Drafted by MississippiIn July 1992, I was born at Baptist Memorial in Southaven, Miss. From the moment I took my first breath at 8:41 a.m. to the present, I have been a Mississippian. Not by choice, but by birth.
Home Cookin’ CapsuleThe Mississippi High School Activities Association Track and Field Championships are Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at Pearl High School.
Mother’s Day MealsYour mother has probably spent her entire life taking care of you in one way or another. This Mother's Day, which is Sunday, May 10, treat her to brunch at a local restaurant and make her feel special.
From Affleck to Baltimore: Sh*t Our Ancestors DidForget a "sagging feeling"—it's a gut-punch to discover you descend from a slave owner or plantation overseer, especially when your relatives have laughed off such a notion your whole life, always adding, "Our family was too poor to own slaves." …
Tax Commish Owes City Deference, Mayor Owes it to CouncilAfter the Legislature passed a bill in 2009 empowering Jackson to hold a referendum on whether to impose a 1-percent sales tax on certain goods, then-Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. was always reluctant to move forward, fearing that a 10-member oversight …
Mr. Zinn and Mr. Whitwell Want to Go to WashingtonWalter Howard Zinn and Quentin Whitwell, both former Jackson residents, are two of the 13 men competing in a May 12 special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, who died in February, as the representative for the …
Stephanie BurksWhen the Jackson Free Press first asked to interview Stephanie Burks, her immediate reaction was, "Are you sure it's me and not my mom?"
Family BusinessThe 2015 NFL draft was big for the New Orleans Saints. The team had five of the top 80 picks in the first two days with two first-rounders, one second-rounder and two third-rounders.
In MemoriamThe day she was born in Jackson, April 7, 1965, doctors told Ginna Stewart's parents, Alma and Walter Whittington, that, she would never be able to walk or talk. "Her parents told the doctor, 'You don't know how much faith …
Imperfect Parenting: Good Enough is Just FineMother's Day is a great time to explore and unwind some of the myths and expectations that put moms under pressure. Not all of them come from the finger-waggers on the playground: Moms are often the victims of self-inflicted friendly …
Your mother has probably spent her entire life taking care of you in one way or another. This Mother's Day, which is Sunday, May 10, treat her to brunch at a local restaurant and make her feel special.
Walter Howard Zinn and Quentin Whitwell, both former Jackson residents, are two of the 13 men competing in a May 12 special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, who died in February, as the representative for the …
When the Jackson Free Press first asked to interview Stephanie Burks, her immediate reaction was, "Are you sure it's me and not my mom?"
In keeping with the spirit of the U.S. Air Force's motto "Aim High" Dr. Valerie Adream Smartt Short has set her sights on the state's highest office.
Singer Shelly Fairchild has a successful music career in Nashville, due in part to her Mississippi upbringing.
The day she was born in Jackson, April 7, 1965, doctors told Ginna Stewart's parents, Alma and Walter Whittington, that, she would never be able to walk or talk. "Her parents told the doctor, 'You don't know how much faith …
Mother's Day is a great time to explore and unwind some of the myths and expectations that put moms under pressure. Not all of them come from the finger-waggers on the playground: Moms are often the victims of self-inflicted friendly …
Here are the top five Mississippi storylines to follow from the 2015 NFL draft.