Jackson Free Press

Writer's Remorse

Music and I have an understanding: I make it, and it makes me happy. That's a simple enough idea, I think.

Dragging Through the Swamp

The Weeks have returned to Mississippi to play a series of seven shows, coinciding with the upcoming release of its first full-length album since signing to the label Serpents and …

Take Cover and Run

"Jack the Giant Slayer" transforms a public-domain fairy tale into a Marvel-comic-styled movie.

Dialogue through Art

This spring, the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art is once again home to a participatory art project.

Going Green, Smoothie Style

Chow down on a granola bar and a banana while running out the front door first thing in the morning. Scarf a brown bag PB&J at lunch time between meetings, …

‘Hallelujah’ for Better School Lunch

Although the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta still ranks the state the most overweight in the nation, Mississippi's obesity rate for elementary-school children is down 13.3 percent since 2005.

Game On

Clever brides and friends-of-brides have come up with lots of games to liven up weddings, from the intimate gift-giving occasion of the bridal shower to the wild bachelorette parties.

The Business of Beer

Last year, after several failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers made it legal to produce and sell beer containing as much as 8 percent alcohol.

Battle of the Boxes

If there's one thing Mississippians love, it's their discount stores.

Liberty’s Kitchen: Jackson Bound?

Syrena Johnson never thought anyone evaluating scholarship applicants would even give her a second look.

Slow and Easy

Five Mississippi prisons are already privately run, but Adams County could be the first in the state to turn operations of its county jail over to a private firm.

JSU Aims High in Stadium Bid

Jackson State University is aiming for a lofty peak, hoping to fill what some see as a real need in the capital city with its plan to build a $200-million …

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Robert Thompson: Family Man

Robert Thompson is no stranger to comebacks. This May, he's hoping to rally from a 2005 defeat by Frank Bluntson to win the election for Jackson's Ward 4 City Council …

Daphne Higgins

In 1992, Daphne Higgins started a 13-year sales career at The Clarion-Ledger.

Time to Think Small

I've been a bit amazed of late to hear all the hoopla over Sam's Club deciding to leave Jackson for suburban pastures.

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Cowboys and Cutting Horses

Watching a highly trained cutting horse with "cow sense" is an athletic event on par with few equine sports.

PSC Approves Rate Increase for Miss. Power Plant

A state commission voted Tuesday to allow Mississippi Power Co. to start billing customers to pay for the Kemper County power plant it's building, but not as much as the …

Miss. Rep. Asks FBI to Review Candidate's Death

A Mississippi congressman on Tuesday asked the FBI to review the slaying of an openly gay mayoral candidate to determine if any federal laws might have been violated.

A Diplomatic Natural, Kerry Hits Ground Running

Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed and cajoled his way through Europe and the Middle East on his first trip abroad as America's top envoy.

Obama, Republicans Cooperate on Spending, for Now

The Obama administration and congressional Republicans are quietly working in tandem to blunt the impact of short-term spending cuts.