Community Celebrates KwanzaaThe community is invited to celebrate Kwanzaa this week at the Medgar Evers Community Center (3159 Edwards Ave.)
Donations Sought to Repair Family's HomeReal Estate Solutions Managing Broker Willis Finley is seeking donations from the community to help a Jackson family in need of home repairs and heat.
The Redistricting Battle AheadMississippi will likely experience a re-shuffling of state legislative districts, according 2010 U.S. Census data released this month.
It All Makes Sense NowI've been sedentary for the most part since almost everything I do involves sitting in front of a computer, so I decided to head to the gym for the first time in years and get in a quick workout. I …
Mississippi Unemployment Rate Slightly IncreasesFor the month of November, the state's unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, a slight increase from 9.7 percent in October, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security reported yesterday.
Dent MayWhen Jackson native Dent May returns home for Martin's annual Christmas show Dec. 25, he'll trade his magnificent ukulele for synths and drum machines as he croons new and original songs.
Finishing for HeatherHeather Palmer McFarland seemed to have it all in the spring of 2008. She was married to a wonderful husband, Brian, had earned her doctorate in speech communication from the University of Southern Mississippi and was blessed with the birth …
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysDoctor S sez: College bowl season is like Thanksgiving. There are lots of turkeys and lots of leftovers.
Recipe from the HeartIn October, my son's Cub Scout packmaster had a baby. Within a few days of her giving birth, I received an e-mail alerting me that a meal schedule had been set up to keep hot meals on her table as …
From ScratchInstead of taking store-bought cookies or making rice out the box, consider making both from scratch.
Take Them a MealPrior to October, I had never heard of Take Them A Meal. The free site provides sample schedules, schedule ideas, recipes and tips. It allows you to either create a meal schedule or search for existing ones. As the meal …
Techno FLYYou may be a fashionista who is as opposed to technological advances as those rebels (or trailblazers, they fancy themselves) who dare to wear white after Labor Day, but technology simply cannot be avoided.
Of Barbour and the ‘Uptown Klan'It seems Haley Barbour went too far this time. In an interview with the conservative Weekly Standard, he downplayed the terror and racial caste system of his town and our state during the Civil Rights Movement.
More Room At the InnWhile plans for a convention-center hotel remain in limbo, downtown Jackson is seeing plenty of hotel development on a smaller scale. Last week, a team of developers that included several Jackson businessmen presented the Jackson Redevelopment Authority with their vision …