Is Ron Mexico One Sick Puppy?Amazing SportsBlog readers have already started talking about Falcons QB Michael Vick's indictment Tuesday on a federal conspiracy charge related to alleged dogfighting. The Smoking Gun provides the complete indictment with all its disgusting details.
Abused Girls Sue StateThe top administrator of Columbia Training School directly ordered that girls be shackled at the ankles for as long as a month, in violation of state policy and federal law, and at least one male guard sexually abused a female …
Nashville Chicken FeathersNashville has always, and will forever be, the country music capital of the world. Even though I had never been there before, I knew this was true as soon as I arrived on Interstate 40 from Memphis. Signs sprinkled with …
So Many Reasons for RieslingWhen I first began drinking wine, I dived right in to big, fat reds: Cabernet, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and the like. Whites weren't on my radar; I thought they were beneath a real wine drinker. Little did I know. …
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysPro baseball, Jacksonville at Mississippi (7 p.m., Trustmark Park, Pearl, 930 AM): Get your drink on and watch the M-Braves face the Suns. … Semipro baseball, Mississippi Semipro Tournament (schedule TBA, Smith-Wills Stadium, Jackson): If you think you've seen everything …
Jannie JohnsonJannie Johnson teaches children in the same one-room Madison County schoolhouse that her grandfather built 85 years ago. Inspired by her late father, herb doctor Seth Ballard Sr., and the philosophy engraved on his tombstone—"do right and go straight"—Johnson decided …
‘Lower Lake': A Good First StepFrankly, I was a little surprised to hear the news this week that the Rankin-Hinds Pearl Flood and Drainage Control District has selected a new flood-control plan for the Pearl River called the "Lower Lake" plan. The plan is very …
Primary Decides Winner in District 26Senate District 26 is a sprawling giant compared to neighboring Districts 27 and 28. It swaggers over the northern and western portions of the capital city and expands as far west as Bolton and Edwards. It's a largely rural district, …
Council Delays $75 Million ProjectIn a startling development, four council members voted to withhold a decision approving a $75 million construction project in Ward 3, even though the delay could put the project at risk.
'Nobody's Puppet'Candidates for the Hinds County District Attorney's office spoke at a Jackson 2000 forum at Schimmel's last week, taking questions from audience members.
Party at Melton's HouseThe Jackson Free Press broke the story online July 11 that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was planning a Friday-the-13th fund raiser at his home for sheriff's candidate and city spokesman Tyrone Lewis.
Civil Rights and the BluesThe ACLU of Mississippi is having its annual membership meeting at the 930 Blues Cafe, on North Congress Street, on Friday, July 20, at 6 p.m. The ACLU will honor Jackson Advocate Publisher Charles Tisdale and exonerated Parchman inmate Cedric …
This Election, Demand Real AnswersEvery election season, in the few weeks leading up to a major vote, the Jackson Free Press gets a front-row seat for the way candidates tend to run for office in this state. We hear very little from the candidates …