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Brett Favre - Make up Your Mind
What is it with these athletes that retire and within months are ready to come back? I don't get it! And this is retirement number two for Brett. Do you …
Sharrod Moore Back on Probation ... Sort Of
Dressed in a bright-orange jumpsuit with heavy chains around his hands, waist and sandaled feet, accused cop murderer Sharrod Moore won a victory this morning in Hinds County Court even …
Melton Indictments: The JFP Story That Started It All
Read Adam Lynch's breaking story that first revealed Mayor Frank Melton's Aug. 26 alleged rampage on Ridgeway Street in Jacksonthe accusations that led to felony indictions of Melton and his …
Ah! Working at the JFP
Working at JFP is like nothing I ever expected or could have expected. I had the opportunity to choose between the JFP and another Jackson newspaper. While deliberating which paper …
Huh? Big Blooper in Clarion-Ledger Editorial About Melton
The Clarion-Ledger edit-boyz suffered a bit of reading miscomprehension when they wrote this false statement last night for their editorial today saying that Frank Melton should resign:
Talk
Smoking Ban Confounds
Some restaurant owners are still unsure how the recent ban on smoking in all businesses except bars will affect their business.
Cover
The Execution Of Earl Wesley Berry
It was like a reverse funeral procession. We were the third in a line of about five white vans, driving down the gravel road that led to Mississippi's death chamber.
'Dereliction of Duty'
Having re-opened the sluice gates of executions with Earl Berry in May, the state of Mississippi could put a second man to death later this month. Dale Leo Bishop, convicted …
Justice
Criminalizing Work
The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance recently held a clothing donation drive to help immigrant workers that it says were laid off from a Morton meat-processing plant and a Jackson roofing …
Half-Way Isn't Enough
A city-wide smoking ban extending to all restaurants without a "stand-alone" bar barely survived the city council last month. Before deciding on the partial ban, members voted down two different …
[Sue Doh Nem] 'Down With Being Broke
Still Bill: "You're listening to Ghetto Science Team Internet Radio, courtesy of Aunt Tee Tee Hustle's computer technology class. This is your funk doctor streaming old-school music and information across …
[Kamikaze] Feels Like Home
Greetings from across the Atlantic to all of you. Of course I would have loved to check in with you guys sooner, but Internet access is not nearly as available …
Fly
More S'mores
No camping trip or backyard barbecue is ever complete without a gooey bite of s'mores as the fire starts to die down. I like mine best with a swig of …
BREAKING: Melton and Bodyguards Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
The Jackson Free Press has obtained a copy of a statement that the Department of Justice is about to release announcing that Mayor Frank Melton and his two bodyguards have …
‘Evil Intent': Why Frank Melton Was Acquitted the First Time
After Mayor Frank Melton and his two bodyguards were acquitted in a Hinds County court last year for the Ridgeway duplex demolition, the JFP's Brian Johnson wrote this analysis of …
Theater
Tying Up Loose Ends
The setting: Basil's in Belhaven on a warm Sunday evening. A plain white sign taped to the door wards off curious pedestrians with the discreet words "Closed–Private Dinner Theater."
Music
[Herman's Pick] Vol. 6, No. 43
The soulful and funky sounds of Laura Reed and Deep Pocket from Asheville, N.C., will return to Martin's this Thursday night. The South Africa-born lead singer Laura Reed belts a …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
MLS soccer, Chivas USA at Los Angeles (10 p.m., ESPN2): The Goats and Galaxy battle for L.A. supremacy. It's not the Euro Cup, but at least you get to see …
Suspects Apprehended in JPD Officer Shooting
Jackson Police officer DeWayne Collier, who was shot in the line of duty July 7, remains stable but in serious condition at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Senseless Smoking Ban
I just had to comment on this. Tried to avoid it, but it's really starting to peeve me off. I understand that people don't want to have to deal with …
