Former D.A. Ed Peters to Prosecute Nudity CasesAt the request of the City Attorney, Sarah O'Reilly-Evans and pursuant to court order, former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters will begin prosecution of the January 29th cases involving nudity on April 5, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in Jackson …
IS Rap Poetry? by JuniorJust in time for April and National Poetry Month, one of our contributing writers, Junior, has posed an interesting question that I'm sure will spark some interesting discussion. It should be noted that his paper at Hinds Community College would …
Marshand Crisler: The Man Watching the Mayor (2006)The office of Jackson Council President Marshand Crisler bears the signs of a harsh duality. Crisler carries himself with a clean, pressed lookin startling contrast to the reporter sitting across from him. He's always clean and ironed, he's hardly ever …
Abortion 'Ban' DOAAfter weeks of sending abortion-rights supporters into a furious tizzy, a bill to ban the procedure in Mississippi flittered away into impotence as it passed its March 27 deadline for legislation in the regular session Monday. The bill, which might …
Home, Bittersweet HomeMary Johnson was a resident of Rose Street back when Rose Street looked very different from how it looks now. In many ways, the story of Johnson is the story of Jackson's demographic history. Johnson had a house at the …
Melton: Please Stop LawsuitThis Tuesday, Mayor Frank Melton filed an emergency petition to appeal a ruling by Lauderdale County Circuit Court Judge Robert Bailey in striking his defense in a defamation lawsuit filed by former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics pilots Robert Earl Pierce …
Fulfilling The MissionWhen I got involved with the Crossroads Film Society, I didn't know much about non-profits or arts societies—my face was too often buried in a computer screen to get involved in stuff like that. But two years ago, some great …
Crossroads Film Festival 2006: Everybody Has A StoryIf there's anything a true Mississippian loves, it's a good story. This weekend, we get to enjoy many stories on film during the 7th Annual Crossroads Film Festival, taking place mostly at the Parkway Place Theater in Flowood. And a …
Tech Trouble In Texas"Sometimes, you don't know what you've got until you look at it with new eyes," says Oxford native Stephen Merris. Merris, who once helped NASA map the face of planets, now uses the same technology to read ancient scrolls of …
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysCollege basketball, NIT championship (6 p.m., ESPN): Two teams will play to decide who's No. 66 in the nation.
Jacktown: Mixin' It UpHello boys and girls, it's been more than a few minutes since we last crossed paths. But I promise you will be hearing from me more regularly again.