So, Does This Mean Bennett Will Walk?So, it is possible that Mayor Frank Melton has fibbed againthis time about the suspect in the Memorial Day shooting confessing to him on tape. The D.A. doesn't have the tape, the detective doesn't have the tape, and an old …
Monitor Melton's MentoringMayor Frank Melton's eleventh-hour call this week for the city to pay $1 million for young people to work for private businesses should put a vital issue front and center for the city of Jackson.
Awards, Web Sites and Special PubsEvery so often I've just got to catch y'all up on what's going on with the Jackson Free Pressit seems like June is often one of those months.
Swell-O-PhonicWhatever you do, don't call Swell-O-Phonic a skate shop; and definitely don't ask owner Chane, 38, his first name (Ron).
Tracking the Past"Pelican Road" by Howard Bahr (MacAdam Cage, 2008, $25) is the story of a railroad man and his cohorts who work the rail lines between Meridian, Miss., and New Orleans.
CONTROL IssuesAs an American over the age of six, I understand that the answer to why Hollywood does anything is almost always "money."
College Town Boy"College town boy, get off your ass and do something," Dent May croons with a bit of humorous mockery and disdain.
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 DaysPro basketball, Los Angeles Lakers at Boston in NBA Finals (8 p.m., Ch. 16): If the Celtics don't take care of business Tuesday, this game will decide who rules the NBA. <i>(Editor's note: The Celtics took care of business ion …
Supervisors Split on Tax HikeThe Hinds County Board of Supervisors heard department heads' budget requests June 13. What they got was a long list of numbers that the county likely will not be able to provide.
Parents Chastise ChastainAs cars rushed by the corner of Pascagoula and President Streets June 17, it seemed like a normal day in downtown Jackson. But if you looked closer, it wasn't for some parents of Chastain middle-schoolers.
Columbia Training School Removes Last GirlsAfter years of documented abuse and consequent lawsuits, Columbia Training School is finally closing its doors to troubled girls.
State Farm Pulling PoliciesState Farm Insurance and Casualty Company said that it plans to pull home-insurance policies from part of the Gulf Coast. The decision leaves many current and potential homeowners, who live between the coastal waters and I-10, without insurance.
Old School Rappers Blame SouljaBoy for Killing Hip HopSo, the latest uproar in hip hop is that Ice T and other rappers who reigned during a time when rap was extremely hard core and aggressive are blasting new hip hop artists like Soulja Boy (Superman) for killing hip …
[Sue Doh Nem] Economic Cold FrontBoneqweesha Jones: "This is your Ghetto Science Team Weather Channel, bringing you news about the weather and climate affecting financially challenged people living in economically challenged times.
[Kamikaze] Rapper's Ghanaian DelightFaithful fans of my column knew of my now-infamous trek to the Czech Republic last summer. When I returned from what was, for me, a life-changing experience as an artist and a man, I discovered that station excecutives from my …
Whatever you do, don't call Swell-O-Phonic a skate shop; and definitely don't ask owner Chane, 38, his first name (Ron).
"Pelican Road" by Howard Bahr (MacAdam Cage, 2008, $25) is the story of a railroad man and his cohorts who work the rail lines between Meridian, Miss., and New Orleans.
"College town boy, get off your ass and do something," Dent May croons with a bit of humorous mockery and disdain.
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors heard department heads' budget requests June 13. What they got was a long list of numbers that the county likely will not be able to provide.
As cars rushed by the corner of Pascagoula and President Streets June 17, it seemed like a normal day in downtown Jackson. But if you looked closer, it wasn't for some parents of Chastain middle-schoolers.
State Farm Insurance and Casualty Company said that it plans to pull home-insurance policies from part of the Gulf Coast. The decision leaves many current and potential homeowners, who live between the coastal waters and I-10, without insurance.