, protecting families and empowering women to lift themselves and their families up after experiencing abuse. Past JFP Chick Ball events have …
Reeves Makes Final 1% Sales Tax Commish Pick
Verbatim release from the office of Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves: LT. GOV. REEVES NAMES SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO JACKSON SALES TAX COMMISSION JACKSON – Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves today named small business owner and local architect Michael Boerner to the 1-percent sales tax commission charged with overseeing expenditures from a …
James Brown Biopic 'Get On Up' Screening Set for Malco Grandview July 27
Verbatim release from the Mississippi Development Authority: Exclusive Screening of Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment’s Get on Up to Be Held Sunday, July 27, at Grandview Cinema in Madison, Miss. Tickets on Sale Now, with proceeds to benefit Mission Mississippi Jackson, Miss. (July 2, 2014) – On Sunday, July 27, …
Voter ID Rhetoric Inconsistent With GOP Reax to Primary Allegations
Voter ID would secure the integrity of elections, they said. Voter ID would prevent election fraud, they said. Yet, in the first election where voter ID was used in Mississippi, complaints of voter fraud among Republicans have been rampant. Incidentally, none of the the accusations spelled out in a lawsuit …
Yarber Picks 2 for Sales-Tax Commission
The city has made its picks to the 1-percent sales-tax commission. City officials had requested an opinion from the Mississippi attorney general's office on whether members of the city council could sit on the commission. It's unclear whether than opinion has come back. In any case, the city's picks include …