Pencils, Snakes, And CowboysJayson Triplett, Starkville-based artist and one half of roots-rock duo Superstar Donkey Donkey, has a child's imagination with a grown-up's sophistication. Triplett discussed his creative beginnings, the importance of street art (which Triplett's style heavily draws from) and some of …
Summer Movies SizzleOne of the best things to do to avoid the Mississippi heat is to sit in an Antarctic-chilled movie theater in a bucket seat with a big, buttery, unhealthy bucket of popcorn and over-sized soda watching something blow up, a …
The Museum RebornWhen museum director Betsy Bradley walked me through the new Mississippi Museum of Art building in February, the mostly finished museum felt like a chrysalis—placid and even ordinary on the outside, but host to a dramatic metamorphosis within. Formerly the …
Girls Shackled, Abused at ColumbiaJune 5, 2007 <b>This story appears in this week's print edition of the Jackson Free Press.</b> Eight adolescent girls were shackled, some of them for more than a week, at Columbia Training School because another student said they planned to …
Day 5: Of Guns and FreedomBy his own admission in court on Tuesday, it was Charles Marcus Edwards who first fingered Henry Dee. The young man who lived near him had come back to Chicago and was wearing a black bandana around Franklin County. That …
Mayor Presents Budget RevisionsAfter months of delays, the mayor's administration finally handed over budget revisions to address the city's $3.9 million budget shortfall.
Embrace the PaleMy grandmother died of skin cancer before I was old enough to remember her. She was absolutely gorgeous. She had smooth milky skin, green eyes, and beautiful curly black hair. She looked like she belonged in a movie with Cary …
JPS Board Chooses Bond ManagerAfter a month of legal and procedural battles, the Jackson Public School Board awarded management of $122 million of a $150 million bond to Preferred Management Group and California-based Jacobs Engineering at a special May 31 meeting. The project involves …
Parking Battle in FondrenBusinesses in Fondren are skirmishing over limited parking space in the area. Managers and owners of businesses in Fondren Corner say the owners of Lenny's Sub Shop, on the other side of Fondren Place, are cracking down on Fondren Corner …
Supreme Court Denies Green MotionThe Mississippi Supreme Court denied a motion from Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Tomie Green regarding sanctions against attorneys for Mayor Frank Melton, chief among them former Mayor Dale Danks.
Long-Time Clarksdalians Open New Retaurant and Blues ClubFor years it has been a dream of Clarksdalians Charles Ledbetter and Tommy "Baby Boy" Strider to operate a local restaurant and blues club. On June 11th, these 2 life long friends will see this dream come true. "We both …
City Directors Get Legal TrainingThe city of Jackson's department directors got legal training from State Auditor Phil Bryant's office yesterday.
Lou Dobbs: American BigotA few comments on my last blog about immigration made my heart pound with indignation in a way that felt oddly familiar. Was it the Jackson 2020-- a group dedicated to racial reconciliation-- meeting I attended where one woman described …